Section 1705L — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) This section applies to a person if:

(a) at the commencement time, the person holds a particular percentage of voting power in a controlled Australian financial body; and

(b) that percentage is more than 20%.

(2) The person is taken to be granted, at the commencement time, an approval under subsection 852DH(1) to have that percentage of voting power in the body.

Note: ASIC can impose conditions on the approval: see section 852DL.

(3) The approval:

(a) comes into force at the commencement time; and

(b) remains in force indefinitely (unless varied under section 852DM or revoked under section 852DN).

(4) ASIC is taken to have complied with its obligations under Division 1A of Part 7.4 for the granting of the approval.

Example: ASIC is taken to have given the notice required by section 852DH.

Related sections

• s 1705H — Transitional—widely held market bodies
• s 1705J — Application of amendments—preservation of voting power
• s 1705K — Transitional—pre‑commencement approvals granted for preservation of voting power
• s 1705M — Application of amendments—market licensees and CS facility licensees
• s 1705N — Transitional—exemptions (Part 7.2)
• s 1705P — Transitional—exemptions (Part 7.3)

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