Section 178CCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Notice of change to share structure

(1) A proprietary company that is required to notify ASIC under section 178A of an addition or alteration must also notify ASIC, at the same time, of any of the following details in relation to the company that are different from the details previously notified to ASIC:

(a) the total number of the company’s shares on issue;

(b) the classes into which the shares are divided;

(c) for each class issued:

(i) the total number of shares for the class;

(ii) the total amount paid up for the class;

(iii) the total amount unpaid for the class;

(d) that the company has started to have one or more CSF shareholders;

(e) that the company has ceased to have any CSF shareholders.

(2) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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