Section 201D — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Consent to act as director

(1) A company contravenes this subsection if a person does not give the company a signed consent to act as a director of the company before being appointed.

(2) The company must keep the consent.

(3) An offence based on subsection (1) or (2) 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.

Related sections

s 200J — Benefits to be held on trust and repaid
s 201A — Minimum number of directors
s 201B — Who can be a director
s 201E — Special rules for the appointment of public company directors
s 201F — Special rules for the appointment of directors for single director/single shareholder proprietary companies
s 201G — Company may appoint a director (replaceable rule—see section 135)

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