Section 253UG — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) A company commits an offence if:

(a) the company receives a report on the conduct or outcome of a poll from an independent person appointed for the purposes of section 253UB or 253UC (as the case requires) in relation to the poll; and

(b) the company fails to keep a copy of the report.

(2) A responsible entity of a registered scheme commits an offence if:

(a) the responsible entity receives a report on the conduct or outcome of a poll from an independent person appointed for the purposes of section 253UD or 253UE (as the case requires) in relation to the poll; and

(b) the responsible entity fails to keep a copy of the report.

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

Related sections

• s 253UD — Registered scheme members’ rights to request observer and report on conduct of poll
• s 253UE — Registered scheme members’ rights to request scrutiny and report on outcome of poll
• s 253UF — Right of independent person to information
• s 254A — Power to issue bonus, partly‑paid, preference and redeemable preference shares
• s 254B — Terms of issue
• s 254C — No par value shares

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