Section 316Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Choices for members of companies, registered schemes or disclosing entities

(1) A member may request the company, registered scheme or disclosing entity to send them a full financial report, sustainability report (if one is required to be prepared) and the directors’ report and auditor’s report.

(1A) A request under subsection (1) may be a standing request or for a particular financial year. The member is not entitled to a report for a financial year earlier than the one before the financial year in which the request is made.

(2) The time for complying with a request under subsection (1) is:

(a) 7 days after the request is received; or

(b) the deadline for reporting under section 315;

whichever is later.

(3) A full financial report, sustainability report, directors’ report and auditor’s report are to be sent free of charge unless the member has already received a copy of them free of charge.

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

(5) This section does not apply in relation to a company limited by guarantee.

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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