Section 601CFCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Appointment of local agent

(1) A foreign company may at any time appoint a person as a local agent.

(2) ASIC must not register a foreign company under this Division unless the foreign company has at least one local agent in relation to whom the foreign company has complied with section 601CG.

(3) Where:

(a) because a person ceased on a particular day to be a local agent of the foreign company, a registered foreign company has no local agent; and

(b) the foreign company carries on business, or has a place of business, in this jurisdiction;

the foreign company must, within 21 days after that day, appoint a person as a local agent.

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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