Section 797A — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Varying licences

(1) ASIC may vary an Australian market licence to take account of a change in the licensee’s name if the licensee lodges with ASIC in a prescribed form an application for the variation, accompanied by the prescribed documents, if any.

Note 1: The conditions on the licence can be varied under section 796A.

Note 2: For fees in respect of lodging applications, see Part 9.10.

(2) ASIC must give written notice of the variation to the licensee.

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 795D — More than one licence in the same document
s 795E — More than one market covered by the same licence
s 796A — The conditions on the licence
s 797B — Immediate suspension or cancellation
s 797C — Suspension or cancellation following hearing and report
s 797D — Effect of suspension

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