Section 839BCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Reserve Bank may provide information to receiving body

The Reserve Bank may, in connection with a determination or a possible determination under section 837A or 837B that there is to be a transfer, provide information (including personal information or confidential commercial information) to the receiving body, or to the possible or proposed receiving body, about:

(a) if the determination is, or would be, made under section 837A:

(i) some or all of the shares that are to be, or that may be, transferred; and

(ii) the business of the target body; or

(b) if the determination is, or would be, made under section 837B—some or all of the business that is to be, or that may be, transferred.

Note: Subsection 79A(7A) of the Reserve Bank Act 1959 allows conditions to be imposed on a body who is provided information under this section to be complied with by the body in relation to that information.

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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