Section 852DTCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Anti‑avoidance

(1) If:

(a) one or more persons enter into, begin to carry out or carry out a scheme; and

(b) it would be concluded that the person, or any of the persons, who:

(i) entered into; or

(ii) began to carry out; or

(iii) carried out;

the scheme or any part of the scheme did so for the sole or dominant purpose of avoiding the application of any provision of Subdivision B in relation to any person or persons (whether or not mentioned in paragraph (a)); and

(c) as a result of the scheme or a part of the scheme, a person (the controller) increases (including from a starting point of nil) the controller’s voting power in a controlled Australian financial body;

ASIC may give the controller a written direction to cease having that voting power within a time specified in the direction.

(2) A person who is subject to a written direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Note: Failure to comply with this subsection is an offence: see subsection 1311(1).

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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