Section 908BBCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Other prohibitions on holding out

A person commits an offence if:

(a) in Australia, the person holds out that:

(i) the person holds a benchmark administrator licence; or

(ii) the administration of a financial benchmark by the person is authorised by a benchmark administrator licence; or

(iii) a financial benchmark is specified in a benchmark administrator licence; or

(iv) a financial benchmark is a significant financial benchmark; or

(v) a financial benchmark is not a significant financial benchmark; and

(b) this is not the case.

Penalty: 5 years imprisonment.

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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