Section 917B — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Responsibility if representative of only one licensee

If the representative is the representative of only one financial services licensee, the licensee is responsible, as between the licensee and the client, for the conduct of the representative, whether or not the representative’s conduct is within authority.

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 916F — Obligation to notify ASIC etc. about authorised representatives
s 916G — ASIC may give licensee information about representatives
s 917A — Application of Division
s 917C — Representatives of multiple licensees
s 917D — Exception if lack of authority is disclosed to client
s 917E — Responsibility extends to loss or damage suffered by client

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