Section 962CCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Meaning of fee recipient

(1) Where:

(a) a financial services licensee enters into an ongoing fee arrangement; and

(b) the rights of the licensee under the arrangement have not been assigned to another person;

the licensee is the fee recipient in relation to the arrangement.

(2) Where:

(a) a representative of a financial services licensee enters into an ongoing fee arrangement; and

(b) the rights of the representative under the arrangement have not been assigned to another person;

the representative is the fee recipient in relation to the arrangement.

(3) Where the rights of a financial services licensee, or a representative of a financial services licensee, under an ongoing fee arrangement have been assigned to another person, the person who currently holds those rights is the fee recipient in relation to the arrangement.

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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