Section 963LCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Volume‑based benefits presumed to be conflicted remuneration

It is presumed for the purposes of this Division that a benefit of one of the following kinds is conflicted remuneration, unless the contrary is proved:

(a) a benefit access to which, or the value of which, is wholly or partly dependent on the total value of financial products of a particular class, or particular classes:

(i) recommended by a financial services licensee, or a representative of a financial services licensee, to retail clients, or a class of retail clients; or

(ii) acquired by retail clients, or a class of retail clients, to whom a financial services licensee, or a representative of a financial services licensee, provides financial product advice;

(b) a benefit access to which, or the value of which, is wholly or partly dependent on the number of financial products of a particular class, or particular classes:

(i) recommended by a financial services licensee, or a representative of a financial services licensee, to retail clients, or a class of retail clients; or

(ii) acquired by retail clients, or a class of retail clients, to whom a financial services licensee, or a representative of a financial services licensee, provides financial product advice.

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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