Section 981CCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Regulations may deal with various matters relating to accounts maintained for the purposes of section 981B

(1) The regulations may deal with all or any of the following in relation to accounts, or a class of accounts, maintained for the purposes of section 981B:

(a) the circumstances in which payments may be made out of an account (including the circumstances in which money may be withdrawn and invested, and the kinds of investment that may be made);

(b) the minimum balance to be maintained in an account;

(c) how interest on an account is to be dealt with;

(d) how interest or other earnings on an investment of money withdrawn from an account, or the proceeds of the realisation of such an investment, are to be dealt with.

(2) A person contravenes this subsection if the person contravenes regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1).

Note: This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E).

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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