{"id":"F2018L01413","name":"ASIC Corporations (Professional Standards—Transitional) Instrument 2018/894","slug":"asic-corporations-professional-standards-transitional-instrument-2018-894","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98103,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01413-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"ASIC Corporations (Professional Standards—Transitional) Instrument 2018/894","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms and ASIC logo](image.001.png)\n\nASIC Corporations (Professional Standards—Transitional) Instrument 2018/894\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nCompilation No. 1\n\nThis is a compilation of ASIC Corporations (Professional Standards—Transitional) Instrument 2018/894 as in force on 15 November 2019. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislative instrument to that date.\n\nThis compilation was prepared by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.\n\nContents\n\n[Part 1—Preliminary](#_Toc26541690)\n\n[1 Name of legislative instrument](#_Toc26541691)\n\n[2 Commencement](#_Toc26541692)\n\n[3 Authority](#_Toc26541693)\n\n[4 Definitions](#_Toc26541694)\n\n[Part 2—Declaration](#_Toc26541695)\n\n[5 Notifying ASIC about provisional relevant providers](#_Toc26541696)\n\n[6 Notifying ASIC about continuing professional development](#_Toc26541697)\n\n[7 Notifying ASIC about the start date of a licensee’s CPD year](#_Toc26541698)\n\n[8 Notifying ASIC about the passing of the exam by existing providers](#_Toc26541699)\n\n[9 Notifying ASIC about principal place of business and compliance scheme](#_Toc26541700)\n\n[10 Application of professional standards to banned or prohibited advisers](#_Toc26541701)\n\n[11 Application of professional standards—other scenarios](#_Toc26541702)\n\n[12 Notifying ASIC of certain information after banning or prohibition](#_Toc26541703)\n\n[Part 3—Exemption](#_Toc26541704)\n\n[13 Suspension of compliance scheme framework](#_Toc26541705)\n\n[Endnotes](#_Toc26541706)\n\n[Endnote 1—Instrument history](#_Toc26541707)\n\n[Endnote 2—Amendment history](#_Toc26541708)\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name of legislative instrument\n\nThis is the ASIC Corporations (Professional Standards—Transitional) Instrument 2018/894.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note: The register may be accessed at [www.legislation.gov.au](http://www.legislation.gov.au).\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 926A(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Corporations Act 2001.\n\ncompliance scheme has the meaning given by section 921G of the Act\n\nPart 2—Declaration\n\n5 Notifying ASIC about provisional relevant providers\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied by, after section 1546V, inserting the following section:\n\n“1546VA Application of requirements relating to notices about provisional relevant providers\n\n(1) This section has effect despite anything else in this Part or Division 9 of Part 7.6, as inserted by the amending Act.\n\n(2) A requirement to lodge a notice in relation to a provisional relevant provider applies on and after 15 November 2019.”.\n\n6 Notifying ASIC about continuing professional development\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied by, after section 1546VA, inserting the following section:\n\n“1546VB Application of requirements relating to notices about continuing professional development\n\n(1) This section has effect despite anything else in this Part or Division 9 of Part 7.6, as inserted by the amending Act.\n\n(2) A requirement to lodge a notice about the education and training standard in subsection 921B(5) in relation to a relevant provider applies on and after 15 November 2019.”.\n\n7 Notifying ASIC about the start date of a licensee’s CPD year\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied by, after section 1546VB, inserting the following section:\n\n“1546VC Application of requirements relating to notices about financial services licensee’s CPD year\n\n(1) This section has effect despite anything else in this Part or Division 9 of Part 7.6, as inserted by the amending Act.\n\n(2) A requirement to lodge a notice about the day on which a financial services licensee’s CPD year is to begin applies on and after 15 November 2019.”.\n\n8 Notifying ASIC about the passing of the exam by existing providers\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied by, after section 1546VC, inserting the following section:\n\n“1546VD Application of requirements relating to notices about the passing of the exam by existing providers\n\n(1) This section has effect despite anything else in this Part or Division 9 of Part 7.6, as inserted by the amending Act.\n\n(2) A requirement to lodge a notice about the education and training standard in subsection 921B(3) in relation to an existing provider applies on and after 15 November 2019.”.\n\n9 Notifying ASIC about principal place of business and compliance scheme\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied as follows:\n\n(a) after subsection 1546G(5) insert the following subsection:\n\n“(6) Paragraphs 922E(1)(i) and 922F(1)(n), as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 15 November 2019 in relation to notices lodged under section 922H between 15 November 2019 and 31 December 2019 as if section 922H required a notice lodged under that section to include the information specified in those paragraphs.”;\n\n(b) in section 1546K (excluding the note):\n\n(i) before “Paragraphs” insert “(1)”;\n\n(ii) at the end of the section insert the following subsection:\n\n“(2) Paragraphs 922E(1)(b) and 922F(1)(b), as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 15 November 2019 in relation to notices lodged under section 922H between 15 November 2019 and 31 December 2019 as if section 922H required a notice lodged under that section to include the information specified in those paragraphs.”;\n\n(c) omit subsection 1546T(1), substitute:\n\n“(1) Paragraphs 922Q(2)(b) and (v), as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 15 November 2019.\n\n(1A) Paragraph 922Q(2)(r), as inserted by the amending Act, applies on and after 1 January 2020.”;\n\n(d) at the end of section 1546W insert the following subsection:\n\n“(5) A notice is not required to be lodged under this section if a notice was lodged under section 922H between 15 November 2019 and 31 December 2019 which includes the information required by subsections 1546G(6) and 1546K(2).”.\n\n10 Application of professional standards to banned or prohibited advisers\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 8A of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied as follows:\n\n(a) in section 1546A, in the the definition of existing provider, omit subparagraph (a)(ii), substitute:\n\n“(ii) on 1 January 2019:\n\n(A) is not banned or disqualified under Division 8 of Part 7.6; and\n\n(B) is not subject to an enforceable undertaking under section 93AA of the ASIC Act under which the person undertook to not provide financial product advice or financial services generally; or”;\n\n(b) after section 1546D, insert:\n\n“1546DA Previously banned or prohibited advisers\n\n(1) This section has effect for the purposes of sections 1546C and 1546D in relation to Division 8A of Part 7.6, as inserted by the amending Act.\n\n(2) A person covered by any of the following paragraphs is taken to be a person who is not a relevant provider before 1 January 2019:\n\n(a) a person who, on 1 January 2019, was banned or disqualified under Division 8 of Part 7.6;\n\n(b) a person who, on 1 January 2019, was subject to an enforceable undertaking under section 93AA of the ASIC Act under which the person undertook to not provide financial product advice or financial services generally; or\n\n(c) a person who, on 1 January 2019, was prohibited under the law of a foreign country from providing personal advice in the foreign country to retail clients in relation to relevant financial products.”.\n\n11 Application of professional standards—other scenarios\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 8A of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied as follows:\n\n(a) in subsection 1546B(1) omit “An existing provider must have done”, substitute “An existing provider that immediately before 1 January 2024 is a relevant provider, must have done”;\n\n(b) in subsection 1546B(3) omit “An existing provider must have met”, substitute “An existing provider that immediately before 1 January 2021 is a relevant provider, must have met”;\n\n(c) after subsection 1546C(3), insert the following subsections:\n\n“(3A) Section 921C, as inserted by the amending Act and so far as the section relates to the education and training standard in subection 921B(3), also applies, on and after 1 January 2021, in relation to a person who was an existing provider but, at any time between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020, has ceased to be a relevant provider.\n\n(3B) Section 921C, as inserted by the amending Act and so far as the section relates to the education and training standard in subection 921B(2), also applies, on and after 1 January 2024, in relation to a person who was an existing provider but, at any time between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2023, has ceased to be a relevant provider.\n\n(3C) Section 921C, as inserted by the amending Act, also applies, on and after 1 January 2019, in relation to a person who was a relevant provider at any time before 1 January 2016 but is not a relevant provider at any time between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2019.”;\n\n(d) in section 1546D (excluding the note):\n\n(i) before “Section” insert “(1)”;\n\n(ii) at the end of the section insert the following subsection:\n\n“(2) Section 921F, as inserted by the amending Act, also applies in relation to any authorisation given on or after 1 January 2019 to a person who is not a relevant provider at any time between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2019 (irrespective of whether the person was a relevant provider before 1 January 2016).”.\n\n12 Notifying ASIC of certain information after banning or prohibition\n\nThe provisions of Part 10.23A of the Act that relate to Division 9 of Part 7.6 apply in relation to financial services licensees as if Part 10.23A were modified or varied by omitting paragraph 1546Z(1)(a) and substituting:\n\n“(a) on 1 January 2019 a person was:\n\n(i) banned or disqualified under Division 8 of Part 7.6; or\n\n(ii) subject to an enforceable undertaking under section 93AA of the ASIC Act, under which the person undertook to not provide financial product advice or financial services generally; or\n\n(iii) prohibited under the law of a foreign country from providing personal advice in the foreign country to retail clients in relation to relevant financial products; and”.\n\n  \n\nPart 3—Exemption\n\n13 Suspension of compliance scheme framework\n\n(1) A financial services licensee does not have to comply with:\n\n(a) section 921H of the Act; or\n\n(b) sections 922D, 922E, 922F, 922L and 1546W of the Act to the extent those sections impose an obligation on a financial services licensee to lodge a notice with ASIC in relation to a compliance scheme.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) applies until 31 October 2022.\n\n  \n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—Instrument history\n\n| Instrument number | Date of FRL registration    | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |\n| ----------------- | --------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| 2019/894          | 30/5/2018 (see F2018L01413) | 11/10/2018           | -                                              |\n| 2019/1145         | 15/11/2019 (see F2019L01456 | 15/11/2019           | -                                              |\n\nEndnote 2—Amendment history\n\nad. = added or inserted am. = amended LA = Legislation Act 2003 rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted\n\n| Provision affected | How affected  |\n| ------------------ | ------------- |\n| Section 4          | am. 2019/1145 |\n| Part 3             | ad. 2019/1145 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains focused on its original purpose: managing transitional arrangements for the professional standards regime. It provides specific timing modifications and exemptions to ease implementation, without expanding into unrelated areas of financial services regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on cross-references to the Corporations Act 2001 (specifically Part 10.23A, Division 8A and 9 of Part 7.6, and sections 921B, 921C, 921F, 921G, 921H, 922D, 922E, 922F, 922H, 922L, 922Q)","Multiple conditional commencement dates (15 November 2019, 1 January 2020, 1 January 2021, 1 January 2024, 31 October 2022)","Nested temporal conditions (e.g., 'between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020')","Modification of existing legislation through 'as if' provisions that insert new subsections into the Act","Interaction between domestic banning/disqualification and foreign prohibitions","Exception to obligations (suspension of compliance scheme framework in Part 3)","8 defined terms in the interpretation section, but heavy reliance on undefined terms from the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary ASIC instrument delays and adjusts when licensees must notify ASIC about advisers’ professional standards, creating a short-term “grace period” as the industry shifts to new standards. It clarifies that advisers banned or subject to enforceable undertakings by 1 Jan 2019 aren’t treated as existing providers, suspends compliance‑scheme participation/notification obligations until 31 Oct 2022, and extends education/timeline rules for advisers with practice gaps so they must meet standards if returning."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument alters the timing and reach of the professional‑standards regime in the amending Act by: deferring and staging notice and education/CPD obligations to specific dates rather than immediate effect (see inserted transitional sections 1546VA–1546VD and related amendments); treating certain previously banned/disqualified or foreign‑prohibited advisers as not relevant providers for specified periods (inserted 1546DA and amendments to 1546A); and temporarily suspending compliance‑scheme notice obligations until 31 October 2022 (section 13). These adjustments change who must comply and when compared with the original application of the amending Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑referencing and modification of Part 10.23A and multiple provisions of Part 7.6 of the Corporations Act (instrument inserts, omits and substitutes multiple subsections).","Multiple staggered commencement and application dates (notably 15 November 2019; 1 January 2019; 1 January 2021; 1 January 2024; 31 December 2019/2020; suspension until 31 October 2022) that change obligations over time (see provisions implementing 1546VA–1546VD, 1546G(6), 1546K(2), 1546T(1)/(1A), and s.13).","Differentiated treatment of categories of persons (existing providers, relevant providers, previously banned/disqualified or foreign‑prohibited advisers) producing conditional rules for who must comply and when (see sections inserting 1546DA and amendments to definitions in 1546A).","Temporal ‘despite anything else’ drafting creates priority of transitional rules over other parts of the Act, increasing interpretive complexity (e.g. new subsections beginning “This section has effect despite anything else…”).","Temporary suspension of the compliance scheme framework (section 13) changes reporting obligations and creates a time‑limited exemption that interacts with other notice requirements.","Operational compliance burden: licensees must identify which category applies to each adviser, track differing deadlines, and lodge tailored notices with ASIC, increasing administrative and recordkeeping demands."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument stages and clarifies when professional‑standards rules in the Corporations Act apply to financial services licensees and their advisers. It requires licensees to notify ASIC about provisional providers, continuing professional development arrangements, exam outcomes and business/compliance‑scheme details as the staged dates arrive, and it suspends certain compliance‑scheme notice obligations until 31 October 2022. Financial services licensees bear the notification and compliance costs; ASIC receives and records the information."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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