{"id":"F2021L01391","name":"Corporations (Director Identification Numbers—Transitional Application Period) Instrument 2021","slug":"corporations-director-identification-numbers-transitional-application-period-instrument-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441029,"registerId":"F2021L01391-fast-fetch-1775956460076","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corporations (Director Identification Numbers—Transitional Application Period) Instrument 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCorporations (Director Identification Numbers—Transitional Application Period) Instrument 2021\n\nI, Jane Hume, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, and Minister for Women’s Economic Security, make the following instrument.\n\nDated   29 September 2021\n\n \n\nJane Hume\n\nMinister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy  Minister for Women’s Economic Security\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name \n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—Director identification numbers:  transitional period\n\n5  Transitional application period under the Corporations Act\n\n6  Transitional application period under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Corporations (Director Identification Numbers—Transitional Application Period) Instrument 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the following:\n\n (a) the Corporations Act 2001; and\n\n (b) the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 has the effect that expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Corporations Act 2001 and as in force from time to time.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nthe Act means the Corporations Act 2001.\n\nPart 2—Director identification numbers:  transitional period\n\n \n\n5  Transitional application period under the Corporations Act\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 1653(2) of the Act, the transitional application period is 4 April 2021 to 30 November 2022.\n\n6  Transitional application period under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act\n\n  For the purposes of subitem 9(2) in Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020, the transitional application period is 4 April 2021 to 30 November 2023.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change who is required to obtain a director identification number; it only specifies the transitional application periods for the purposes of specified provisions (s 5 cites subsection 1653(2) of the Corporations Act; s 6 cites subitem 9(2) in Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020). It therefore narrows to timing only and does not alter substantive obligations or eligibility."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter: the instrument only declares two date ranges (sections 5–6).","Depends on cross-references: meaning and effect require reading subsection 1653(2) of the Corporations Act and subitem 9(2) in Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020.","Low administrative discretion: instrument sets dates rather than procedural rules or criteria.","Commencement mechanics: a commencement provision takes the instrument to start the day after registration (section 2), which is a technical timing detail users must note.","Definitions reliance: definitions and term meanings refer to the Corporations Act and the Legislation Act 2003 (section 4 note), so full interpretation needs those sources."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the transitional application windows for Director Identification Numbers (DINs). It declares that, for the Corporations Act, the transitional period runs from 4 April 2021 to 30 November 2022, and for the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act it runs from 4 April 2021 to 30 November 2023. It affects people required to obtain a director identification number under those Acts by defining the statutory timeframe in which they must apply."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: setting transitional time periods for DIN applications. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative provisions across 2 Parts","No defined terms beyond 'the Act' (which inherits meanings from parent legislation)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: specifying two date ranges for two different legislative schemes","No cross-references beyond citations to enabling provisions in parent Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the cut-off dates for existing company directors to obtain a Director Identification Number (DIN). It required directors of Corporations Act companies to apply by 30 Nov 2022, and gave Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation directors until 30 Nov 2023. The DIN helps prevent phoenixing by making directors permanently traceable."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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