21Certain groups of companies may seek permission to apply for registration as a single entity

#### 21 Certain groups of companies may seek permission to apply for registration as a single entity (1) A group of related bodies corporate (within the meaning of sections 9 and 50 of the Corporations Act 2001) may apply to the Secretary for permission to seek registration as a participant as if the group were a single person. (2) The application for the Secretary’s permission must: (a) be in writing; and (b) be in an approved form; and (c) contain such information as the form requires; and (d) be accompanied by such documents as are necessary to establish that the companies are related; and (e) without limiting the generality of paragraph (b), must nominate the member of the group who: (i) is to act as the nominated contact person; and (ii) is to receive duty credit on behalf of the group. (3) Only a resident of Australia may be specified as the nominated contact person. (4) The Secretary must deal with the application for permission in accordance with the regulations. (5) A decision by the Secretary to grant or to refuse permission must be made in writing and, in the case of a refusal, be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for the refusal. (6) A decision to grant permission must specify the conditions, if any, to which the application is subject. (7) A decision to grant permission takes effect: (a) on a day specified in the decision; or (b) if no day is specified—on the day on which the decision is given.