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ASIC Corporations (Foreign Securities—Publishing Notices) Instrument 2025/616

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This instrument amends the Corporations Act to let foreign companies listed on an "approved foreign market" publish certain notices and reports (including general meeting notices) without breaching the Act’s advertising prohibition. It applies to all persons and is made by ASIC under subsection 741(1). The change mechanically narrows the reach of section 734 by adding an exception for specified foreign-market communications (see section 5) and includes a built‑in sunset — repeal 1 October 2030 (section 6).

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ASIC Corporations (Foreign Securities— Publishing Notices) Instrument 2025/616

I, Amanda Zeller, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument.

Date 19 September 2025

Amanda Zeller

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 3

1 Name of legislative instrument....................................3

2 Commencement...............................................3

3 Authority....................................................3

4 Definitions...................................................3

Part 2—Declaration 4

5 Publication relief for notices or reports of foreign companies............4

Part 3—Repeal 4

6 Repeal.......................................................4

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

This is the ASIC Corporations (Foreign Securities—Publishing Notices) Instrument 2025/616.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The register may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

Part 2—Declaration

5 Publication relief for notices or reports of foreign companies

Chapter 6D of the Act applies to all persons as if section 734 were modified or varied as follows:

(a) omit subsection (2A), substitute:

“(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply if the advertisement or publication is authorised by subsection (4), (5), (6), (7) or (7A).”;

(b) after subsection (7) insert:

“(7A) An advertisement or publication does not contravene subsection (2) if it:

(a) relates to an offer of securities of a body that is listed on an approved foreign market and consists of a notice or report by the body, or one of its officers, about its affairs to the relevant market operator; or

(b) consists solely of a notice or report of a general meeting of the body.

Note: The definition of approved foreign market is notionally inserted into section 9 by ASIC Corporations (Definition of Approved Foreign Market) Instrument 2017/669.”.

Part 3—Repeal

6 Repeal

This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 October 2030.

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