ASIC Corporations (Unclaimed Compulsory Acquisition Consideration) Instrument 2026/4

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ASIC Corporations (Unclaimed Compulsory Acquisition Consideration) Instrument 2026/4

I, Lisa Rees, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument.

Date 22 January 2026

Lisa Rees

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 3

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

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

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

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

5 Simplified outline of this instrument...............................3

Part 2—Declaration 4

6 Unclaimed compulsory acquisition consideration.....................4

Part 3—Repeal 5

7 Repeal……………….……………………………………………………………… 5

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

This is the ASIC Corporations (Unclaimed Compulsory Acquisition Consideration) Instrument 2026/4.

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 paragraph 669(1)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

5 Simplified outline of this instrument

The Act requires companies that have been paid consideration in respect of compulsorily acquired securities to maintain certain records and publish them in the Gazette. These include records of the people who are entitled to the consideration.

This instrument modifies the Act so that the records published in the Gazette will not include the street name or number of any address in the records.

Part 2—Declaration

6 Unclaimed compulsory acquisition consideration

Chapter 6A of the Act applies to all persons as if subsection 668A(4) were modified or varied by, after “December”, inserting “, but without including the street name or number of any address in the records”.

Part 3—Repeal

7 Repeal

This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 April 2031.