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Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989
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#### 229 Generic and specific standards
(1) Accounting standards made or formulated by the AASB may:
(a) be of general or limited application (including a limitation to specified bodies or undertakings); and
(b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance.
(2) In making and formulating accounting standards, the AASB:
(a) must have regard to the suitability of a proposed standard for different types of entities; and
(b) may apply different accounting requirements to different types of entities; and
(c) must ensure that there are appropriate accounting standards for each type of entity that must comply with accounting standards.