Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
sec.13References to companies incorporated in a State or Territory
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sec.13 References to companies incorporated in a State or Territory
Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsections (2) and (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to— a company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory) incorporated in Queensland or that other State or that Territory; or a company that is incorporated under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; or a company that is registered or taken to be registered under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; or a body that is taken to be registered as a company under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to a company that, under section 119A or 1378 (4) of the new Corporations Act , is taken to be registered in Queensland or that other State or that Territory, as the case requires. Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsection (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to a foreign company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory) is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to a foreign company within the meaning of the new Corporations Act . Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsection (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to the jurisdiction of incorporation of a corporation, being a company registered or taken to be registered under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory, is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to the State or Territory in which the corporation is taken to be registered under section 119A or 1378 (4) of the new Corporations Act . s 13 (4) exp 30 June 2003 (see s 28(1)) (sec.13-ssec.1) Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsections (2) and (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to— a company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory) incorporated in Queensland or that other State or that Territory; or a company that is incorporated under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; or a company that is registered or taken to be registered under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; or a body that is taken to be registered as a company under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory; is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to a company that, under section 119A or 1378 (4) of the new Corporations Act , is taken to be registered in Queensland or that other State or that Territory, as the case requires. (sec.13-ssec.2) Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsection (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to a foreign company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory) is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to a foreign company within the meaning of the new Corporations Act . (sec.13-ssec.3) Unless the contrary intention appears and subject to subsection (4), a reference (however expressed) in, or taken immediately before the relevant time to be in, an Act, an instrument made under an Act or a law applying as a law of the State by force of an Act to the jurisdiction of incorporation of a corporation, being a company registered or taken to be registered under the Corporations Law of Queensland or of another State or a Territory, is taken, after the relevant time, to be a reference to the State or Territory in which the corporation is taken to be registered under section 119A or 1378 (4) of the new Corporations Act .