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Corporations Act 1989
57AMeaning of corporation
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#### 57A Meaning of corporation
(1) Subject to this section, in this Law, corporation includes:
(a) any body corporate, whether incorporated in this jurisdiction or elsewhere; and
(b) a company; and
(c) a recognised company; and
(d) an unincorporated body that:
(i) is formed outside this jurisdiction; and
(ii) under the law of its place of formation, may sue or be sued, or may hold property in the name of its secretary or of an officer of the body duly appointed for that purpose; and
(iii) does not have its head office or principal place of business in this jurisdiction.
(2) Neither of the following is a corporation:
(a) an exempt public authority;
(b) a corporation sole.
(3) A financial institution (as defined by section 111AZA) is not a corporation for the purposes of this Law.
(4) An exempt body in relation to this jurisdiction (as defined in section 66A) is not a corporation.