26Minister to inform Parliament of certain events

#### 26 Minister to inform Parliament of certain events Guide to this section The purpose of this section is to help ensure transparency about government operations relating to companies by requiring meaningful information to be given to Parliament about those operations. This section is made for subsection 72(3) of the Act (which requires a notice to be given for certain events). A notice of an event must contain the particulars set out in the following table. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Particulars for notice of event</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Topic</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Particulars to be included</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Person giving the notice</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The name and portfolio of the Minister who has the responsibility for the event.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The event</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The nature of, and reasons for, the event.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Consequences of the event</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the dollar value of any consideration paid or received by the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity in relation to the event;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) whether, because of the event, the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) has a liability, duty or obligation (whether actual, contingent or prospective); or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) has control of a company; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) no longer has control of a company;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) whether, because of the event, there are other interests of the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity that are affected by the event and, if so, details of the interests affected.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Event relating to a company</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>If the event relates to a company:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the name of the company; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the company’s ACN (within the meaning of section</span><span> </span><span>9 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Corporations Act 2001</span><span>) or ARBN (within the meaning of that section), if any; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) whether the company is a public company (within the meaning of that section).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:30.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Event relating to a foreign company</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>If the event relates to a foreign company (within the meaning of section</span><span> </span><span>9 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Corporations Act 2001</span><span>):</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(a) the jurisdiction in which the company is incorporated; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(b) if the company does not have an ARBN (within the meaning of that section)—an incorporation identifier for the company in that jurisdiction.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```