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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 162

Changing company type

  (1)   A company may change to a company of a different type as set out in the following table by:

  (a)   passing a special resolution resolving to change its type; and

  (b)   complying with sections   163 and 164.

 

Allowed conversions

[operative table]

 

This type of company may change ...

... to this type of company

1

proprietary company limited by shares

unlimited proprietary company

unlimited public company

public company limited by shares

2

unlimited proprietary company

proprietary company limited by shares (but only if, within the last 3 years, it was not a limited company that became an unlimited company)

public company limited by shares (but only if, within the last 3 years, it was not a limited company that became an unlimited company)

unlimited public company

3

public company limited by shares

unlimited public company

unlimited proprietary company

proprietary company limited by shares

no liability company (see subsection   (2))

4

company limited by guarantee

public company limited by shares

unlimited public company

proprietary company limited by shares

unlimited proprietary company

5

unlimited public company

public company limited by shares (but only if, within the last 3 years, it was not a limited company that became an unlimited company)

proprietary company limited by shares (but only if, within the last 3 years, it was not a limited company that became an unlimited company)

unlimited proprietary company

6

public no liability company

public company limited by shares (but only if all the issued shares are fully paid up)

proprietary company limited by shares (but only if all the issued shares are fully paid up)

Note 1:   A public company seeking to change to a proprietary company must comply with the requirements for proprietary companies set out in section   113.

Note 2:   Other types of companies that were previously allowed can change type under the Part   10.1 transitionals.

  (2)   A public company limited by shares may only convert to a no liability company if:

  (a)   the company's constitution states that its sole objects are mining purposes; and

  (b)   under the constitution the company has no contractual right to recover calls made on its shares from a shareholder who fails to pay them; and

  (c)   all the company's issued shares are fully paid up.

Note:   Section   9 defines mining purposes and minerals .

  (3)   The company must lodge a copy of the special resolution with ASIC within 14 days after it is passed.

  (3A)   An offence based on subsection   (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (4)   A special resolution to change an unlimited company that has share capital to a company limited by shares may also provide that a specified portion of its uncalled share capital may only be called up if the company becomes a Chapter   5 body corporate.


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