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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 312

Assisting auditor

  (1)   An officer of a company, registered scheme or disclosing entity must:

  (a)   allow the auditor access to the books of the company, scheme or entity; and

  (b)   give the auditor any information, explanation or assistance required under subsection   310(1).

Note:   Books include registers and documents generally (not only the accounting "books"): see the definition of books in section   9.

  (2)   An offence based on subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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

  (3)   An officer of a registrable superannuation entity must:

  (a)   allow the auditor access to the books of the entity; and

  (b)   give the auditor any information, explanation or assistance required under subsection   310(2).

Note:   Books include registers and documents generally (not only the accounting "books"): see the definition of books in section   9.

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


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