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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 994D

Prohibition on engaging in retail product distribution conduct unless target market determination made

    If:

  (a)   under section   994B, a person must make a target market determination for a financial product but the determination has not been made; and

  (b)   the product is on offer for acquisition by issue, or for regulated sale, to retail clients;

a regulated person must not engage in retail product distribution conduct in relation to the product unless:

  (c)   the regulated person made all inquiries (if any) that were reasonable in the circumstances and, after doing so, believed on reasonable grounds that:

  (i)   the determination had been made; or

  (ii)   this Part does not require a target market determination for the product; or

  (d)   the retail product distribution conduct is excluded conduct.

Note 1:   Failure to comply with this subsection is an offence (see subsection   1311(1)).

Note 2:   In a prosecution for an offence, the defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in paragraphs   (c) and (d) (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

Note 3:   This subsection is also a civil penalty provision (see section   1317E). For relief from liability to a civil penalty relating to this subsection, see section   1317S.


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