Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS AND TAKEOVERS ACT 1975 - SECT 135

  (1)   A notice given, or application made, for the purposes of this Act is of no effect unless it is given or made in the manner approved, in writing, by the Secretary.

Note:   The Secretary may determine different manners of giving notices or making applications for different classes of notices or applications (see subsection   33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ).

  (2)   The manner approved by the Secretary may be electronic communication.

  (3)   To avoid doubt, a notice given for the purposes of this Act includes:

  (a)   a notice required by a condition imposed in an exemption certificate or a no objection notification; and

  (aa)   a notice required by a condition imposed in a notice imposing conditions; and

  (b)   a notice under section   81 (notice of notifiable actions and notifiable national security actions); and

  (ba)   a notification for the purposes of paragraph   101(1)(b); and

  (bb)   a notification for the purposes of subsection   98C(2), 98D(2) or 98E(3) (notices after no objection notification or exemption certificate); and

  (c)   a notice mentioned in item   4 of the table in subsection   113(1) (notice of certain actions).

  (4)   However, this section does not apply to register notices.

Note:   The manner of giving register notices is provided for by data standards made under section   130ZZ.