Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 5B.2.01

    For paragraphs 601CB(a) and 601CE(a) of the Act, a certified copy of a current certificate of the incorporation or registration in its place of origin, or a document of similar effect, of:

  (a)   a registrable Australian body; or

  (b)   a foreign company;

that is lodged with an application for registration under Division   1 or 2 of Part   5B.2 of the Act, must be a copy that:

  (c)   within the 3 months immediately before the day on which it is lodged; or

  (d)   if ASIC permits--within a longer period;

has been certified to be a true copy by a person:

  (e)   who has the custody of the original document under a law in force in the place of origin of the corporation or company; and

  (f)   who exercises under that law functions similar to those exercised by ASIC.