Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsRight to inspect
(1) A company or registered scheme must allow anyone to inspect a register kept under this Chapter. If the register is not kept on a computer, the person inspects the register itself. If the register is kept on a computer, the person inspects a hard copy of the information on the register unless the person and the company or the responsible entity agree that the person can access the information by computer.
* section 1300 (place and times for inspection) * section 1301 (the location of documents that are kept on computers) * section 1306 (form and evidentiary value).
Inspection fees
(2) A member of a company or a registered scheme, a registered option holder or a registered debenture holder may inspect a register kept under this Chapter without charge. Other people may inspect the register only on payment of any fee (up to the prescribed amount) required by the company or scheme.
Right to get copies
(3) The company or scheme must give a person a copy of the register (or a part of the register) within 7 days if the person:
(4) A person has the same rights to inspect, and obtain copies of, thedocuments kept under subsection 170(3) as the person has in respect of the register of option holders itself. (5) The company is not required under subsection (1) or (3) to allow a person to see, or to give a person a copy that contains, share certificate numbers.
ASIC power in relation to register of debenture holders
(6) ASIC may exempt a company from complying with subsections (1) and (3) in relation to information in a register of debenture holders about debentures that are not convertible into shares or options over unissued shares. (7) The exemption:
(8) ASIC must publish a copy of the exemption in the Gazette . (9) A person must not contravene a condition of the exemption. (10) On application by ASIC, the Court may order a person who contravenes a condition of the exemption to comply with the condition.