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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 46

What is a subsidiary

A body corporate (in this section called the first body ) is a subsidiary of another body corporate if, and only if:

(a)
the other body:

(i)
controls the composition of the first body's board; or
(ii)
is in a position to cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the first body; or
(iii)
holds more than one-half of the issued share capital of the first body (excluding any part of that issued share capital that carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital); or
(b)
the first body is a subsidiary of a subsidiary of the other body.



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