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New transactions available in the ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþRegulatory Portal

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Key points

  • From 31 July 2023, new transactions have been added to the ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþRegulatory Portal.
  • The new submission method features smart forms that help you to ensure the information required by ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþis provided upfront.
  • You will need to  should you need to submit the new transactions.

From 31 July 2023, the following new transactions were added to the :

  • Apply for ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþconsent to resign as an auditor of a public company (Legacy Form 342)
  • Apply for early destruction of books (Legacy Form 574)
  • Submit notification to rely on ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþCorporations (Business Introduction Services) Instrument 2022/805
  • Notify ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþor apply to ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþabout company auditor appointments.

Featuring smart forms with mandatory fields and questions, submission of these transactions via the ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþRegulatory Portal will make it easier for you to ensure the information required by ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþis provided upfront.

All relevant webpages and regulatory guides on ASIC’s website have been updated to align with this new lodgement channel for these transactions.

They include:

  • Regulatory Guide 26 Resignation, removal and replacement of auditors (RG 26) – which relates to the Apply for consent from ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþto resign as an auditor of a public company transaction
  • Regulatory Guide 129 Business introduction or matching services (RG 129) – which relates to the Submit notification to rely on ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþCorporations (Business Introduction Services) Instrument 2022/805 transaction
  • Regulatory Guide 81 External administration: Early Destruction of books (RG 81) – which relates to the Apply for early destruction of books transaction.

If you are currently not using the ½ñÈÕÈÈÃÅʼþRegulatory Portal to lodge other transactions, you will need to . Once you’ve registered and logged in, you can act for yourself or connect to other entities and act on their behalf.

Visit the section in our Regulatory Portal for step-by-step user guides to assist you to lodge your transactions.

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