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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