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Foreign Takeovers Act 1975
No. 92, 1975
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C2026C00179 C01
01 January 1976
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19 September 1976
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Transitional provisions
4 Additional operation of Act
5 Interpretation
6 Associates
7 Australian business
8 Control of voting power
9 Substantial and controlling interests in corporations
10 Holding corporations and subsidiaries
11 Interests in shares
12 Interests in assets
13 Prescribed corporations
14 Voting power
15 Application of Act
16 Extraterritorial operation of Act
17 Persons obliged to comply with Act
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Part II—Control of takeovers and like transactions
18 Acquisitions of shares
19 Acquisitions of assets
20 Arrangements relating to directorate of corporations
21 Arrangements relating to control of Australian businesses
22 Interim orders
23 Revocation of orders
24 Publication of orders
25 Effect of notification of transactions
26 Compulsory notification of transactions
27 Form of notification
28 Notification of options
29 Certificate that transaction not contrary to national interest
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Part III—Miscellaneous
30 Offences
31 Offences by officers of corporations
32 Defence to prosecutions
33 Treasurer’s consent for criminal proceedings
34 Criminal jurisdiction
35 Powers of court to enforce Treasurer’s orders
36 Treasurer may require information
37 Effect of Act on other laws
38 Validity of acts done in contravention of Act
39 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
