ASIC Corporations (Offers over the internet) Instrument 2017/181

made under subsection 1020F(1) of the Corporations Act 2001
 

Compilation No. 1 

Compilation date: 24/09/2025

Includes amendments: F2025L01152

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the ASIC Corporations (Offers over the internet) Instrument 2017/181 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 24/09/2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).

Application, saving and transitional provisions

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. Any modifications affecting the law are accessible on the Register.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

3 Authority

4 Definitions

Part 2—Exemptions

5 Exemption from obligations relating to Product Disclosure Statements and advertising of financial products

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

This is the ASIC Corporations (Offers over the internet) Instrument 2017/181.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 1020F(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

offer includes an invitation to make an offer.

Part 2—Exemptions

5 Exemption from obligations relating to Product Disclosure Statements and advertising of financial products

(1) A person does not have to comply with Divisions 2 or 4 of Part 7.9 of the Act when making an offer of financial products to people outside of this jurisdiction on or through the internet in such a way that the offer is available to, or received by, people in this jurisdiction.

(2) The exemption applies where all of the following apply:

(a) the receipt of the offer in this jurisdiction is merely incidental to the making of the offer outside this jurisdiction;

(b) the person takes reasonable steps to ensure that people in this jurisdiction are excluded from accepting the offer;

(c) the offer is not made in this jurisdiction by any other means, unless the ASIC Corporations (Foreign Securities—Incidental Advertising) Instrument 2025/615 applies to the making of the offer.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history