Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 962H

Fee disclosure statements

             (1)  A fee disclosure statement , in relation to an ongoing fee arrangement, is a statement in writing that:

                     (a)  includes the information required under this section; and

                     (b)  relates to:

                              (i)  a period of 12 months (the previous year ) that ends on a day that is no more than 60 days before that on which the statement is given; and

                             (ii)  any other period prescribed by the regulations.

             (2)  The following information is required for a fee disclosure statement in relation to an ongoing fee arrangement, subject to subsection (3):

                     (a)  the amount of each ongoing fee paid under the arrangement by the client in the previous year, expressed in Australian dollars unless an alternative is provided in the regulations;

                     (c)  information about the services that the client was entitled to receive from the current and any previous fee recipient under the arrangement during the previous year;

                     (d)  information about the services that the client received from the current and any previous fee recipient under the arrangement during the previous year;

                      (f)  information about any other prescribed matters, including information that relates to a period that begins after the previous year.

             (3)  The regulations may provide either or both of the following:

                     (a)  that particular information is not required for a fee disclosure statement, either in a particular situation or generally;

                     (b)  a more detailed statement of the information that is required for a fee disclosure statement, either in a particular situation or generally.



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback