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1 registered foreign Does the company originate from New Zealand? If so, does it lodge financial statements with the NZ Securities Commission? s 601CK financial Has the registered foreign company Order 02/1432? s 601CK financial Is the registered foreign company subject to an s 601CK(7) 1 declaration? s 601CK financial Is a financial report required in the place of origin? lodge annually with ASIC a statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income, statement of cash flows and other information and documents required to be prepared in accordance with the law in their place of origin. requirement for audit unless specifically required in place of origin or if required by Prepare a statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income and statement of cash flows as would be required with Lodge audited financial report annually with registered scheme? Prepare a financial report in accordance with Pt 2M.3 of the Corporations Act. Lodge audited financial report annually with disclosing entity? Prepare half-yearly and annual financial reports in accordance with Lodge audited annual financial Lodge audited or reviewed halfyearly financial report with Go To 2
2 Is the company a public Is the company a public company limited by guarantee? wholly owned subsidiary which has undertaken a deed of cross guarantee with an Australian parent? report under the Corporations Act. Lodge financial Go to para 3~0850 requirement to prepare or lodge a large proprietary wholly owned subsidiary which has undertaken a deed of cross guarantee with an Australian parent? requirement to prepare or lodge a Does the company satisfy the criteria of the grandfather provisions under s 319(4) of the Corporations Law? 2 (Applicable under s 1408 of the Corporations Act.) from ASIC to prepare a financial report? prepare audited financial requirement to lodge audited financial ASIC unless requested by report annually with Has the large proprietary company met the conditions of ASIC Class Order 98/1417? 3 prepare financial report in accordance with Pt 2M.3 of the Corporations Act; and lodge a financial audit required. Go To 3
3 small proprietary company controlled by a foreign Does the parent company lodge a consolidated financial report with ASIC under s 292(2)(b)? requirement to prepare Is the company part of a large group? Have the directors Order 98/98? of the Corporations Act. Lodge audited financial from ASIC to prepare a financial report? of the Corporations Act (subject to the request). and lodged with ASIC if requested. from shareholders that represent more than 5% of the voting shares to prepare a financial report? in accordance with the request. if requested by shareholders. requirement to prepare Have the directors Order 98/1417? 3 prepare financial report of the Corporations Act and lodge financial requirement to audit financial report. Go To 4 wholly owned subsidiary which has undertaken a deed of cross guarantee with an Australian parent? requirement to prepare
4 Has the small proprietary company from shareholders representing more than 5% of the voting shares to prepare a financial report? in accordance with the request. if requested by shareholders. 5 from ASIC to prepare a financial report? of the Corporations Act (subject to the request). and lodged with ASIC if requested. financial report required.