Lodgement requirements for AFS licensees
- Reportable situations
- Change in licensee's particulars
- Authorised representatives
- Financial statements and audit
- Annual lodgement
Reportable situations
| Licensees must notify ASIC of all situations that are reportable (s912DAA). Visit our Reportable situations for AFS and credit licensees for more information. |
| Notification of a licensee participating, or ceasing to participate, in a licensed market or a licensed CS facility
Reference: s912D(2) Lodge: In writing as soon as possible, no fee Further information: r1.0.05A(2)(c) |
| Notification of any event that may make a material adverse change to the licensee's financial position
Reference : r7.6.04(1)(a) Lodge: In writing within 3 days, no fee |
| Notification of change of control of the licensee
Reference: s912DA Lodge: : Notify ASIC of change in control of an Australian financial services licence Further information: Change in control of an AFS licensee |
| Notification of ineligibility to satisfy s923B(3) ‘Broker Terms’ criteria
Reference: s923B(3), PF 209.2 Lodge: - Vary authorisations and conditions of an Australian financial services licence An application to vary the 'other conditions' of an AFS licence within 10 days. |
Change in licensee's particulars
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Notification of change of details of an licensee Includes:
Reference: r7.6.04(1)(b), r7.6.05(1) Lodge: - Notify change of details of an Australian financial services licence |
Change in licensee's responsible managers
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Notification of change of licensee’s responsible managers Includes:
Reference: r7.6.04(1)(b), r7.6.05(1) Lodge: - Notify change of responsible manager details of an Australian financial services licence If lodging an application to Vary authorisations and conditions of an Australian financial services licence for a change of a key person, the change in licensee’s responsible managers must be lodged first and then the licensee must complete and submit the vary application. |
| Notification of change of company name
Reference: s157(2) Lodge: Form 205 Further information: Changing a company name |
| Notification of appointment or departure of key person
Note than a Notification of change of licensee’s responsible manager details of an Australian financial services licence will also have to be lodged where a responsible manager who is an existing key person has ceased or is being appointed as part of a key person change. Reference: r7.6.05(1), PF 209.3 Lodge: - Vary authorisations and conditions of an Australian financial services licence |
Authorised representatives
| Notification of appointment of an authorised representative
Reference: s916F(1), r7.6.05(2) |
| Notification of revocation of an authorised representative
Reference: s916F(3)(b), r7.6.005(2) |
| Notification of change of details of authorisation of an authorised representative
Reference: s916F(3)(a), r7.6.04(1)(c), r7.6.05(2) |
Financial statements and audit
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Submit Australian financial services licence annual financial statements Reference: s989B, s989D Lodge: Submit Annual financial services licence annual financial statements Further information: RG 43, RG 68, r7.8.14 & 14A, r7.8.13,ÌýPF 27 |
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Notify ASIC or apply to ASIC about Australian financial services licence auditor appointments Reference: s990B(6), s990F(b), r7.8.15(9) Lodge: - Notify ASIC or apply to ASIC about Australian financial services licence auditor appointments. If the licensee is a public company, s990B of the Act does not apply (s990A of the Act). Please refer to s327A – Public company auditor (initial appointment of auditor) and s319 – Lodgement of annual reports with ASIC (Form 388) for information relating to auditor appointments and notifications. Further information: r7.8.15(1A), r7.8.16 regarding ineligibility to act as an auditor,ÌýAuditor appointments. ASIC must provide consent prior to resignation of an auditor. See Resignation or removal of an auditor of an Australian financial services licensee. |
| Annual return of a foreign ADI or foreign company other than a foreign ADI
Reference: s601CK Lodge: Forms 405 & 406 lodgement as a foreign company satisfy the lodgement requirements under the Class Orders |