Media Release Financial Corporations Act 1974

The Governor of the Reserve Bank has the powers under the Financial Corporations Act 1974 relating to:

  • categorisation of registered corporations; and
  • exemption of corporations from the application of the Act.

Attached to this Media Release are copies of orders made under the abovementioned powers. Complete lists of registered corporations by category and exempt corporations as at
31 December 2000 are available on the Reserve Bank web site at www.rba.gov.au.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Financial Corporations Act 1974
VARIATION OF LIST OF REGISTERED CORPORATIONS

I, I.J. Macfarlane, GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, pursuant to Subsection 10(2) of the Financial Corporations Act 1974, hereby make the following variation to the list of registered corporations as published in the Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release No: 2000-12 of 5 July 2000 and No: 2000-16 of 6 October 2000:

(a) Omit from Category E (Pastoral Finance Companies)

Avenue Finance Limited, N.S.W.

(b) Include in Category F (Finance Companies)

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Australia Finance Limited, N.S.W.

(c) Omit from Category G (General Financiers)

Co-operative Financial Services Pty Ltd, S.A.

(d) Include in Category G (General Financiers)

Easyrent Pty Ltd, W.A.
Insurance Premium Finance Pty Ltd, W.A.
JDV Margin Lending Pty Ltd, W.A.

Dated 8 January 2001

I.J. Macfarlane
Governor
Reserve Bank of Australia

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Financial Corporations Act 1974
ORDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 8(2)(L)

I, I.J. Macfarlane, GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, pursuant to Subsection 8(2)(l) of the Financial Corporations Act 1974, hereby:

(a) Revoke the exemption of the following corporations:

Camberlee Enterprises Pty Limited
Furleygan Pty Limited
Glenmore Park Estate Limited
Satmon Pty Limited
Thornycroft (Australia) Pty Limited
VOP Investments Pty Limited

(b) Exempt the following corporations:

Lensworth Glenmore Park Limited

Dated 8 January 2001

I.J. Macfarlane
Governor
Reserve Bank of Australia