What is a foreign corporation?—pt 2A
17B What is a foreign corporation?—pt 2A
In this part:
foreign corporation means—
a corporation incorporated outside Australia; or
a corporation in which 1 or more foreign people hold a controlling interest.
A corporation is taken to be a corporation mentioned in subsection (1), definition of foreign corporation, paragraph (b) if, taking their interests together, 1 or more foreign people, or associated people of the foreign people—
are entitled to cast, or control the casting of, 50% or more of the maximum number of votes at a general meeting of the corporation; or
hold 50% or more of the shares in the corporation.
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