Corporations Regulations 2001

This regulation:

is made for paragraph 961B(5)(b) of the Act; and

prescribes a circumstance in which the provider is not required to prove that he or she has taken the steps mentioned in paragraphs 961B(2)(d), (e), (f) and (g) of the Act in relation to advice that relates to a basic banking product or general insurance product.

The provider is not required to prove that he or she has taken the steps if:

the provider is:

an agent or employee of an Australian ADI; or

otherwise acting by arrangement with an Australian ADI under the name of the Australian ADI; and

the subject matter of the advice sought by the client relates only to the following:

a basic banking product;

a general insurance product;

consumer credit insurance;

a combination of any of those products.