Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Offers under an off - market bid must not be subject to a defeating condition if the fulfilment of the condition depends on:
(a) the bidder's, or an associate's, opinion, belief or other state of mind; or
(b) the happening of an event that is within the sole control of, or is a direct result of action by, any of the following:
(i) the bidder (acting alone or together with an associate or associates);
(ii) an associate (acting alone or together with the bidder or another associate or associates of the bidder).
A purported condition of this kind is void.
Note: Section 9 defines defeating condition . Sections 630, 650F and 650G deal with defeating conditions.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b):
(a) the target; and
(b) a subsidiary of the target;
are taken not to be associates of the bidder if they would otherwise be an associate merely because of paragraph 12(2)(a).