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VENTURE CAPITAL ACT 2002 - SECT 21.5

Registration as eligible venture capital investors

  (1)   An * entity may apply to * Industry Innovation and Science Australia, in the * form approved by Industry Innovation and Science Australia, for registration under this Part as an * eligible venture capital investor.

  (2)   An application must be given to * Industry Innovation and Science Australia within 30 days after the applicant enters into the contract to acquire its first * eligible venture capital investment after the commencement of this Act.

  (3)   An application must be in writing, and must include the following information:

  (a)   the applicant's current residency status;

  (b)   details of the facts that qualify the applicant as a * tax - exempt foreign resident;

  (c)   the address of the applicant's registered office;

  (d)   the name and address of the first * company or unit trust in which the applicant has invested or proposes to invest and the industry in which the company or unit trust operates;

  (e)   the amount of the investment and the date on which it was or is to be made;

  (f)   details of any other investments that the applicant holds in the company or unit trust that are not * eligible venture capital investments.

  (4)   * Industry Innovation and Science Australia must register the applicant under this Part   if Industry Innovation and Science Australia is satisfied that the information has been provided.

  (5)   If * Industry Innovation and Science Australia registers an applicant under this Part, Industry Innovation and Science Australia must notify the applicant within 60 days after the application was made.

  (6)   If * Industry Innovation and Science Australia does not register an applicant under this Part, Industry Innovation and Science Australia must:

  (a)   notify the applicant within 60 days after the application was made; and

  (b)   provide reasons for the decision.



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