RG 211 Clearing and settlement facilities: Australian and overseas operators

Issued 18 December 2012

This guide tells you:

when you need an Australian clearing and settlement (CS) facility licence and how to apply for one, whether you are an Australian or overseas operator

our approach to advising the Minister about an exemption from holding a CS facility licence, and

what you should do after you have been granted a licence.

Note 1:
From 27 July 2020, applications for relief should be submitted through the ASIC Regulatory Portal . For more information, see how you apply for relief .

Note 2:
This guide does not reflect amendments to the Corporations Act introduced by the Treasury Laws Amendments (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024, which received the Royal Assent on 17 September 2024. This guide will be reviewed and updated in due course. For more information, please visit our FMI reform implementation
page.

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