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22 May 2025

Review of expiring class exemption notices, and designations

Final date for submissions    5pm, Thursday 17 July 2025  
Consultation document Consultation paper: Review of expiring class exemption notices, and designations 
Submission form    Submission form: Review of expiring class exemption notices, and designations 
Email for submission [email protected]  

We are seeking feedback on our review of 14 class exemption notices that support the regime under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. These notices will expire between December 2025 and November 2026. At the same time, we are reviewing our three class designation notices. 

We would like feedback to inform our review of these class notices: 

Exemptions 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Requirement to include Climate Statements in Annual Report) Exemption Notice 2023 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Australian Licensees) Exemption Notice 2020 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Catalist Public Market) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Employee Share Purchase Schemes) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Forestry Schemes) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Property Schemes-Custody of Assets) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Equine Bloodstock) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Disclosure Using Overseas GAAP) Exemption Notice 2022 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Overseas FMC Reporting Entities) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Overseas Registered Banks and Licensed Insurers) Exemption Notice 2021  

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Climate-related Disclosures-Overseas Banks and Insurers) Exemption Notice 2024 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Incidental Offers) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Recognised Exchanges) Exemption Notice 2021 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Overseas Banks Offering Simple Debt Products) Exemption Notice 2021 

Designations 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Communal Facilities in Real Property Developments) Designation Notice 2016 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts) Designation Notice 2017 

  1. Financial Markets Conduct (Shares in Investment Companies) Designation Notice 2017 

We are keen to work with all stakeholders, including market participants, investors, advisers and industry groups, to assist with this review.  

Please read the consultation paper and have your say by 17 July 2025, or contact us if you would like to meet to discuss.