(1) The Commissioner
may exclude a person from a group under section 31(4) , 32(3) or 35(2) on
receiving an application from the person or on his or her initiative.
(2) However, a
corporation cannot be excluded from a group if it is related, within the
meaning of section 50 of the Corporations Act, to another corporation
which is a member of the group.
(3) An application for
exclusion must —
(a) set
out the grounds on which it is made; and
(b)
include a statement of the circumstances giving rise to those grounds.
(4) An exclusion takes
effect on the date specified in the notice of exclusion and continues in force
until it is revoked.
(5) The date specified
as the date on which the exclusion takes effect may be the date of the notice
or an earlier date.
(6) The Commissioner
may revoke an exclusion at any time by giving notice of the revocation to the
person or persons excluded from a group.
(7) A person who is
excluded from a group must notify the Commissioner immediately if there is a
material change in the circumstances set out in the statement under
subsection (3)(b).