I called to ask about it this arvo but been busy until now.....

I called to ask about it this arvo but been busy until now.. it's a technicality but I wouldn't fault ASIC for making large companies comply with the law - it's going to be in our interests as the little guys in the multimillion dollar equation most of the time.

So, yeah, they need to re-word and re-issue. If you want your money back after finding out what the problem was, you only have to ask. If you're happy with the amendment, your order will stay in the queue as it was and you don't have to do anything at all. If you're unhappy with the way ASIC has gone about trying to protect you as a retail investor, I guess you could talk to the financial services Ombudsman or lobby the govt to defund it and launch a scathing attack on its public officers - they need a distraction from their double disillusionment..