---
title: "Trading halt request letter to ASX"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/trading-halt-request-letter"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a4-trading-halt-request-letter"
area_id: "A4"
kind: "letter"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# Trading halt request letter to ASX

> Request to ASX for a trading halt under Listing Rule 17.1 covering each matter the rule requires, with a voluntary suspension variant and a run sheet for the decision and lodgement.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/trading-halt-request-letter  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Practice area: [Capital Markets & Securities — ECM/DCM and Disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 4 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when a listed entity needs to pause trading before a market-sensitive announcement, usually because confidentiality has been lost or the announcement is not yet ready. ASX releases the request, so it must not reveal confidential details.

## How AI may be used

Lawyer and company secretary led. The request deals with unannounced market-sensitive information under time pressure; AI may at most format a request from facts the company secretary has approved.

**AI may:**

- Fill the template from facts the company secretary has approved, in an approved environment
- Check that each LR 17.1 matter is addressed and that no confidential detail appears

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether a halt is needed or how long it should last
- Must not process the underlying transaction or market-sensitive facts in an unapproved tool
- Must not lodge or send the request

**The lawyer checks:**

- Reason stated without disclosing confidential terms or misleading the market
- Requested end time no later than ASX’s permitted period
- Holding announcement ready and the full announcement on track

## Authorities

- [ASX Listing Rule 17.1 (trading halts) and Listing Rule 17.2 (voluntary suspension)](https://www.asx.com.au/content/dam/asx/rules-guidance-notes-waivers/asx-listing-rules/rules/Chapter17.pdf)
- [ASX Guidance Note 16: Trading Halts and Voluntary Suspensions](https://www.asx.com.au/content/dam/asx/rules-guidance-notes-waivers/asx-listing-rules/guidance-notes/gn16-trading-halts.pdf)
- [ASX Listing Rules 3.1 and 3.1A](https://www.asx.com.au/content/dam/asx/rules-guidance-notes-waivers/asx-listing-rules/rules/Chapter03.pdf)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 674, 1043A](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.asx.com.au/about/regulation/rules-guidance-notes-and-waivers/asx-listing-rules-guidance-notes-and-waivers)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/trading-halt-request-letter and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*