Inquiry into corporate practices and the rights of shareholders

Report

On 29 November 1991, the House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report on the entitled Corporate practices and the rights of shareholders.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 6 chapters, 1 addendum and 3 appendices.

Corporate practices and the rights of shareholders

Part A: Preliminary pages up to Chapter 2 (PDF 2529KB)
Foreword, Contents, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Ch1: Introduction

Ch2: Controls over market practices, including market manipulation, warehousing and ramping

Part B: Chapter 3 to Chapter 4 (PDF 3247KB)

Ch3: Controls over the acquisition of shares by directors including management buy-outs and analogous situations
Ch4: Disclosure requirements of directors

Part C: Chapter 5 to Appendix C (end) (PDF 3234KB)

Ch5: Powers of shareholders in relation to the management of their companies
Ch6: Controls necessary for the protection of shareholders, in particular minority shareholders

Addendum
Appendix A: Submissions
Appendix B: Exhibits
Appendix C: Witnesses

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