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• Corporations Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement the next phase of the Corporations Law Economic Reform Program, the bill amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to simplify document lodgment and procedures for companies; remove the upper age limit for directors of public companies; and remove charges over uncertificated securities from the application of the charges provisions; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to increase the financial cap before Ministerial approval is required for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to enter into contracts; and enable an alternate person to attend meetings of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee in place of the Chairperson. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Jun 1998 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2007 and Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Bill 2007, the bill amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to simplify and streamline Australia’s corporate and financial service laws, particularly in regard to: regulation; company reporting obligations; auditor independence; corporate governance; funds raisings; takeovers; and compliance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services Modernisation) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: set a national regulatory regime for margin loans; require that promissory notes valued at $50,000 or over are subject to the same regulatory regime as debentures; require the establishment of a public register of debenture trustees; and provide that Australian Capital Territory courts have jurisdiction for certain offences; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to transfer the regulation of trustee companies from the states and territories to the Commonwealth. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Reporting Panel) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Corporations (Fees) Act 2001

  to close the Financial Reporting Panel by repealing its functions and powers; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to enable courts or tribunals to continue to have regard to previous reports by the panel. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: enable the minister to prescribe a certain class of derivatives (in relation to a mandatory obligation); require the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to then issue a derivatives transaction rule for participants transacting in the prescribed class of derivatives; require any such rule to be consented to by the minister; and introduce a licensing regime for trade repositories; and

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

  and

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: provide that a general meeting of a company must only be arranged if members with at least five per cent of voting shares make the request; reduce the remuneration reporting requirements; clarify the circumstances in which a financial year may be determined to be less than 12 months; and exempt certain companies limited by guarantee from the need to appoint or retain an auditor; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to: enable members of the Takeovers Panel to perform duties while in Australia and overseas; and provide that the Remuneration Tribunal is responsible for setting the terms and conditions of Chairs and members of the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: enable directors of a listed company or listed registered scheme to extend the auditor rotation period for up to two years in certain circumstances; and require auditors who audit 10 or more certain types of entities to publish a transparency report; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to: revise the functions of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to require the FRC to provide the minister and professional accounting bodies with strategic policy advice and reports in relation to the quality of audits conducted by Australian auditors; enable the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to publish an audit deficiency report in relation to specified audit failures by an Australian auditor identified by ASIC; and enable ASIC to communicate certain information obtained during an audit directly with an audited body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Law Amendment (Employee Entitlements) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Law Amendment (ASX) Bill 1997

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

   

  Bill