Footnotes

Footnotes

[1] This information was provided during the Senate Economics Committee's budget estimates hearing, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, pp. 60-80. See also Gary, J. 'Did ASIC fail over Westpoint', Australian Financial Review, 26 April 2006, p. 60; Burrell, A. 'Meet Norm Carey, property spiv', Australian Financial Review, 7 April 2006, p. 1; Four Corners, Transcript of interview with Jeff Lucy, 8 May 2006.

[2] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 62

[3] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 62

[4] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 62

[5] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 62

[6] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 37

[7] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 37

[8] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2005, pp. 64-65

[9] Jacobs, M. 'ASIC says loophole ties hands', Australian Financial Review, 16 June 2006, p. 7

[10] Buffini, F. 'ASIC wants Westpoint loophole closed', Australian Financial Review, 28 June 2006, p. 1

[11] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 27

[12] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 26

[13] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 27; Senate Economics Committee, Hansard, 31 May 2006, pp. 67 -73

[14] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 79

[15] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 65

[16] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 30

[17] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 66

[18] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 66

[19] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 27  

[20] Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, pp. 80-83. The schemes referred to are Paridian Property Development Fund and Sovereign Capital Ltd.

[21] ASIC, 'Survey finds quality of advice on super still needs improvement' Press release, 6 April 2006

[22] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 23

[23] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 10

[24] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 11

[25] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 13

[26] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 14

[27] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 14

[28] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 15

[29] 'ASIC survey damning on super advice', Inside Business transcript of interview, 9 April 2006

[30] ASIC, 'Survey finds quality of advice on super still needs improvement' Press release, 6 April 2006

[31] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 17  

[32] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 18

[33] ASIC website, http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/About+ASIC?opendocument, accessed 26 June 2006.

[34] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 4

[35] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 21

[36] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 7

[37] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, pp. 7-8

[38] ASIC, Memorandum of Understanding, 1 March 2006; ASIC, 'New MOU for ASIC and DPP', Press Release, 3 March 2006.

[39] Peter Wood, Australian Financial Review, 1 June 2006, p. 62

[40] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 32

[41] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 32

[42] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 33

[43] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 35

[44] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Statutory Oversight of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, December 2005. This can be accessed at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/corporations_ctte/asic/asic_05_2/index.htm.

[45] Drummond, M. 'Vizard urges resolution of Hilliard perjury matter', Australian Financial Review, 9 June 2006, p. 4; Gluyas, R. 'Vizard in spin over claims of perjury', The Australian, 9 June 2006, p. 3; Wood, L. 'Another episode in the tangled tale of Steve Vizard', The Age, 9 June 2006, p. 2.

[46] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 51

[47] ASIC response to question on notice, Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 51, see appendix 2.  

[48] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 52

[49] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Statutory Oversight of ASIC, December 2005, pp. 6-7

[50] crikey.com.au, Crikey Daily, 22 June 2006.

[51] Letter from My Jeffrey Lucy to Senator Grant Chapman, 1 August 2006.

[52] Letter from My Jeffrey Lucy to Senator Grant Chapman, 1 August 2006.

[53] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Statutory Oversight of ASIC, December 2005, p. 8

[54] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 47

[55] Senate Economics Committee, Committee Hansard, 31 May 2006, p. 59.

[56] 'Shameless laugh all the way to the mansion', Sydney Morning Herald, 22 April 2006.

[57] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 2

[58] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 3

[59] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 38

[60] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 39

[61] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 39

[62] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 39

[63] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 39

[64] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 41

[65] See for example Harlowe's Nominees Pty Ltd v Woodside (Lakes Entrance) Oil Co NL (1968) 121 CLR 483 at 493.

[66] Paraphrasing subsection 180(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

[67] Department of the Treasury, Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory Review Consultation Paper, April 2006, p. 10.

[68] Department of the Treasury, Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory Review Consultation Paper, April 2006, p. 32.

[69] Department of the Treasury, Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory Review Consultation Paper, April 2006, p. 32.

[70] The Hon Chris Pearce MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, 'Pearce Announces Progress Towards Simpler Regulatory System Bill', Press release 028, 14 August 2006, http://parlsec.treasurer.gov.au/cjp/content/pressreleases/2006/028.asp (accessed 15 August 2006). 

[71] Department of the Treasury, Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory Review Consultation Paper – Progressing Consultation Topics, August 2006, p. 9, www.treasury.gov.au/documents/1138/PDF/Attachment_A__Table_on_Progressing_CFS_Regulation_Review.pdf (accessed 15 August 2006).

[72] Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 48

[73] Editorial, 'Red tape pledge can't be trusted', Australian Financial Review, 23 May 2006, p.62.

[74]   Joint Corporations and Financial Services Committee, Committee Hansard, 13 June 2006, p. 48