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  • Submission to Treasury on Exposure draft on the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    27 Jan 2011

    This submission to Federal Treasury sets out our views on the Exposure Draft of the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 (“the Draft Bill”) and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum (PDF), released by the Federal Government on 20 December 2...

  • The regulation registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in australia

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    24 Sep 2010

    On 24 September 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Hon Wayne Swan MP and the Hon David Bradbury MP regarding the Senate Economics References Committee Report entitled: The regulation, registration and remuneration of Insolvency Practitioners in Australia: the case for a...

  • Submission to Treasury on market misconduct penalties

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    11 Jun 2010

    Insider trading and market manipulation offences cause serious harm to the fair and efficient functioning of Australia’s financial markets. The Australian Institute of Company Directors supports strong laws and a well resourced regulator to enforce them. The consultation time allowed to comment on t...

  • Submission to Treasury on Audit Quality Review

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    07 May 2010

    This submission to Treasury is in response to the discussion paper entitled Audit Quality in Australia: A Strategic Review. As directors are ultimately responsible for the company’s financial reports and for the audit process, the Australian Institute of Company Directors is interested to ensure t...

  • Letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on harmonisation of OHS laws

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    07 Dec 2009

    In this letter, AICD, Business Council of Australia, Australian Bankers Association and Law Council request the Prime Minister to ensure that the model law is applied in each state and territory so harmonisation is achieved. As drafted, the Model Law gives jurisdictions discretion on significant leg...

  • AICD submission to Safe Work Australia on Safe Work Act 2009 Model Safe Work Provisions

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    06 Nov 2009

    AICD has made a submission to Safe Work Australia in relation to the Safe Work Act 2009 (Model Safe Work Provisions). AICD supports stringent OH&S laws with appropriate penalties and welcomes a number of aspects of the new provisions. In this submission AICD comments on 3 matters of concern - th...

  • Submission to Productivity Commission on remuneration inquiry

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    29 May 2009

    On 29 May 2009 AICD lodged a submission with the Productivity Commission in response to the Commission's Issues Paper titled "Regulation of Director and Executive Remuneration in Australia" (issued April 2009). The 70 page submission covers many different aspects of NED and Executive Remuneration, i...

  • National Review into model Occupational Health and Safety Laws

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    14 Jul 2008

    AICD's answers to the specific questions posed by the review (see submission below) are underpinned by the following key principles:         laws should be uniform mutuality of obligation between employers and employees burden of proof should not be reversed ...

  • Inquiry into the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment AntiAvoidance and Other Measures Bill 2004

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    18 Jun 2004

    AICD strongly supports the stated policy objectives of the Bill set out in the Explanatory Memorandum, namely, to address the issue of high income professionals using bankruptcy as a means of avoiding their taxation and other obligations. AICD also supports solutions aimed at addressing the identifi...