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  • Submission to the Office for Womens Policy NSW Dept of Premier and Cabinet

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    15 Oct 2010

    On 15 October 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Office for Women’s Policy (OFWP), NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, in response to its ‘Consultation Paper on Strategies to increase the proportion of women on NSW Government Boards and Committees’ (Consultation Pape...

  • AICD submission to Treasury on improving protections for corporate whistleblowers

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    21 Dec 2009

    On 21 December 2009, AICD provided a submission to Treasury regarding the Options Paper entitled Improving Protections for Corporate Whistleblowers. AICD’s submission stated that: the good faith requirement under the current whistleblower protection provisions in the Corporations...

  • 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...

  • AICD submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on Trade Practices Amendment

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    31 Jul 2009

    On 31 July 2009 the AICD provided a submission to the inquiry being conducted by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee into unfair contract terms arising out of the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009. The submission supports the national harmonization of consumer legi...

  • 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 ...