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  • Submission to Senate Economics Legislation Committee on Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Bill 2012

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    11 Apr 2012

    This submission, lodged with the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, is regarding the Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Bill 2012. The Bill gives ASIC powers to wind up companies if particular conditions are met, allows for the publication of external administration notices ...

  • Review of Government Regulatory Impact Assessment process

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    16 Mar 2012

    This submission is in response to the Australian Government’s independent review of its regulatory impact assessment (RIA) process, announced by the Department of Finance and Deregulation on 13 December 2011. The Australian Institute of Company Directors is interested to ensure that the...

  • Submission on Consultation Paper "Review of not-for-profit governance arrangements"

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    27 Jan 2012

    This submission is in response to the Consultation Paper “Review of not-for-profit governance arrangements”, released by the Federal Government on 8 December 2011. Our submission began by outlining a number of concerns with the consultation, including the continued practice of Federal Treasury an...

  • Submission on Draft Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    27 Jan 2012

    This submission is in response to the Draft Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012, released by the Federal Government on 9 December 2011. Our submission begins by outlining a number of concerns with the consultation, including the continued practice of Federal Treasury and the Federa...

  • Submission on Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    13 Jan 2012

    This submission relates to the exposure draft of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012. This Bill is the second tranche of legislation implementing the Government’s MySuper and governance reforms as part of Stronger Super. In particular, th...

  • Submission on Consultation Paper "A Definition of Charity"

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    16 Dec 2011

    This submission is in response to a consultation paper titled “A Definition of Charity”, released by the Federal Government on 28 October 2011. Our submission put forward that there should be no alteration to the current presumption that charities falling within particular categories...

  • Letters to Government Ministers on Consultation Issue

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    15 Dec 2011

    These letters to Federal Government Treasury Ministers regard the lack of adequate time being allowed by the Government for the preparation of submissions and other consultation with business and stakeholders on reform proposals and legislative changes. The letters to Treasurer Wayne Swan, the A...

  • Submission to Treasury on Audit Enhancements

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    28 Oct 2011

    This submission is to Treasury on the Exposure Draft of the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2011. The submission related to auditor rotation requirements, annual transparency reports that are required to be prepared by auditors, and amendments to the Australi...

  • Submission to Treasury on Corporations Amendment Regulations Relating to Funded Class Actions

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    17 Aug 2011

    This submission is in response to Federal Treasury’s consultation on draft Corporations Amendment Regulations relating to funded class actions. The draft regulations exempt litigation funding arrangements from being managed investment schemes and exempt litigation funders from the need to obtain an ...

  • Submission to Treasury on Regulatory Framework for Insolvency Practitioners in Australia

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    29 Jul 2011

    The Australian Institute of Company Directors provided comments to Treasury in response to the Options Paper: A Modernisation and Harmonisation of the Regulatory Framework Applying to Insolvency Practitioners. Our submission agreed that efforts should be taken to reduce the incidence of fraudulent p...

  • Exercise of Undirected Proxies by a Meeting Chairman on Remuneration Issues

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    29 Jun 2011

    This submission to the Hon David Bradbury MP expresses concerns regarding a drafting issue with the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 (the Bill). The drafting issue relates to the ability of a meeting chair to exercise und...

  • A Future COAG Regulatory Reform Agenda

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    21 Apr 2011

    This submission to the COAG Business Regulation and Competition Working Group relates to options for a future COAG Regulatory Reform Agenda. The submission stated that before any future agenda items were agreed, a commitment should be made by COAG to complete the outstanding occupational health a...