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Policy Submission
07 Jun 2013
On 7 June 2013, the Australian Institute of Company Directors lodged a submission in response to the United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council’s consultation paper, Implementing the recommendations of the Sharman Panel (Consultation Paper).
In summary, Company Directors comments are as ...
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Policy Submission
28 Mar 2013
On 28 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided comments to Treasury on the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Act 2009 (the Act) to be used as input into the Post-Implementation Review of the Act.
In summary, our key com...
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Policy Submission
28 Mar 2013
On 28 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors lodged a submission with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) in response to their exposure draft ED 233: Australian Additional Disclosures – Investment Entities (ED 233).
The Australian Institute of Company Directors do n...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
14 Mar 2013
On 14 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided a submission to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in response to their Exposure Draft: The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information in Documents Containing or Accompanying Audited Financial...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
14 Mar 2013
On 14 March 2013 the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided a submission to Treasury in response to their exposure draft, Corporations Legislation Amendment (Remuneration Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2012 (Exposure Draft). This Exposure Draft dealt with amongst other things, chang...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
13 Mar 2013
On 13 March 2013, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, at the request of ASIC, provided additional comments in regard to ASIC Consultation Paper 185 – Litigation Schemes and Proof of Debt Schemes - Managing Conflicts of Interest.
We responded to the following two questions posed by ASI...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
08 Mar 2013
On 8 March 2013, the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided a submission to Federal Treasury in relation to the Insolvency Law Reform Bill 2013.
The Australian Institute of Company Directors comments were confined to the proposal in the Bill to insert a new provision, section 206BB, ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2013
On Friday, 15 February 2013 we made a submission to Treasury on the consultation paper: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission - Financial Reporting Requirements.
In the submission, we offered our broad support for the draft requirements however, suggested some changes required and ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2013
On 11 February 2013 Company Directors wrote a letter to Standards Australia, discussing the proposed compliance management standards.
Download the submission to Standards Australia on compliance management standards (PDF 700 KB).
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
21 Dec 2012
This submission relates to the Exposure Draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, which was referred on 21 November 2012 by the Senate to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report.
In the submission, we support the Bill to the extent that it ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
21 Dec 2012
On 21 December 2012, the Australian Institute of Company Directors provided a submission to the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) in response to its consultation paper The AGM and Shareholder Engagement.
Our submission stated that despite falling attendance by shareholders in r...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Nov 2012
This submission is in response to ASIC’s Consultation Paper 187: Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review issued in September 2012, which provides guidance to listed entities that are required to prepare an operating and financial review in their Directors Report.
Our s...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
29 Oct 2012
In response to requests from members, we have prepared a submission to Treasury to express our significant concerns about the excess superannuation contributions tax regime.
This issue is pertinent for directors with multiple roles because mandatory superannuation contributions in respe...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Oct 2012
This submission is in response to ASX’s Consultation Paper “ASX BookBuild®: Bringing efficiency, fairness and transparency to the primary equity market”, released during September 2012.
In the submission, we express support for ASX BookBuild® being made available to large and other listed compan...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Oct 2012
This is a supplementary submission to the inquiry of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services’ into the Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012. The Bill sets out the Commonwealth’s reforms under the director liability reform stream pursuant the COAG N...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
10 Oct 2012
This submission is to the Victorian Department of Justice on the Review of the Directors’ Liability Provisions in Victorian Legislation. The Information Paper discusses the proposed reforms to Victorian legislation pursuant to the COAG National Partnership to Deliver a Seamless National Economy.
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
10 Oct 2012
This submission is to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services’ inquiry into the Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012.
The submission attaches our three previous submissions to Federal Treasury on these reforms dated 30 March 2012, 28 J...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
08 Oct 2012
This submission is in response to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Consultation Paper, Improving the Auditor's Report.
In the submission we highlight some of our concerns about the proposal in the Consultation Paper to introduce a section to the...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
03 Sep 2012
This submission is in response to the Australian Government’s Exposure Draft of the Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012 (C’th)(third tranche)(the Draft Bill).
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has closely monitored the progress of the current COAG reform ...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
30 Aug 2012
This submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee is in regards to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012.
We note in the submission that...