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  • 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...

  • Review of Australian Privacy Law Discussion Paper 72

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    07 Dec 2007

    This submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on privacy law supports a statutory right to privacy preventing inappropriate disclosure of personal information. A statutory cause of action could be readily capable of misuse.  View the PDF

  • ASX 2007 Listing Rules Amendments

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    17 Aug 2007

    On 20 June 2007 the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) issued a consultative document which included a proposal to make a prospective statement regarding compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s (CGC) Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. AICD submission and cover letter av...

  • Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    13 Jun 2007

    Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on Client legal privilege and Federal investigatory bodies. AICD considers that client legal privilege is a public good and that there is no clear evidence supporting the abrogation of the privilege. Client Legal Privilege

  • BCTR Welcomes Proposed Payroll Tax Reform

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    30 Mar 2007

    The Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR) welcomes the agreement of the State and Territory Governments to simplify and partially harmonise their payroll tax provisions by 1 July 2008. AICD participates in the debate about Australian tax reform through its involvement in the Business Coalitio...

  • BCTR Recoupment of company tax losses using the same business test

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    02 Mar 2007

    The BCTR strongly recommends that access to the same business test (SBT) be reinstated for all companies whose total income exceeds $100 million (the SBT ceiling). AICD participates in the debate about Australian tax reform through its involvement in the Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR...

  • CAMAC Long tail liabilities

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    22 Dec 2006

    This submission relates to a reference on the treatment of future unascertained person injury claims from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer to the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee dated 12 October 2005 (Reference).Regulation of corporations which are required to account for pro...

  • Submission to Minister for Health and Ageing on Private Health Insurance Bill 2006

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    14 Dec 2006

    Letter to Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing, regarding the Private Health Insurance Bill 2006. Our chief concern is that the Bill alters the basicpremise of business in Australia by proposing that directors owe their duties to shareholders or the public rather than the corporation. It also...

  • BCTR 2008 Pre Budget Submission

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    01 Dec 2006

    AICD participates in the debate about Australian tax reform through its involvement in the Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR)BCTR's 2008 pre budget submission was sent to the Treasurer on 1 December 2006. Visit the BCTR website to obtain a copy of the submission.

  • BCTR Tax Laws Amendment 2006 Measures No 4 Bill 2006

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    24 Nov 2006

    AICD participates in the debate about Australian tax reform through its involvement in the Business Coalition for Tax Reform (BCTR)BCTR has written to The Hon Peter Costello on Capital Gains Tax measures for foreign residents in Schedule 4 of Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures) Bill 2006 ("the Bill")...

  • Cth Criminal Penalties Review

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    29 Jun 2006

    This submission to the Criminal Law Branch of the Attorney-General's Department makes general observations on issues raised by the Discussion Paper as well as reviewing existing penalty options and providing alternative criminal penalty options. It also looks at penalty-setting mechanisms, inter-jur...

  • Corporations Amendment Bill No 2 2006

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    23 Jun 2006

    This submission is a reiteration of points raised in relation to the 2005 bill. AICD supports the removal of the 100 member rule to call special general meetings. We also support the maintenance of the 100 member rule in relation to member's resolutions being brought before an annual general meeting...

  • Renewal of corporations power referrals

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    09 Jun 2006

    The Coalition for Corporate Certainty is comprised of the Business Council of Australia (BCA), AICD, Law Council of Australia, Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), CPA Australia, Australasian Investor Relations Association (A...

  • FRC Strategy Session

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    24 Feb 2006

    The AICD wrote to Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to express the Institute’s views on the activities of the FRC, to assist the Council with its Special Strategy Session. AICD’s principal submission was that the Council should re-examine its activities against one its core objectives under Part 12 ...

  • IPART Investigation into burden of regulation in NSW

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    24 Feb 2006

    Submission to the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal  (IPART) on regulatory burdens. AICD submission NSW IPART issues paper regulatory burdenAICD has lodged a submission with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) following on from our submission to the Federal G...

  • Proposed Interpretations Model for Australian Accounting Standards AASB

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    18 Jan 2006

    AICD submission to AASB on the proposal to replace the Urgent Issues Group (UIG) with another interpretative body. Our submission outlines our objections to the proposal including comments on the principles involved and operational issues. AICD submission to AASB on UIG Inv...

  • Proposed Interpretations Model for Australian Accounting Standards FRC

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    18 Jan 2006

    AICD's submission to the Financial Reporting Council on the proposed model stresses that our support for the role of the Urgent Issues Group and the stakeholder representative model. AICD believes that the Financial Reporting Council should be determining what happens with Australian Accounting Stan...

  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into Corporate Responsib

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    30 Sep 2005

    In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into corporate responsibility, AICD strongly supports the concept of corporate responsibility. It argues that the Corporations Act should not be amended to impose an additional generalised social re...

  • Federal Budget 2005

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    01 Feb 2005

    Tax Reform Must be a Priority says Peak Business Tax Group. See submission.

  • Financial Reporting Council FRC Review of Operations papers Papers Meetings and consultation

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    02 Dec 2004

    The functions of the FRC cannot clearly be identified with either regulatory bodies such as ASIC and APRA or the accounting and auditing standard setters. The FRC's current representational-style membership does not dispense with the need for public meetings . The AICD considers that public meetings...