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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
24 Jul 2009
In April 2009 the Federal Government issued an exposure draft of the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill and related legislation. The legislation would have created grave difficulties for not for profit member based organisations to take part in affinity programs for the benefit of members. AIC...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Jul 2009
Currently companies are unable to refuse access to share registers where the directors of the company believe the information will be misused. A ‘proper purpose’ test would fairly balance the need to facilitate corporate governance and commercial dealings on the one hand and the protection of shareh...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
17 Jul 2009
On 17 July 2009 AICD provided a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in response to its inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009. The submission outlines AICD’s concerns with the Bill, including the proposed low threshol...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
16 Jul 2009
On 16 July 2009 AICD provided a submission in connection with the Inquiry being undertaken by the Senate Economics References Committee into Employee Share Schemes. In the submission AICD outlines its concerns with Federal Government proposals to reform the taxation arrangements for employee share p...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Jun 2009
On 23 June 2009 AICD wrote to the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) setting out its views on proposed changes to the ICGN’s guidelines on the remuneration of non-executive directors. In its letter AICD provided feedback on matters such as proposed guidance on minimum director share h...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
16 Jun 2009
On 5 June 2009 the Federal Government released the draft Tax Laws Amendment (Employee share schemes) Bill 2009. In a letter to the Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Nick Sherry, dated 16 June 2009 AICD set out its concerns with the draft Bill. These concerns include the adverse impact the proposed measur...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
12 Jun 2009
AICD welcomes the opportunity to participate in the National Human Rights Consultation. The protection and promotion of human rights is a question of national importance for all Australians. We have focussed our comments on those matters relating to directors including the personal liability of dire...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
02 Jun 2009
PPFs are a form of ancillary trust fund designed to encourage private philanthropy by providing private groups, such as businesses, families and individuals with greater flexibility to start their own trust funds for philanthropic purposes. AICD is concerned that provisions in the Exposure Draft wil...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
29 May 2009
On 29 May 2009 AICD lodged a submission with Federal Treasury in response to the Exposure Draft "Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009" (issued on 5 May 2009). The submission outlines AICD's concerns with the draft Bill including its impact on the intern...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
22 May 2009
This submission supports the national harmonization of consumer legislation where it leads to greater clarity for directors as to the laws with which they and their companies must comply. However, the submission cautions that the proposed unfair contract provisions have the potential to introduce un...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
08 Apr 2009
This submission provides some comments from AICD to the Department of Climate Change on its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme legislation.
As the peak organisation for directors and corporate governance, our submission deals only with the liability of officers of companies under Part 20 - liabil...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
06 Apr 2009
This submission provides some comments from AICD to Treasury on its short selling disclosure regime consultation paper.
AICD is concerned that there is potential to circumvent the proposed disclosure arrangements and the information elicited via these proposals may have limited usefulness. It is...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
19 Mar 2009
This submission provides some comments from AICD to the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) on its draft policy statement on executive remuneration.
It includes AICD's views regarding statutory restrictions on executive remuneration, binding shareholder vote and executive termination payme...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
10 Mar 2009
Submission to Executive Director, Corporations and Market Advisory Committee (CAMAC)AICD considers that changes to the law should only be made if the current law is found to be inadequate. Any new laws should be proportionate to the matter being regulated and minimise unintended consequences. This s...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
02 Mar 2009
Letter to the Chairman, Federal Opposition Policy Review outlining our higher policy priorities which includes:1. Process of policy development and legislative/regulatory reform2. Remuneration3. Directors Liability4 .Directing in difficult times5. Market integrity6. Shareholder engagement7. Environm...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Feb 2009
NSW Inquiry into University Governance
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
23 Sep 2008
AICD believes that a ‘light touch’ needs to be applied in reforming not-for-profit (NFP) regulation so that volunteers and donors are not dissuaded by red tape from contributing their time, expertise and money to the sector. Cost burdens need to be balanced against the benefits of any regulatory reg...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
26 Aug 2008
AICD's answers to the specific questions posed by the discussion paper may be summarised as follows:
AICD commends the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for this effort to reduce complexity and encourages then to develop principle -based standards.
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
18 Jul 2008
While the reliance on AGMs may be changing for shareholders, AICD continues to see a role for annual engagement through a general meeting. CSA's discussion paper recommends removing some of the current discretions that are available to company chairmen in conducting AGMs.AICD sees the current discre...