CHAPTER 1: Simplifying Corporate Law
Introduction The Committee's inquiry Structure of this Report Proposed changes to company formation Proposed changes to company meetings Proposed changes to share capital Proposed changes to financial statements and audit Proposed changes to annual returns Proposed changes to company deregistration and company names
Introduction Some drafting issues Greater recognition of electronic methods of communication Notice of members' meetings: proposed section 249J Electronic voting Holding of meetings: proposed sections 248D and 249S Technology and the multiple lodgement of documents Director's right to call meetings: proposed section 249C Members' right to call meetings: proposed sections 249D, 249E and 249F Penalising all directors for the actions of some Meetings requisitioned directly by members Notice of meetings: proposed section 249H Questions and comments at an AGM: proposed sections 250S and 250T Questioning of directors Questioning of auditors The views of shareholders Voting at meetings Abolition of par value for shares: proposed section 254C The Directors' Report: proposed sections 299 and 300 General management discussion Additional specific matters
Introduction Mandatory disclosure Class meetings Auditing of financial reporting by 'large' proprietary companies
Appendix One: List of Submissions
Appendix Two: List of Witnesses
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