Report into the Provisions of (a) the Corporations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2001 (NSW); and (b) the Corporations Bill 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Bill 2001

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Report into the Provisions of (a) the Corporations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2001 (NSW); and (b) the Corporations Bill 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Bill 2001

18 May 2001

© Commonwealth of Australia 2001
ISBN 0 642 71135 6

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee (PDF 121KB)

Duties of the Committee
 
Chapter 1 - Conduct of the Inquiry (PDF 91KB)
 
Chapter 2 - Overview and background to the Commonwealth Bills (PDF 99KB)

Overview of the Bills
Background to the Bills
High Court decisions
New agreement with the States
 
Chapter 3 - Structure of the Legislation (PDF 112KB)

The Corporations Bill 2001
From eight Corporations Laws to one Corporations Act 2001
From the Corporations Act 1989 to the Corporations Act 2001
Effect on non-referring States
Transition from the present scheme to the new scheme
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission Bill 2001
The Corporations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2001 (NSW)
 
Chapter 4 - Views put to the Committee (PDF 99KB)

Submissions received
The Coalition for Corporate Certainty
Mr Dominic Villa
The Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
 
Chapter 5 - Conclusions and recommendations (PDF 94KB)

Conclusions
Recommendations
 
Additional comments by Senator Andrew Murray (PDF 84KB)
 
Appendix 1 - List of submissions (PDF 71KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Witnesses at hearings (PDF 65KB)

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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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Email: corporations.joint@aph.gov.au