Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        The Hansard transcript of this hearing is available online at http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/joint/commttee/J13358.pdf

[2]        The committee's ASIC oversight reports can be viewed at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/corporations_ctte/asic/index.htm .

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act

[1]        AUASB Annual Report 2009-2010, p. 3.

[2]        AUASB Annual Report 2009-2010, p. 4.

[3]        www.aasb.gov.au/About-the-AASB.aspx (accessed 14 December 2010).

[4]        AASB Annual Report 2009-10, p. 41.

[5]        AASB Annual Report 2009-10, p. 3.

[6]        AASB Annual Report 2009-10, p. 19.

[7]        www.caldb.gov.au (accessed 14 December 2010).

[8]        CALDB Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010, p. 14. Note: the 2009/10 total is listed inaccurately in the Annual Report as 645,4766.

[9]        CALDB Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010, p. 14.

[10]      CALDB Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010, p. 2.

[11]      Personal communication between Secretary and CALDB, 14 December 2010.

[12]      Senate Economics Committee, The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework, 14 September 2010.

[13]      Senate Economics Committee, The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework, 14 September 2010, p. 134.

[14]      Senate Economics Committee, The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework, 14 September 2010, p. 148, recommendation 1.

[15]      The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework, 14 September 2010, p. 151.

[16]      Senate Economics Committee, The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework, 14 September 2010, para. 11.26.

[17]      CALDB Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010, pp 1–2.

[18]      www.camac.gov.au (accessed 14 December 2010).

[19]      CAMAC Annual Report 2009–2010, pp 3–8.

[20]      CAMAC, Current Reviews, http://www.camac.gov.au/camac/camac.nsf/0/A41EFEAB5B8B7BCACA256ED90006082A?opendocument (accessed 20 December 2010).

[21]      CAMAC Annual Report 2009–2010, p. 9.

[22]      FRC Annual report 2009-10, p. 3.

[23]      FRC Annual report 2009-10, p. 27.

[24]      FRC Annual report 2009-10, p. 3.

[25]      Financial Reporting Panel Annual Report 2009-2010, p. vii.

[26]      www.frp.gov.au/about/ (accessed 13 December 2010).

[27]      Financial Reporting Panel: Annual Report 2008–2009, p. 1.

[28]      Financial Reporting Panel: Annual Report 2009–2010, p. 1.

[29]      Takeovers Panel: Annual Report 2009-2010, p. 21.

[30]      Takeovers Panel: Annual Report 2009-2010, p. 7.

[31]      The following areas of expertise are considered: business; administration of companies; financial markets; financial products and financial services; law; economics; and accounting.

[32]      Takeovers Panel: Annual Report 2009-2010, p. 11.

[33]      Brian Frith, 'Takeovers Panel out to muzzle the media', The Australian, 5 October 2010, p. 20; Tony Damian, 'Takeovers Panel needs improvements', Australian Financial Review, 15 March 2010, p. 55.

[34]      Annual Report 2009–10, p. 33.

[35]      Martin Collins, 'Time to reform takeover laws', The Australian, 5 March 2010, p. 32.