Inquiry into the framework for the market supervision of Australia's stock exchanges

On 5 December 2000 the Senate referred to the Senate Economics References Committee the matter of the framework for the market supervision of Australia's stock exchanges for inquiry and report by 30 April 2001, with particular reference to:

(a) the advantages and disadvantages (if any) of the current framework;

(b) the implications (if any) of the demutualisation and listing of an exchange and any proposed alliance between Australian exchanges and other exchanges;

(c) other frameworks or structures for market supervision, including frameworks or structures of, or examined by, overseas exchanges; and

(d) whether trade practices law is deficient in ensuring a competitive stock exchange market.

The Committee is seeking submissions by 4 February 2001. Submissions may be lodged using the e-mail address of economics.sen@aph.gov.au or posted to:

Secretary
Senate Economics References Committee
Suite SG.64
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600

Submissions become committee documents and are only made public after a decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions should not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but their unauthorised release is not.

Further information and notes to assist in the preparation of submissions are available on the internet address of https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm or from the secretariat by phone 02 6277 3540 or facsimile 02 6277 5719.