Topic: Corporations Act 2001

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Taking the lead

1 April 2022 | Louise Petschler MAICD

Updated AGM laws and a new positive duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment have the AICD’s support, writes Louise Petschler GAICD. AICD’s advocacy area is also changing its name to...

Updated joint guidance for navigating virtual AGMs, electronic signatures and electronic shareholder...

15 March 2022

To help organisations navigate holding AGMs and executing electronic documents in the current environment, the AICD has updated its joint guidance with the Governance Institute of Australia, Aus...

Expiry of COVID-19 relief that permitted virtual AGMs and electronic signatures and continuous discl...

28 April 2021 | Laura Bacon GAICD

The Government’s Treasury Laws Amendment Bill (2021 Measures No.1), which proposed extending the COVID-19 relief to hold virtual AGMs, and in Schedule 2 introduce a fault element in respect to d...

Directors’ rights to ask questions and get legal advice

29 May 2019

Jones Day Partners Tim L’Estrange and Michael Lishman, and Of Counsel Courtney Dixon, discuss your important rights as a director to get information and to receive independent legal advice paid for by...

AICD Welcomes Targeted Measures to Tackle Phoenixing

16 July 2018

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) today welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of new targeted measures to combat illegal phoenixing, including a new ho...

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Directors' Counsel: Blowing the Whistle

26 March 2018 | Professor Bob Baxt AO FAICD

A new Bill before Parliament engenders confidence of increased protection for whistleblowers in Australia, writes Bob Baxt AO FAICDLife.

New bill on company member registers before Senate Committee

9 August 2017 | Carissa Simons

A proposed amendment to the Corporations Act would require companies to include email addresses of members on its register.

Inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Modernisation of Members Registration) Bill 2017

25 July 2017

The AICD has made a submission on the Corporations Amendment (Modernisation of Members Registration) Bill 2017 (Bill). The Bill proposes to amend s 169 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to include a...

Corporations Act 2001

Directors' Counsel - Crime and punishment

1 June 2017

Professor Bob Baxt considers a number of recent court cases and questions whether current Corporations Law penalties are high enough.

New study questions enforcement of directors’ duties in Australia

25 May 2017 | Tony Featherstone

Important new Melbourne Law School study sheds light on the application of penalties for company directors

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