Corporations Act 2001
Short title: Corporations Act
In forceact
Summary
The foundational federal Act for Australian corporate law. Covers company formation + governance (Ch 2 incl. directors' duties ss 180-184), financial reporting + audit (Ch 2M), members + shareholders (Ch 2F), fundraising + securities (Ch 6D), takeovers + schemes (Ch 5-6), insolvency (Ch 5 incl. voluntary admin Pt 5.3A + simplified debt restructuring Pt 5.3B), and financial services + markets (Ch 7 incl. AFSL regime). Administered primarily by ASIC.
Topics
corporationsdirectorsfinancial-servicesinsolvencyafslcontinuous-disclosure
Administered by
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