Corporations Law

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Corporations Law was the former Australian legislative framework governing company formation, management, and regulation prior to its replacement by the Corporations Act 2001.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal statute
companies legislation
administeredBy Australian Securities and Investments Commission
appliedIn Australian territories
surface form: Australian States and Territories
appliedUniformlyThrough cooperative scheme between Commonwealth and States
country Australia
governs duties of company officers
external administration of companies
fundraising from the public
incorporation of companies
internal management of companies
takeover bids
winding up of companies
historicalRole principal national scheme for company regulation prior to 2001
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
language English
legalDomain company law
corporations law
legalForm Act of Parliament
legalSystem common law
partOf Australian corporations law framework
regulates companies incorporated in Australia
company directors
company officers
disclosure to investors
securities markets
share capital
shareholders’ rights
repealedBy Corporations Act 2001
repealEffectiveIn 2001
replacedBy Corporations Act 2001
shortName Corporations Law self-link
status repealed
subjectMatter company formation
company management
corporate governance
corporate regulation
directors’ duties
fundraising
insolvency
securities regulation
takeovers
successor Corporations Act 2001
typeOfLegislation framework for company formation
framework for corporate management
framework for corporate regulation
wasInForceBefore Corporations Act 2001

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Corporations Act 2001 replaced Corporations Law
Corporations Law shortName Corporations Law self-link
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Acts partOf Corporations Law
this entity surface form: Australian corporations law framework