Corporations Act 2001
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The Corporations Act 2001 is Australia’s primary federal law governing companies, financial markets, and corporate regulation, including the powers and responsibilities of key regulators.
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
corporate law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
CLERP 9 reforms
ⓘ
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 ⓘ Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Act 2017 ⓘ Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Acts ⓘ Financial Services Reform Act 2001 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian financial services licensees
ⓘ
listed companies ⓘ proprietary companies ⓘ public companies ⓘ registered schemes ⓘ |
| citation |
Cth
ⓘ
No. 50, 2001 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2001-07-15 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Chapter 1 – Introductory
ⓘ
Chapter 2 – Registration and basic features of companies ⓘ Chapter 2D – Officers and employees ⓘ Chapter 2E – Related party transactions ⓘ Chapter 2F – Members’ rights and remedies ⓘ Chapter 2G – Meetings ⓘ Chapter 2H – Shares ⓘ Chapter 2J – Transactions affecting share capital ⓘ Chapter 5 – External administration ⓘ Chapter 5A – Deregistration, winding up and reinstatement ⓘ Chapter 6 – Takeovers ⓘ Chapter 6A – Compulsory acquisitions and buy-outs ⓘ Chapter 6B – Rights and liabilities in relation to takeovers ⓘ Chapter 6C – Information about ownership of listed companies ⓘ Chapter 7 – Financial services and markets ⓘ Chapter 8 – Futures industry ⓘ Chapter 9 – Miscellaneous ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines |
continuous disclosure obligations
ⓘ
directors’ duties ⓘ financial reporting requirements ⓘ insider trading offences ⓘ market manipulation offences ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| establishesPowersOf |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ⓘ
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ Takeovers Panel ⓘ |
| governs |
companies incorporated in Australia
ⓘ
company directors and officers ⓘ company reporting and disclosure ⓘ financial markets in Australia ⓘ financial services providers in Australia ⓘ insider trading ⓘ managed investment schemes ⓘ market misconduct ⓘ takeovers of listed companies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
company law
ⓘ
financial markets regulation ⓘ financial services regulation ⓘ insolvency law ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ takeovers law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision in relation to corporations and financial products and services, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| regulator |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ⓘ
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ |
| replaced | Corporations Law ⓘ |
| requires |
audits of certain companies
ⓘ
disclosure to investors in securities offerings ⓘ lodgment of financial reports with ASIC ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2001-06-28 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Corporations Act 2001 self-link ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2001 ⓘ |
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