Corporations legislation 2023 / by Edmund Finnane, Jason Harris, Kerry Abadee, Karen Petch, Alexandra Pieniazek.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2023.

2023 edition

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Australia. -- Corporations Act 2001.

Corporation law -- Australia.

1. Introductory

2A. Registering a company

2B. Basie features of a company

2C. Registers

2D. Officers and employees

2E. Related party transactions

2F. Members' rights and remedies

2G. Meetings

2H. Shares

2J. Transactions affecting share capital

2L. Debentures

2M. Financial reports and audit

2N. Updating ASIC information about companies, registered schemes and notified foreign passport funds

2P. Lodgments with ASIC

5. External administration

5A. Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies

5B. Bodies corporate registered as companies, and registrable bodies

5C. Managed investment schemes

5D. Licensed trustee companies

6. Takeovers

6A. Compulsory acquisitions and buy-outs

6B. Rights and liabilities in relation to chapter 6 and 6A matters

6C. Information about ownership of listed companies, listed registered schemes and listed notified foreign passport funds

6CA. Continuous disclosure

6D. Fundraising

7. Financial services and markets

8. Mutual recognition of securities offers

8A. Asia Region Funds Passport

8B. Corporate collective investment vehicles

9. Miscellaneous

10. Transitional provisions

Schedule 2. Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)

Schedule 3. Penalties

Schedule 4. Transfer of financial institutions and friendly societies

Corporations Regulations 2001 [except Sch 2 Forms]

Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016.

Thomson Reuters' Corporations Legislation 2023 has an outstanding reputation for accuracy, dependability and reliability. This fully consolidated legislation book includes the Corporations Act 2001, Corporations Regulations 2001 (except Sch 2 Forms) and Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016 and captures the latest amendments up until 1 January 2023. Cross-references to related legislation (including Court Rules), ASIC Class Orders, ASIC Regulatory Guides, ASIC Forms and the Takeovers Panel Guidance Notes have been included to assist the reader in working with the legislation. The book is designed for use by legal practitioners, legal professionals and students. The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is supplemented by key section annotations updated by Professor Jason Harris of Sydney University, Karen Petch, Barrister-at-law, Kerry Abadee, former ASIC Senior Manager and Alexandra Pieniazek, Barrister-at-law. New for this year is the inclusion of previously unannotated sections. These section-specific commentary notes provide additional guidance for the most important provisions. In addition, in the "Year in Review" feature, Jason Harris highlights significant corporations law developments since January 2022. Key Developments: New authors have annotated additional key sections including ss 588FDA, 674, 674A, 766B, 912A and 981H of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and ss 60- 12 and 90-15 of Schedule 2. More discussion of Orders available relating to voidable transactions in Morton v Metal Manufactures Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 228. Detailed consideration of the discretionary powers of courts to order examinations of persons as distinct from abuses of process in Walton v ACN 004 410 833 Ltd (in liq) [2022] HCA 3. Principles for the valuation of shares in the context of remedies for oppression discussed in Porter Street Investments Pty Ltd v Nellbar Pty Ltd [2022] WASCA 33. Amendments passed during 2022 including the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Act 2022 (Cth) which introduced Chapter 8B to the Corporations Act and created a new form of investment vehicle, and the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Act 2022 (Cth) which enabled virtual and hybrid meetings and the electronic transmission of documents for meetings. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Corporations legislation / by Edmund Finnane, Jason Harris, Kerry Abadee, Karen Petch, Alexandra Pieniazek

9780455502786

xxiv, 2771 pages ; 25 cm