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 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 ⓘ
status repealed ⓘ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 ⓘ
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Acts → partOf → Australian corporations law framework ⓘ
linked to: Corporations Law