Corporations Act 1989
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Amended by:
Corporations (Repeals Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 (assent 28/06/2001)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 15/07/2001 | Repeal |
Corporations Law Amendment (Employee Entitlements) Act 2000 (assent 30/06/2000)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'entitlements' |
| 30/06/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'linked' |
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 (assent 24/11/1999)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch3
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Exchange subsidiary' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'acquire' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'administration' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'administrator' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'chargeable matter' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'company' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'dealers licence' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'eligible money market dealer' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'public company' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'securities exchange' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'securities law' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'stock exchange' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'stock market' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'unclaimed property' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'State Fair Trading Act' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'admit to quotation' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'appropriate dealer' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'bid class' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'bid period' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'bidder s statement' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'bidder' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'board or managerial office' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'borrower' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'continuous disclosure notice' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'continuously quoted securities' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'convertible securities' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'current market bid price' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'date' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'defeating condition' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'disclosure document' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'exchange traded option' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'foreign holder' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'general law' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'guarantor' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'highest outside purchase price' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'listed' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'market bid' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'necessary transfer documents' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'off market-bid' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'offer information statement' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'offer period' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'on-market' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'payment' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'profile statement' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'proportional takeover approval provisions' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'proportional takeover bid' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'public authority of the Commonwealth or a State' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'qualified accountant' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'relevant securities exchange' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'remedial order' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'remuneration' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'renounceable option' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'substantial holding' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'takeover contract' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'target s statement' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'target' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'trading day' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'underlying securities' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'voting interest' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'voting power' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted defintion 'financial report' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Inserted defintition 'entity' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Chapter 6 body' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Chapter 6 company' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'application period' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'borrowing corporation |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'child entity' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'eligible communications service' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'excluded corporation' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'excluded invitation' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'excluded issue' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'excluded offer' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'excluded prospectus' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'exempt securities' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'guarantor body' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'make' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'manage' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'minimum subscription' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'offer' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'parent entity' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'promoter' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'prospectus' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'relevant body' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'replacement prospectus' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'section 229 prohibition' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'section 230 order' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'sibling entity' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'supplementary prospectus' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'takeover scheme' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'underlying' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definitition of 'section 599 order' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Omitted definitition of 'section 600 notice' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'associate' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'benefit' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'body corporate' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'civil penalty order' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'civil penalty provision' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'class' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'control' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'debenture' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'director' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'dispose of' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'enter into' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'financial benefit' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'listing rules' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'officer' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'person' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'related party' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'relevant interest' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'voting share' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Substituted defintion 'takeover bid' |
3-Sch6
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/01/2000 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'financial statements' |
| 13/03/2000 | Amend | Amended definition of 'contibutory' |
Managed Investments Act 1998 (assent 29/06/1998)
3-Sch2-Cl10
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'excluded security' |
3-Sch2-Cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'exempt managed investment scheme interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl12
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'exempt prescribed interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl13
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'franchise' |
3-Sch2-Cl14
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl15
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'issue' |
3-Sch2-Cl16
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'managed investment scheme' |
3-Sch2-Cl17
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'management company' |
3-Sch2-Cl18
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'marketable security' |
3-Sch2-Cl19
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'member' |
3-Sch2-Cl20
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'of' |
3-Sch2-Cl21
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'officer' |
3-Sch2-Cl22
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'participation interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl23
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'prescribed interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl24
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'public company' |
3-Sch2-Cl25
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'public corporation' |
3-Sch2-Cl26
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'registered scheme' |
3-Sch2-Cl27
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'responsible entity' |
3-Sch2-Cl28
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'scheme property' |
3-Sch2-Cl29
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'securities law' |
3-Sch2-Cl3
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ARSN' |
3-Sch2-Cl30
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'subscriber' |
3-Sch2-Cl31
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'undertaking' |
3-Sch2-Cl32
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'unit' |
3-Sch2-Cl4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'buy-back arrangements' |
3-Sch2-Cl5
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'buy-back covenant' |
3-Sch2-Cl6
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'cash management trust interest' |
3-Sch2-Cl7
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'class' |
3-Sch2-Cl8
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'constitution' |
3-Sch2-Cl9
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 2/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'deed' |
Company Law Review Act 1998 (assent 29/06/1998)
3-Sch1
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Insert |
3-Sch2
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'accounting standard' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'administration' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'administrator' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'body corporate' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'books' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'commencement' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'commodity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'company limited by guarantee' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'company limited by shares' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'consitution' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'contributory' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'eligible negotiable instrument' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'equal access scheme' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'financial year' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'half year' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'member' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'outstanding property' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'public company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'relevant body' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'selective buy-back' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'AASB' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ACN' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'AGM' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ARBN' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ASC database' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ASX' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'consolidated entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'deregistered' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'domestic corporation' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'employee share scheme' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'extraordinary resolution' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'financial records' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'financial statements' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'fully paid share' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'incorporation' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'minimum holding buy-back' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'providing finance' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'standard opening hours' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Division 1 company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Division 2 company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Division 2 or 3 company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Division 3 company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Division 4 company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Table A proprietary company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Table A' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'Table B' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'abbreviation' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'accounting period' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'accounting records' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'accounts' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'annual general meeting' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'applicable accounting standard' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'approving holding company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'articles' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'audited or reviewed in accordance with this Law' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'available' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'campany having a share capital' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'chief entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'consolidated accounts' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'deadline' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'definition of Board' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'dormant' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'economic entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'incorporate' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'marketable parcel' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'memorandum' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'mining company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'non-company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'odd-lot-buy-back' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'open' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'paid up' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'participating employee' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'profit and loss account' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'profit or loss' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'registration aplication' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'registration day' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'registration number' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'reporting entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'reserve' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'sign' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'statutory meeting' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'statutory report' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'annual return' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'control' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'employee share scheme buy-back' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'executive officer' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'holding company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'incorporated in Australia' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'limited company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'no liability company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'on-market buy-back' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'parent entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'register' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'resolution' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'special resolution' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'unlimited company' |
3-Sch3
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Australian register' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Part 5.1 body' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Part 5.7 body' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'child entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'entity' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'exempt foreign company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'financial benefit' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'local agent' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'public company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'registered Australian body' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'registered body' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'registered foreign company' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'registered office' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'related party' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'sibling entity' |
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998 (assent 29/06/1998)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Advisory Committee' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Board' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Commission Act' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'Commission' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'unclaimed money account' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Substituted definition of 'ASIC' |
3-Sch5
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'ACN' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'ARBN' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'annual return' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'ASIC database' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'ASC database' |
3-Sch6
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'ARSN' |
| 01/07/1998 | Amend | Amended definition of 'responsible entity' |
Corporations Law Amendment (ASX) Act 1997 (assent 16/12/1997)
3-Sch1
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 16/12/1997 | Amend | Amended definition of 'member organisation' |
| 16/12/1997 | Amend | Amended definition of 'member' |