Bachelor of Laws: Corporations Law
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Corporations Law
Corporation. A legal entity created by charter, prescription, or legislation. The fundamental difference between a corporation and other business entities is that the law treats a corporation as a separate legal person: (CTH) Corporations Act 2001 s 124. For the purposes of the (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, corporation’ includes a company, a body corporate, and certain unincorporated bodies, but specifically excludes corporations sole and exempt public authorities: ss 9, 57A. An unincorporated body may qualify as a corporation if it possesses certain corporate powers such as the power to hold property: s 57A(1)(c).
(Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, 2015)
Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
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Company FormationIntroduction; Company As Corporation; Corporate Capacity; Promotion and Formation; Classification of Companies; Corporate Constitution
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Company ManagementIntroduction; Meetings; Role and Powers of Company Directors; Duties of Directors; Shareholders' Actions against Company Controllers; Financial Reports and Audits
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Company FinanceIntroduction; Equity Finance; Dividends on Shares; Debt Finance; Registration of Charges; Holding of Company Securities
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Receivers and ManagersIntroduction; Appointment of Receiver; Powers of Receivers; Duties and Liabilities of Receivers; Effect of Receivership
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Company ReorganizationIntroduction; Reorganisation of Capital; Share Buy-backs; Schemes of Arrangement; Voluntary Administration
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Company TakeoversIntroduction; Takeovers and Regulatory Policy; Central Concepts; Exempt Acquisitions; Off-market Bids; Market Bids; Target Company's Response; General Requirements of Takeover Bids; Compulsory Acquisition; Powers of Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Takeovers Panel and Court; Disclosure of Shareholdings; Implications for Takeovers under Other Legislation; Insider Trading
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Company Winding UpIntroduction; Voluntary Winding Up; Compulsory Winding Up: Grounds and Applicants; Compulsory Winding Up: Creditors' Application; Compulsory Winding Up: Contributory's Application; Commencement and Impact of Winding Up; Liquidators; Property Available for Division and Distribution; Discovery, Recovery and Division of Assets; Discharging Debts and Liabilities; Termination of Winding Up; Winding Up and Jurisdictional Issues
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Financial Services RegulationIntroduction; Concepts and Institutions; Regulating Market Actors; Regulating Primary Markets; Regulating Secondary Markets; Prohibited Conduct on Financial Markets; Public Regulators
Halsbury's Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia
Corporations Law Resources on CCH Intelliconnect
CCH is a legal publisher that produces a collection of corporations law resources including:
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Australian Proprietary Companies GuideContains Timeline of statutory compliance -- Duties and liabilities of directors and secretaries -- Incorporation -- Initial and ongoing obligations -- Registers -- Officers -- Securities -- Meetings and proceedings -- Accounts and annual returns -- Dividends -- Taxation -- Credit management -- Replaceable rules -- Small business guide.
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Australian Corporations Act Partner PremiumA subscription that organises Corporations Act source material and commentary. The entries have been compiled by the Corporate Law Editors after analysing the legislation, related source material and commentary.
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Australian Company Law Form LibraryHouses the current version of all Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Forms, all Corporations Regulations Forms, all Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) (previously Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia) Forms, selected Federal Court (Corporations) Rules Forms.
Additional Corporations Law Sources
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Ford, Austin and Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law - Lexis AdvanceProvides a subject-based analysis of the principles of corporations legislation, dealing with the creation, operation and winding up of a company, building from basic legal principles, case law and legislation.
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Australian Corporation Law ASIC Releases - Lexis AdvanceProvides a comprehensive selection of releases issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The work includes essential releases, such as regulatory guides, class orders, pro formas and information sheets, issued by ASIC in addition
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Australian Corporation Law Principles & Practice - Lexis AdvanceProvides the key to understanding and practical application of the complex law contained in the three Australian Corporation Law - Legislation volumes. The commentary provides a subject-based narrative account of the corporations legislation.
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Business Law of Australia - Lexis AdvanceProvides clear and current commentary on the theory and application of all aspects of business law. It includes comparative tables of legislation, extensive commentary on business structures and commercial contracts, along with many other topics.
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College of Law Practice Papers (Commercial & Corporate) - Lexis AdvancePractice Paper CC301 Business Structures
Practice Paper CC303 Due Diligence
Practice Paper CC304 Shares and Share Dealings
Practice Paper CC305 Finance and Securities -
Australian Corporation Law Legislation - Lexis AdvanceComprehensive collection of Corporations Legislation
Journals in Print and Online
AGIS (Attorney Generals Information Service) - is the leading legal journals database in Australia. Use AGIS to search hundreds of journals for articles about Corporations Law.
If you wish to browse, then the journals below may be useful places to start.
Related Subjects in VU Catalogue
Corporations Law Web Sites
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ASXThe ASX Ltd was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in July 2006 - functioning primarily as a market operator, clearing house and settlement system facilitator. ASX also oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance among Australia’s listed companies and helps to educate retail investors.
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Australian Securities and Investments CommissionASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator. It is an independent Commonwealth Government body, set up under and to administer the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act. Most of ASIC's work is carried out under the Corporations Act.
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Corporations and Markets Advisory CommitteeThe Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee was set up in 1989 to provide a source of independent advice to the Australian Government on issues that arise in corporations and financial markets law and practice.