Using technology to hold meetings and sign and send documents

This consultation process has now been completed. Submissions available
Date
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Consultation Type
Exposure Draft

Key Documents

The Government is seeking stakeholder views on exposure draft legislation to support companies and their officers to use technology to satisfy Corporations Act 2001 requirements.

This legislation contains reforms to facilitate the use of technology in meetings, to execute company documents and send meeting-related materials.

These reforms make permanent the temporary measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic relating to electronic execution of company documents and meeting notifications.

Submissions

34 submissions were received for this consultation, including 2 confidential submissions.

Ashurst - pdf 269.05 KB
Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) - docx 132.28 KB
Australian Banking Association (ABA) - pdf 323.13 KB
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) - pdf 153.15 KB
Australian Financial Markets Association - pdf 144.07 KB
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - pdf 217.33 KB
Australian Shareholders’ Association (ASA) - pdf 162.15 KB
Automic - pdf 225.91 KB
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank - pdf 249.14 KB
Business Council of Australia (BCA) - pdf 80.86 KB
Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals - pdf 207.29 KB
Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia - pdf 203.89 KB
Clubs Australia - pdf 119.03 KB
Digital Transformation Agency - pdf 304.82 KB
DocuSign - pdf 457.44 KB
Financial Services Council - pdf 148.33 KB
Fintech Australia - pdf 96.92 KB
Fraser, Dr Henry (ADAM+S) and Brown, Patrick (Treescribe/Query Law) - pdf 157.23 KB
Gilbert + Tobin - pdf 1.02 MB
Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) - pdf 281.66 KB
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) - pdf 265.19 KB
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) - pdf 164.96 KB
Jaafar, Ismadi - pdf 139.26 KB
Law Council of Australia - pdf 392.99 KB
Link Group - pdf 99.92 KB
Ownership Matters - pdf 121.09 KB
Property Council of Australia - pdf 821.46 KB
Real Estate Institute of Australia - pdf 259.92 KB
Sparke Helmore Lawyers - pdf 118.87 KB
Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association - pdf 201.33 KB
Walrus Committee - pdf 258.95 KB
Wilkins, Richard - doc 60.5 KB