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Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Treasury

Summary

Amends the Corporations Act 2001 to: lower the threshold at which termination payments to company executives (including senior executives or key management personnel) must be approved by shareholders; specify the types of benefits which are subject to shareholder approval; require unauthorised termination benefits to be repaid immediately; provide that retiree shareholders cannot participate in a vote on their termination benefit (except as a proxy); and increase the penalties applicable to unauthorised termination benefits.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 24/06/09  
Second reading moved 24/06/09  
Second reading debate 09/09/09  
Second reading agreed to 09/09/09  
Third reading agreed to 09/09/09  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 10/09/09  
Second reading moved 10/09/09  
Second reading debate 17/09/09  
Second reading agreed to 26/10/09  
Committee of the Whole debate 26/10/09 Amendment details: 1 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to
Third reading agreed to 26/10/09  
     
House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported 27/10/09  
Consideration of Senate message 29/10/09 Details: House disagreed to Senate amendment
     
Senate
Message from House of Reps reported 29/10/09  
Consideration of House of Reps message 16/11/09 Details: Senate did not insist on its amendment
     
Text of bill as passed both Houses 16/11/09  
Assent 23/11/09 Act no.: 115
Year: 2009
     

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Text of bill

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  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

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  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

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House of Representatives
  • Non-Government
PEARCE, Christopher, MP

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Senate
  • Australian Greens [sheet 5858 revised]
BROWN, Sen Bob

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  • Family First Party [sheet 5926]
FIELDING, Sen Steve

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  • Independent [sheet 5890]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

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  • Opposition [sheet 5920]
COONAN, Sen Helen

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Schedules of amendments

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  • Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

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  • Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

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Notes
  • Referred to Committee (25/06/2009): Senate Economics Legislation Committee
  • Committee report (07/09/2009)
  • Access information for House of Representatives and Senate committees
  • An electronic version of this Act is available in ComLaw ( www.comlaw.gov.au )