Changing Annual Review Date
Whilst the company was part of the former owner group its annual
Review Date (“ARD”) was changed from the original date (20 January) to 29...
Asic Registers
ASIC provides a number of registers
containing a variety of information that can be useful to a Company Secretary.
These are
available on-line at www.asic.gov.au
The registers are...
Asic – Information Gathering
ASIC has broad and
compulsory powers to gather documents and information for use in its work –
legislated through the ASIC Act.
These powers are
detailed and explained...
Asic On-Line Document / Form Lodging
A company no longer has to complete paper forms and send them in to
ASIC for most common types of information/document lodgements – they can...
Asic On-Line Access
Company officers (Directors and Company Secretaries) can utilise the
facilities on the ASIC website by registering for on-line access.
Applicants must read the ASIC Electronic Lodgement...
Asic Agent
A company needs to lodge various forms with ASIC and receives
correspondence from ASIC (eg, the Annual Company Statement).
A company may choose
to deal directly with...
Annual Company Statements
ASIC no longer issues an Annual Return for each company, but instead
(since July 2003) pursuant to Corporations Act Section 346A(1) issues a Company
Statement (‘extract...
Alternate Director: Terms – Scope
As discussed, the
Corporations Act (‘CA’) requiresthat when notice of an Alternate Director
(‘Alternate’) appointment is lodged with ASIC under sec 205B(2) “the terms of
their appointment...
Appointment of Alternate Director
The basic principle is that no Director, including an Alternate, can be appointed until he consents IN WRITING (see section 201D of the Corporations...
Alternate Director – Acting Without Specific Request
At our recent board
meeting regular director Mr S was absent (he had sent in an apology because he
was unable to attend) – but he...
Alternate Director – Termination
Mr C, the short
answer to your question is: although Mr R has resigned as a Director of the
Company that, in itself, does not terminate...
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