- Description
- Specifications
A company is a business structure registered and administered under the Corporation Act 2001 (Corporations Act) with many legal and procedural matters for a company being dealt with under the Corporations Act and the individual company Constitution which dictates the rules and regulations for the operation of companies in general, and specifically the company to which the Constitution applies. This paper discusses companies under the following headings:
- INTRODUCTION
- COMPANIES
- Private Companies
- Proprietary Limited Companies
- FORMATION OF A COMPANY
- Company Formation – Single Application Form
- Registered Office – Proprietary Company
- Pre-Incorporation Contracts
- Company Law Requirements
- Separate Legal Entity
- CONSTITUTION
- Constitution - Overview
- Definitions and Interpretation
- Specific Powers
- Rights, Powers and Privileges
- Adoption Of A Constitution
- Company Procedures
- Replaceable Rules
- REGISTRATIONS
- Required Registrations
- Publication Of Name Of Company And ACN
- RUNNING A COMPANY
- Running A Company - Constitution
- Financial Accounts For A Small Proprietary Company
- Acting As Trustee
- SHARES
- Share Classes And Rights
- Variation Of Rights
- Commission
- Transfer Of Shares
- Changes To Share Capital
- Pre-Emption
- SHAREHOLDERS
- Shareholders - Numbers Required
- Owners Of The Company - Shareholders
- Shareholder's Agreement
- Minority Shareholders Can Convene A Meeting
- Proxy Votes
- DIRECTORS
- Directors’ Key Points
- Single Director/Shareholder Companies0
- Directors’ Appointment, Removal, Remuneration and Expenses0
- Appointment Of Directors
- Managing Director
- Resignation As A Director
- Changes To Directors Or Company Secretary
- Alternative Directors
- Quorum For Directors’ Meeting
- Transfer Of Shares
- Indemnity
- Binding The Company
- Negotiable Instrument
- Interest In A Contract
- REGISTERS
- Shareholders’ Registers
- Australian Company Number (ACN)
- DIVIDENDS
- LOANS
- MEETINGS
- Notice Required For Meetings
- Meetings Not Necessary To Pass A Resolution
- Electronic Meetings
- Annual General Meetings
- Quorum For General Meetings
- NOTICES
- COMPANY SECRETARY
- AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION (ASIC)
- Annual Return
- LARGE PROPRIETARY COMPANY
- Financial Accounts And Audit Requirements For Large Proprietary Companies
- TAXATION TREATMENT
- PROFESSIONAL ADVICE