Business set-up, transfer and closure

Submissions

Submissions

Submissions for this inquiry closed on 3 July 2015. With the exception of those who have made prior arrangements for an extension, any submissions received after 3 July may still be included on the inquiry website but may not be able to be taken into consideration in the preparation of the inquiry final report.

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Submissions received before the release of the draft report are listed here.

Initial submissions (38)
No.NamePagesReceived
1 PDF documentProfessor Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Ann O'Connell, Melbourne Law School, and Associate Professor Michelle Welsh, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University (PDF - 175.0 KB) 711/02/2015
 Word documentProfessor Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Ann O'Connell, Melbourne Law School, and Associate Professor Michelle Welsh, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University (Word - 53.5 KB)  
2 PDF documentAustralian Property Institute (PDF - 215.6 KB) 3117/02/2015
3 PDF documentAustralian Institute of Company Directors (PDF - 344.9 KB) 717/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment: The Honest and Reasonable Director Defence (PDF - 312.8 KB) 4017/02/2015
4 PDF documentBusiness Enterprise Centres Australia (PDF - 111.0 KB) 319/02/2015
 Word documentBusiness Enterprise Centres Australia (Word - 17.2 KB)  
5 PDF documentInstitute of Public Affairs (PDF - 1.2 MB) 1020/02/2015
6 PDF documentMaster Electricians Australia (PDF - 112.4 KB) 423/02/2015
7 PDF documentNational Australia Bank (PDF - 1.7 MB) 720/02/2015
8 PDF documentChamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) (PDF - 451.6 KB) 1120/02/2015
9 PDF documentAustralian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (PDF - 283.0 KB) 520/02/2015
 Word documentAustralian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Word - 226.5 KB)  
10 PDF documentSmall Business Commissioner (PDF - 100.6 KB) 1220/02/2015
11 PDF documentAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF - 566.4 KB) 2120/02/2015
12 PDF documentDepartment of Employment (PDF - 423.0 KB) 1520/02/2015
 Word documentDepartment of Employment (Word - 174.7 KB)  
13 PDF documentAustralian Trucking Association (PDF - 298.3 KB) 1120/02/2015
14 PDF documentLaw Council of Australia (PDF - 152.7 KB) 420/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 1 (PDF - 202.7 KB) 1824/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 2 (PDF - 461.3 KB) 1824/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 3 (PDF - 524.9 KB) 2224/02/2015
15 PDF documentTyro (PDF - 54.1 KB) 220/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 1 (PDF - 114.1 KB) 1120/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 2 (PDF - 138.0 KB) 1820/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment 3 (PDF - 53.8 KB) 620/02/2015
16 PDF documentRegional Development Australia - NT (PDF - 178.7 KB) 720/02/2015
 Word documentRegional Development Australia - NT (Word - 50.5 KB)  
17 PDF documentFuture Perspective (PDF - 2.5 MB) 820/02/2015
 Word documentFuture Perspective (Word - 2.9 MB)  
18 PDF documentTasmanian Government (PDF - 187.4 KB) 1020/02/2015
19 PDF documentShopping Centre Council of Australia (PDF - 228.4 KB) 1620/02/2015
20 PDF documentAustralian Securities and Investments Commission (PDF - 314.0 KB) 4520/02/2015
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 577.4 KB) 320/02/2015
21 PDF documentRestaurant and Catering Australia (PDF - 1015.3 KB) 1425/02/2015
22 PDF documentHosted Accommodation Australia Ltd (PDF - 179.6 KB) 325/02/2015
23 PDF documentArnold Bloch Leibler (PDF - 176.6 KB) 1425/02/2015
 Word documentArnold Bloch Leibler (Word - 92.2 KB)  
24 PDF documentAustralian Bureau of Statistics (PDF - 174.5 KB) 526/02/2015
 Word documentAustralian Bureau of Statistics (Word - 111.0 KB)  
25 PDF documentThe Accommodation Association of Australia (PDF - 195.5 KB) 826/02/2015
 Word documentThe Accommodation Association of Australia (Word - 74.4 KB)  
26 PDF documentQueensland University of Technology (QUT) Commercial and Property Law Research Centre; (PDF - 250.4 KB) 826/02/2015
 Word documentQueensland University of Technology (QUT) Commercial and Property Law Research Centre; (Word - 59.0 KB)  
27 PDF documentAi Group (PDF - 2.0 MB) 2526/02/2015
28 PDF documentSmall Business Development Corporation (PDF - 282.9 KB) 1227/02/2015
 Word documentSmall Business Development Corporation (Word - 145.1 KB)  
29 PDF documentBusiness Council of Australia (PDF - 339.5 KB) 1527/02/2015
30 PDF documentCPA Australia (PDF - 681.8 KB) 2127/02/2015
31 PDF documentAustralian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) (PDF - 643.4 KB) 4402/03/2015
 Word documentAustralian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) (Word - 2.5 MB)  
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 353.6 KB) 1702/03/2015
 Word documentAttachment (Word - 333.8 KB)  
32 PDF documentInstitute of Public Accountants (PDF - 1.2 MB) 4211/03/2015
 Word documentInstitute of Public Accountants (Word - 1.4 MB)  
33 PDF documentMaster Builders Australia (PDF - 436.2 KB) 2912/03/2015
34 PDF documentMcGrathNicol (PDF - 1.2 MB) 513/03/2015
35 PDF documentAustralian Digital Currency Commerce Association (PDF - 160.7 KB) 1417/03/2015
36 PDF documentLaw Council of Australia (PDF - 136.8 KB) 120/03/2015
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 466.7 KB) 1920/03/2015
37 PDF documentGoogle Australia (PDF - 404.1 KB) 927/03/2015
38 PDF documentFamily Business Australia (PDF - 304.9 KB) 101/04/2015
 Word documentFamily Business Australia (Word - 25.5 KB)  

Submissions received after the release of the draft report are listed here.

Post-draft submissions (37)
No.NamePagesReceived
DR39 PDF documenteconomic Security4Women (eS4W) (PDF - 113.8 KB) 201/07/2015
DR40 PDF documentAssociate Prof Helen Anderson, Professors Ian Ramsay, Ann O'Connell, Melbourne Law School and Associate Prof Michelle Welsh, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University (PDF - 253.2 KB) 1202/07/2015
 Word documentAssociate Prof Helen Anderson, Professors Ian Ramsay, Ann O'Connell, Melbourne Law School and Associate Prof Michelle Welsh, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University (Word - 70.4 KB)  
DR41 PDF documentGovernance Institute of Australia (PDF - 271.5 KB) 1202/07/2015
DR42 PDF documentPPB Advisory (PDF - 139.5 KB) 1203/07/2015
DR43 PDF documentAustralian Institute of Company Directors (PDF - 73.9 KB) 903/07/2015
DR44 PDF documentChamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (PDF - 1.9 MB) 303/07/2015
PDF documentAttachment: Submission to Financial System Inquiry Interim Report (PDF - 2.0 MB) 703/07/2015
DR45 PDF documentShopping Centre Council of Australia (PDF - 279.9 KB) 403/07/2015
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 2.0 MB) 17603/07/2015
DR46 PDF documentDibbsBarker (PDF - 66.6 KB) 603/07/2015
PDF documentAttachment 1: Submission to Financial System Inquiry (PDF - 112.8 KB) 1303/07/2015
PDF documentAttachment 2: Encouraging and facilitating corporate turnaround - discussion paper (PDF - 2.3 MB) 3203/07/2015
DR47 PDF documentFuture Perspective (PDF - 9.2 MB) 1403/07/2015
DR48 PDF documentAustralian Trucking Association (PDF - 1.1 MB) 306/07/2015
DR49 PDF documentMaster Builders Australia (PDF - 909.8 KB) 5806/07/2015
DR50 PDF documentMotor Trade Association of SA (PDF - 138.9 KB) 406/07/2015
 Word documentMotor Trade Association of SA (Word - 74.4 KB)  
DR51 PDF documentAustralian Business Register (PDF - 44.3 KB) 206/07/2015
DR52 PDF documentChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 165.6 KB) 606/07/2015
DR53 PDF documentAustralian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) (PDF - 423.8 KB) 2106/07/2015
 Word documentAustralian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) (Word - 3.2 MB)  
DR54 PDF documentInstitute of Public Accountants (PDF - 1.9 MB) 2408/07/2015
 Word documentInstitute of Public Accountants (Word - 2.5 MB)  
DR55 PDF documentBusiness Law Section - Law Council of Australia (PDF - 191.7 KB) 508/07/2015
 Word documentBusiness Law Section - Law Council of Australia (Word - 51.6 KB)  
DR56 PDF documentFoundation for Young Australians (PDF - 591.9 KB) 1108/07/2015
DR57 PDF documentAustralian Small Business Commissioner (PDF - 1.9 MB) 408/07/2015
DR58 PDF documentAustralian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) (PDF - 423.6 KB) 1808/07/2015
DR59 PDF documentOffice of the NSW Small Business Commissioner (PDF - 3.2 MB) 709/07/2015
DR60 PDF documentMcGrathNicol (PDF - 923.9 KB) 908/07/2015
DR61 PDF documentGRG Momentum Pty Ltd (PDF - 273.0 KB) 2010/07/2015
 Word documentGRG Momentum Pty Ltd (Word - 185.2 KB)  
DR62 PDF documentAustralian Institute of Credit Management Pty Ltd (PDF - 230.4 KB) 1010/07/2015
 Word documentAustralian Institute of Credit Management Pty Ltd (Word - 371.5 KB)  
DR63 PDF documentAustralian Bankers' Association (PDF - 137.0 KB) 610/07/2015
DR64 PDF documentCommercial and Property Law Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology (PDF - 206.5 KB) 910/07/2015
 Word documentCommercial and Property Law Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology (Word - 62.6 KB)  
DR65 PDF documentArnold Bloch Leibler (PDF - 67.7 KB) 613/07/2015
DR66 PDF documentRay Della-Polina (PDF - 91.7 KB) 413/07/2015
 Word documentRay Della-Polina (Word - 38.4 KB)  
DR67 PDF documentAssociate Professor Helen Anderson, Professor Ann O'Connell and Professor Ian Ramsay, Melbourne Law School and Associate Professor Michelle Welsh, Monash Business School, Monash University (PDF - 157.3 KB) 313/07/2015
 Word documentAssociate Professor Helen Anderson, Professor Ann O'Connell and Professor Ian Ramsay, Melbourne Law School and Associate Professor Michelle Welsh, Monash Business School, Monash University (Word - 55.1 KB)  
DR68 PDF documentCrouch Amirbeaggi (PDF - 426.8 KB) 914/07/2015
DR69 PDF documentMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) (PDF - 199.3 KB) 415/07/2015
DR70 PDF documentDr Jenny Buchan (PDF - 168.7 KB) 1016/07/2015
DR71 PDF documentGriffith University and University of NSW (PDF - 343.4 KB) 217/07/2015
PDF documentAttachment: The effectiveness of undertaking due diligence prior to starting up or purchasing a small business or franchise (PDF - 8.6 MB) 5917/07/2015
DR72 PDF documentAustralian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) (PDF - 516.0 KB) 1320/07/2015
DR73 PDF documentAustralian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (PDF - 88.9 KB) 213/08/2015
DR74 PDF documentReserve Bank of Australia (PDF - 115.2 KB) 220/08/2015
DR75 PDF documentPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (PDF - 212.8 KB) 311/09/2015