Companies and Securities Law

The role of auditors in the HIH Collapse and other business collapses: Summarise from the following (300 words):

INDEPENDENCE OF AUSTRALIAN COMPANY AUDITORS, Review of Current Australian

Requirements and Proposals for Reform (The Ramsay Report) (2001)

CLERP Paper No. 9_Proposals for Reform – Corporate Disclosure

Gregor Allan, "The HIH Collapse-A Costly Catalyst for Reform" (2006) 11 Deakin L Rev 137

Larelle Chapple and Boyce Koh, "Regulatory responses to auditor independence dilemmas – who

takes the stronger line?" (2007) 21 Australian Journal of Corporate Law 1

The Regulatory/legislative response: Summarise the provisions that were enacted as

amendments to the Corporations Act and the rationale (600 words):

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 First

Reading Speech

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003

Explanatory Memorandum

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003

Supplementary EM

note: you can also make use of material from Part IV

Review of the Regulatory/legislative response: Summarise the provisions that were enacted as

further amendments to the Corporations Act and the rationale (300 words):

Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Act 2012

Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012 First Reading

Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012 Explanatory Memorandum

note: you can also make use of material from Part IV and also this Report: The Treasury,

Australian Auditor Independence Requirements – A Comparative Review (2006)

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