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The Online Corporation: Electronic Corporate Communications
By Dr Elizabeth Boros

This Discussion Paper and Questionnaire form part of a collaborative research project between the Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which is investigating the impacts for the administration of corporate and securities law in Australia of developments in electronic communications. This Paper examines the following issues:

  • electronic delivery of documents such as annual reports, notices of meeting and prospectuses;
  • electronic voting and company meetings; and
  • electronic lodgment of documents with ASIC.

The Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation is publishing this Paper to contribute to debate on the important issues raised by developments in electronic communications. In particular, it seeks to place the issues arising in Australia in the context of developments occurring in some key overseas jurisdictions. The paper seeks responses on specific issues listed in the enclosed questionnaire.

The project is also examining the possibility of including multimedia material in prospectuses and other offer documents. An Issues Paper entitled "Multimedia Prospectuses" will shortly be published jointly by ASIC and the Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation on this aspect of the project.

Your response is invited to the enclosed questionnaire. Responses are due by Friday 18 February 2000 and should be sent to Dr Elizabeth Boros.

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