📜 Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Amendment Bill 2016
Assented toLABill 18724 March 2016
This bill amends the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 to ensure the Act achieves its objectives regarding creditor rights, Corporations Act protections, and the validity of the Act's provisions.
Impact
Creditors of the Bell Group companies are affected, as the bill aims to ensure their rights to claim against the fund are maintained. It also affects the liquidator and the companies themselves, by clarifying their legal status and ensuring the Act's validity is protected.
Key Changes
["Confirms the continued existence of WA Bell Companies as bodies corporate under the Act.", "Includes Maranoa Transport Pty Ltd as a WA Bell Company.", "Amends provisions relating to excluded matters under the Corporations Act."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Consideration in DetailLA24 Mar 2016
- LA Third ReadingLA24 Mar 2016
- LA IntroducedLA24 Mar 2016
- LA Second Reading MovedLA24 Mar 2016
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA24 Mar 2016
- LC Second Reading MovedLC24 Mar 2016
- LC Third ReadingLC5 Apr 2016
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC5 Apr 2016
- Royal Assent5 Apr 2016
Affected Sectors
financejustice
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.