House of Representatives

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 1998

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Honourable Peter Costello MP)

4 Explanation of Items

Formal Clauses

Clause 1 - Short Title

The Short Title of the Bill is defined here.

Clause 2 - Commencement

Commencement as provided for in individual Schedules.

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

Schedule 1 - Amendment of the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989

Schedule 2 - Amendment of the Banking Act 1959

Schedule 3 - Repeal of the Banks (Shareholdings) Act 1972

Schedule 4 - Amendment of the existing Corporations Law

Schedule 5 - Amendment of the Corporations Law as proposed to be amended by the Company Law Review Act 1998

Schedule 6 - Amendment of the Corporations Law as proposed to be amended by the Managed Investments Act 1998

Schedule 7 - Amendment of the Financial Corporations Act 1974

Schedule 8 - Amendment of the Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991

Schedule 9 - Amendment of the Insurance Act 1973

Schedule 10 - Amendment of the Insurance (Agents and Brokers) Act 1984

Schedule 11 - Repeal of the Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner Act 1987

Schedule 12 - Amendment of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984

Schedule 13 - Amendment of the Life Insurance Act 1995

Schedule 14 - Amendment of the Reserve Bank Act 1959

Schedule 15 - Amendment of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

Schedule 16 - Amendment of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

Schedule 17 - Amendment of the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993

Schedule 18 - Amendment and repeal of other Acts

Schedule 19 - Transitional Provisions


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