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Summary of Responses to Public Consultation on the Draft Accountants (Amendment) Bill
Public Consultation
Listing of Consultation Papers
Companies Act Reform
Background
Companies (Amendment) Act 2014
Companies (Amendment) Act 2017
Business Names Registration Act
Business Names Registration Act - Key changes
List of key legislative provisions in BNRA
Business Names Registration Act - Frequently Asked Questions
Documents relating to the passage through Parliament
Commencement notification and subsidiary legislation
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2014
Key changes to ACRA (Amendment) Act applicable to Corporate Service Providers
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