Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S2497
Title
FILES - COURT CASES
Date(s)
- 1983-01-01 - 1991-04-03 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Files
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A79 - CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
(1985-02-01 - 1991-04-03)
Administrative history
The Corporate Affairs Department was created on the 1 February 1985 following the abolition of the Corporate Affairs Office. The Department was abolished on 3 April 1991, following the passing of federal legislation relating to uniform securities administration. An Office of State Corporate Affairs was established as a sub-department within Crown Law Department on the same day. The Australian Securities Commission became responsible for administering and policing the Companies Code in Western Australia.
Name of creator
AU WA A676 - CORPORATE AFFAIRS OFFICE
(1975-07-16 - 1985-02-01)
Administrative history
Under legislation passed in 1975, the Companies Registration Office became the Corporate Affairs Office and the Registrar of Companies became a Commissioner. The Office remained a sub-department of Crown Law Department until 1983 when it became a separate agency. The Office continued as a separate agency until 1985 when it became the Corporate Affairs Department.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Files relating to court cases involving companies and individuals, ie the Director.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Numerical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Restricted for 15 yrs