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Company Constitution Review

Reviews company constitutions against Corporations Act requirements and best practices.

RAG Indices

  • corporations-act
  • asic-regulatory-guides
  • asx-listing-rules

Cross-Reference Indices

  • asx-cgc-principles

Required Entities

  • company_name
  • acn
  • company_type
  • share_structure
  • directors
  • meetings
  • dividends
  • transfer_of_shares
  • winding_up
  • indemnity

Deterministic Rules (20)

CONST-001 Replaceable rules not displaced — default Corporations Act provisions apply
CONST-002 Director appointment/removal mechanism missing or inadequate
CONST-003 Officer indemnity clause missing or non-compliant with s199A limitations
CONST-004 Share transfer restrictions and pre-emption rights
CONST-005 Constitution inconsistent with actual share structure
CONST-006 Winding up and surplus distribution provisions missing
CONST-007 Dividend provisions not aligned with s254T (profits test)
CONST-008 Meeting provisions do not permit virtual/hybrid meetings
CONST-009 Constitution attempts to modify non-excludable directors' duties
CONST-010 Material deviations from ASIC model constitution
CONST-011 Small proprietary company — missing exemption utilisation
CONST-012 No power to issue preference shares
CONST-013 Related party transaction provisions inadequate
CONST-014 Quorum provisions missing or impractical
CONST-015 Chair casting vote provisions
CONST-016 Share forfeiture provisions non-compliant or missing
CONST-017 Proportional takeover approval clause missing or expired
CONST-018 Constitution contains outdated Memorandum & Articles of Association references
CONST-019 Director conflict of interest disclosure and voting provisions
CONST-020 Share buyback authority and restrictions