Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

15 Sep 2015

Tabling date:

10 Nov 2015

Deadline for submissions:

02 Oct 2015

Date Ended:

10 Nov 2015

Committee

Legislation Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

On 15 September 2015 the Legislative Council referred the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 to the Committee to inquire and report by 10 November 2015. The Committee is not authorised to inquire into the policy of the Bill. On 22 October 2015 the Legislative Council granted an extension to report until 12 November 2015.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
	Neil Griffiths, Partner, Dentons UKMEA LLP dated 5 Nov 2015
	Hon Dr Mike Nahan MLA, Treasurer and Hon Michael Mischin MLC, Attorney General; Minister for Commerce received on 23 Oct 2015
	Hon Dr Mike Nahan MLA, Treasurer and Hon Michael Mischin MLC, Attorney General; Minister for Commerce received on 23 Oct 2015
	Private citizen received on 22 Sep 2015
	Elizabeth Needham, President, The Law Society of Western Australia dated 25 Sep 2015
	Su Lloyd, Acting Information Commissioner dated 7 Oct 2015
	Neil Griffiths, Partner, Dentons dated 30 Sep 2015
	John Keeves, Chairman, Business Law Section, Law Council of Australia dated 2 Oct 2015
	Hon Dr Mike Nahan MLA, Treasurer and Hon Michael Mischin MLC, Attorney General; Minister for Commerce dated 5 Oct 2015
	Hugh McLernon, Director, WA Glendinning and Associates Pty Ltd dated 4 Oct 2015
	Garry Trevor, Ferrier Hodgson, Official Liquidator, Bell Group NV (In Liquidation) dated 1 Oct 2015
	Mal Wauchope, Public Sector Commissioner dated 7 Oct 2015

Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms Ground Floor, 18-32 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Organisation	Witness
06 Oct 2015	11:00 AM	W.A. Glendinning and Associates Pty Ltd	Hugh McLernon
06 Oct 2015	12:00 PM	The Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section)
14 Oct 2015	11:30 AM	Insurance Commission of Western Australia

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Evans (State Solicitor, State Solicitor's Office) and Mr Roger Jacobs (Assistant Parliamentary Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel's Office) on 23 Sep 2015

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Evidence by.. Hugh McLernon (Director, W.A. Glendinning and Associates Pty Ltd) on 6 Oct 2015

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Evidence by.. Victoria Butler (Deputy Chair (WA), Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Business Law Section, Law Council of Australia), Stephen Doyle (Legal Practitioner Director, Warren Syminton Ralph), Barbara Gordon (Lecturer, Law School, University of Western Australia) on 6 Oct 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Rod Whithear (Chief Executive, Insurance Commission of Western Australia) on 14 Oct 2015

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
30	Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015	10 Nov 2015	More...
29	Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 - Extension of Time	22 Oct 2015