{"id":9348,"date":"2020-08-26T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T00:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nfpas.com.au\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2020-08-26T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T00:39:47","slug":"extension-of-relief-measures-for-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nfpas.com.au\/extension-of-relief-measures-for-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension of Relief Measures for Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Morrison Government will extend temporary regulatory relief in respect of online meetings and electronic document execution for a further six months.<\/p>\n<p>The changes allow companies to convene annual general meetings, and other meetings prescribed under the Corporations Act, entirely online rather than face-to-face. The changes also give businesses certainty that when company officers sign a document electronically, the document has been validly executed.<\/p>\n<p>The current arrangements will be extended for another 6 months so that they expire on 21 March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>To view the media release from the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, click <a href=\"https:\/\/ministers.treasury.gov.au\/ministers\/josh-frydenberg-2018\/media-releases\/continuing-make-it-easier-business-operate-during?utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=All%20Subscribers&amp;utm_content=NEWS+%7c+AUS+%7c+Companies+can+meet+legal+obligations+online+for+another+six+months&amp;utm_campaign=CPA+Update+-+Member+-+ed+30_4-August-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Morrison Government will extend temporary regulatory relief in respect of online meetings and electronic document execution for a further six months. 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