How we operate

Our service charter
Our staff
Finance
History
More information

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Senior executives
Annual reports

Our ABN is 86 768 265 615
Our Biller Code is 17301

We are an independent Commonwealth government body, operating under the direction of six full-time Commissioners appointed by the Governor-General on the nomination of the Treasurer. We report to the Commonwealth Parliament, the Treasurer and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer.

Our structure

Our governing bodies

More about our role

Our service charter

Our Service Charter sets out what you can expect when you deal with us.

Our staff

During 2010-11 we maintained an average of 1893 staff around Australia.

Our senior executives

Finance

In 2010-11, funded through the Commonwealth budget, our operating expenditure was $385 million. We collected $622 million in fees and charges for the Commonwealth.

Our legal expenditure

History

The organisation began operating in 1991 as the Australian Securities Commission (ASC) replacing the National Companies and Securities Commission (NCSC) and the Corporate Affairs offices of the states and territories.

In 1998 the organisation took on responsibility for consumer protection in superannuation, insurance and deposit taking and was renamed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

In 2010 ASIC took on additional responsibilities for regulating trustee companies, consumer credit and finance broking and for supervising trading on Australian licensed equity, derivatives and futures markets.

ASIC's role functions and powers are set out the in Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001.

More information

Latest annual report

More about our role

Environmental management policy (PDF file, 158KB)

Stakeholder survey reports

ASIC Website: Printed 05/17/2012

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