How we operate

Our service charter
Our staff
Finance
History
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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 five 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.

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Read about our strategic review and new structure

Our service charter

Our Service Charter sets out what you can expect when you deal with us, how long it will take to do things and what we ask of you to help us serve you better. Read our Service Charter results for 2008-09.
A guide to how we work explains what we do, how we approach issues, how we consult with stakeholders and how we are accountable. We have well established stakeholder liaison arrangements.
Our guide for consumers and investors outlines our services to help consumers make informed decisions about financial products and services, understand their rights and responsibilities, and identify and avoid scams.

Our staff

We employed 1817 ongoing and non-ongoing staff around Australia as at 30 June 2009.

Our senior executives

Finance

In 2008-09, funded through the Commonwealth budget, our operating expenditure was $295 million. We collected $552 million in fees and charges for the Commonwealth.

Our legal expenditure

History

Established by the ASIC Act 1989, we began operating on 1 January 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.

We became the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on 1 July 1998. On 1 July 1998, we became responsible for consumer protection in superannuation, insurance, deposit taking and, from 2002, credit.

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Latest annual report

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Environmental management policy (PDF file, 158KB)

ASIC Website: Printed 03/16/2010

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