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With significant regulatory change coming into effect the spotlight is staying firmly on culture, ethics and regulatory compliance. An organisation’s social licence to operate remains a priority...
Updated article: originally published as 'review of the regulatory and tax landscape for foreign investors.'
With the introduction of the new Regulator, we can expect an increased focus on compliance with water laws in NSW.
A decision by the Full Federal Court supports the Australian Competition Tribunal’s February 2016 findings: that there may be a different benchmark efficient entity for each service provider, and...
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) released Regulatory Guide 251. RG 251) in...
Recent decisions in England, Australia and New Zealand highlight the uncertainty surrounding the interpretation and application of exclusion clauses that use 'catch-all' language such as...
On 10 November 2011, ASIC issued Regulatory Guide 228: Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors (RG 228) following extensive industry consultation. In this update, we summarise the...
Amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 were passed by the NSW Parliament on 28 September 2010 and commenced operation in NSW on...
On 1 January 2011, Australia's consumer protection laws will be replaced by new legislation. While the majority of the new laws do not substantially change your existing obligations when dealing...
From 1 January 2011, the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) will be amended by the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 and replaced by the Competition and Consumer...
In June 2013, ASIC updated its policy about platforms and published Regulatory Guide 148 Platforms that are managed investments schemes
In January 2014, ASIC published Report 384: Regulating Complex Products (Report), which'sets out the recent work done by ASIC's Complex Products Working Group and identifies opportunities for ASIC...
On 9 May 2013 the Coalition released its industrial relations policy (Policy). As the title suggests, in the Policy the Coalition has committed to improving the 'Fair Work Laws' while largely
The US Department of Justice and the Securities & Exchange Commission last week issued their long-awaited Resources Guide to foreign bribery, investigations and prosecutions under the US Foreign...
On 29 November 2012, the Australian Parliament completed the first stage of a reform process initiated in early 2006 by passing the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection...
The Australian Treasury has released proposed amendments to the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) in relation to schemes entered into or commenced to be carried out on or after...
On 19 September 2012, the Federal Government introduced the Personal Liability for Corporate Reform Bill 2012 into the Parliament. On 20 September the Senate referred the Bill to the Parliamentary...
In August 2012 the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) decided that posts on a company's Facebook page amount to "advertising" by the company and therefore are subject to the AANA Codes. This means...
On 28 March 2012, the Commissioner issued Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2012/D1 (the Draft Ruling) which sets out the Commissioner's views, in draft, in respect of the meaning of'income of the trust
This article considers the decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal in Chase Oyster v Hamo. The case is authority for the supervisory jurisdiction of courts being available to quash...
The Senate Committee has handed down its report on the Credit Reporting Exposure Draft Bill. The Draft Bill is the second of four parts of the Government's first stage response to the Australian...
The following attachments provide a useful summary on key issues to consider in connection to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) took effect throughout Australia on 30 January 2012. The PPSA can alter your rights to property and the way in which various types of contracts will be...
The Queensland Government announced in its Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review (State Budget 2011-12) released on 13 January 2012 the stamp duty changes to the imposition of duty on direct and...