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ARTICLE · 23 AUGUST 2017

Senate Committee appearance - foreign bribery update

These recommendations are a big step towards more effectively dealing with foreign bribery and other serious crime.

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On Monday 7 August 2017, David Lehmann, Director in our Melbourne office, attended the Committee hearings in Sydney, answering questions in relation to recommendations made in our previous submissions.

In August 2015, KordaMentha made a written submission to the Senate Economics References Committee (the Committee) into foreign bribery. The following year, in May 2016, we also provided a response to the Australian Attorney General's Office public consultation paper relating to the consideration of a Deferred Prosecution Agreements scheme in Australia.

On Monday 7 August 2017, on behalf of KordaMentha, I attended the Committee hearings in Sydney, where I was afforded the opportunity to answer questions from Committee members about the recommendations made in our submissions. Our written submission and opening statement to the Committee reflects our views on the issue of foreign bribery. A copy of the Hansard transcript of our opening statement and responses to the

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