Introduction
Last week, the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee recommended that the government pass the Crimes
Legislation Amendment (Combating Corporate Crime) Bill 2019
(2019 Corporate Crime Bill). It is the latest
development in the Australian government's ongoing efforts to
combat foreign bribery and corruption.
The 2019 Corporate Crime Bill is substantively similar to an
identically titled bill introduced to Parliament in 2017, which
lapsed due to the Australian Federal election. It is also
consistent with key recommendations from the Foreign Bribery report
released by the Senate Standing Committee on Economics in 2018. The
key changes heralded by the 2019 Corporate Crime Bill are detailed
below.
