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Boards are accustomed to overseeing cyber security and workplace safety as material risks requiring director-level attention. Immigration compliance is now joining that list, driven by expanded enforcement powers, personal liability provisions for officers, and a regulatory shift from complaint-driven oversight to proactive audits.

In Jindal Transworld PVT Ltd v Scottsdale Homes No. 10 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] SASC 210 (13 July 2010), a liquidator sought an order that his remuneration be fixed under s473(3) of the Corporations Act 2001

Increasing the level of formality in corporate governance could pay off at sale time for privately-owned businesses.

In this episode, Mel Debenham and Isabella Kelly invite Mark Smyth, disputes partner to join our series exploring the themes from HSF's report on Unlocking ESG Investment in Australia.

In this episode, Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Jacqui Wootton, disputes partner and co-head of HSF's Australian corporate crime and investigations practice. In our second episode...

Internal fraud is often hidden in plain sight. It is slow-moving, difficult to detect and frequently enabled by outdated controls or a complacent workplace culture.

UK Bribery Act 2010 to impact on Australian companies with UK links.

Recent changes to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (1989) (Cth) remove an exemption that applied to temporary residents buying residential land in Australia . . .

As a matter of fundamental constitutional principle, no parties, not even the State acting by its Executive Government arm, can purport to bind the Parliament in respect of its legislative action.

Corporate governance has recently attracted much attention both in the domestic and international corporate arena and is set once again to receive further scrutiny after the Commonwealth Department of the Treasury released its Working Paper in March 2009.

Financial assistance provisions often catch many acts that may not immediately appear as obvious financial assistance - beware.

On 17 December 2010 the NSW Court of Appeal overturned the 2009 Supreme Court decision which found the directors of James Hardie to be in breach of their duties.

ASIC uses the information in breach reports to identify relevant licensee issues and to assess emerging risks and issues.

Due to COVID-19, the Government provided a temporary extension to the reporting deadlines under the Modern Slavery Act.

As the UK Bribery Act will come into force in April 2011, corporate entities (including partnerships) which carry on part of their business in the UK need to ensure that by that date they have in place adequate procedures which may provide a defence to the strict liability offence of failure to prevent bribery.

In this episode, our Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety team take the wheel, with Nerida Jessup and Drew Pearson hosting special guest, Professor Brock Bastian, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne.

As Group 2 entities commence their first reporting period under Australia's mandatory climate reporting regime, ASIC's early observations highlight key disclosure expectations and areas for caution.