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ACCC urges parliament to pass new merger laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... is significant implementation work underway to prepare for these changes," Cass-Gottlieb said. In addition to merger law reform, the ACCC have also continued to advocate for the introduction of a prohibition on unfair trading practices. Cass-Gottlieb ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... will be redundant." Carpenter also blasted the requirement for a criminal conviction, pointing out that the Victorian Law Reform Commission found that for every 1000 children sexually assaulted, only about six cases result in a conviction. "With that ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
In its final report on the 'confusing maze' of financial services laws, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended overhauling the Corporations Act and creating dedicated financial services legislation. The ALRC has been reviewing existing ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) over integrity breaches following an investigation that found he let confidential law reform plans slip. Collins was undoubtedly the initial thread to unravel the embattled PwC, as the fallout from the nation's largest ...

ASIC proposes five-year extension to DDO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... regulator said it intends to extend the operation of the instrument to retain certainty for industry ahead of potential law reform. ASIC assessed that the ASIC Corporations (Design and Distribution Obligations Interim Measures) 2021/784 instrument is ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) third and final interim report is proposing to restructure and simplify financial advice regulation after finding the industry is regulated very differently to other financial services sectors. Interim ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... the TBD initially found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in breach after he let confidential law reform plans slip. Collins was banned and disgraced, and PwC said it reviewed and strengthened its controls, policies, and training ...

PwC senior leaders step down over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... Practitioners Board (TPB) found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in violation after he let confidential law reform plans slip. Collins was banned and disgraced, and PwC said it reviewed and strengthened its controls, policies ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Practitioners Board (TPB) found former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins in breach after he let confidential law reform plans slip. Collins was banned and disgraced, and PwC said it reviewed and strengthened its controls, policies, and ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation in which Collins was found to have let slip confidential law reform plans. While a partner at PwC, Collins was part of a confidential consultation by Treasury to improve tax laws, including ...