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Showing 341 - 350 of 2019 results for "Legislation"

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... don't want Australia to fall behind." Last month, the Department of Home Affairs announced the planned review of the legislation, to see if it was fit for purpose and if enhancements or changes are necessary. The review is out for public comment. ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... reverse." Jones noted that YFYS would be reviewed. "In the area of superannuation and the Your Future, Your Super legislation, particularly its benchmarking tests, they're going to need to be reviewed, because we quite certain they're already ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Emergency Response Fund (ERF), but it is only able to draw $200 million from that fund each financial year under the legislation governing it. Costs from the ERF are not included in the Budget estimates. An estimate of $300 million from the ERF will ...

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... and permanent residents, to purchase or construct a new home in regional areas, subject to the passage of enabling legislation. Additionally, 5000 guarantees each year from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025 will expand the Family Home Guarantee initiative ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... e-commerce; implementing Board of Taxation recommendations on small business CGT concessions; and CA ANZ wants to see draft legislation to fix the 'Backpacker Tax' and announce new arrangements for working holiday makers, now borders are open. CA ANZ ...

New hire salaries skyrocket: Recruiter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... stakeholder management skills," Robert Half said. "Compliance professionals who can work alongside stakeholders to interpret legislation and assess the impacts of regulatory change on a business will also be highly sought after." Robert Half said candidates ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... annual basis, the committee said. Note, superannuation funds are already required to disclose their holdings under legislation effective 31 December 2021. The inquiry said it also considered the introduction of a beneficial ownership register and lowering ...

ASIC opens CCIV licensing consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 passed parliament on February 10. The legislation enables the setup of CCIVs as a new type of company that is limited by shares and has a single corporate director. It is ...

Can Russia use crypto to get around sanctions?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... there also other ways of moving crypto assets outside of the exchanges, and that is harder to govern... They can use legislation for all listed exchanges, but it is harder to manage the crypto circulation outside of the exchange system in the dark/deep ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... principles-based system," Osborne said. While a principles-based regulatory regime might be ideal, he thinks that the current legislation "is not that prescriptive or onerous". "With the ability to interpret what is there it already provides us with ...