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ASIC’s corporate plan, and the 27 August hearing before the PJC
28/08/2021
Regulators
parliamentary oversight
With ASIC having appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services on 27 August 2021, ASIC’s Corporate
Offence reporting in insolvency
12/03/2018
Case law
Crime
General
Insolvency profession
In reporting breaches of the law to ASIC, and triggering action by ASIC, liquidators are not required to express any
Lawless, oxymoronic insolvency law – the mining regulators aren’t happy.
25/02/2018
international
Regulators
Banks and banking law
Canada
This comment updates our recent commentary on the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation. There are now at
ASIC before the PJC – phoenix, DINs, AA Fund and the continuing 3 sins of liquidators
21/02/2018
Financial law reform
General
Insolvency profession
Regulators
This is a very brief commentary on and extracts from evidence given by Mr James Shipton and others from ASIC
Cleaning up the law – WA’s old diamond and other mines
12/02/2018
Canada
Case law
Constitutional law
environmental
The collapse of WA’s Ellendale diamond mine, and the liquidators’ prompt disclaimer of the mining site, leaving the clean up
Cleaning up after a failed miner – who pays: Part 2
11/02/2018
Regulators
Canada
Case law
chain of responsibility
This commentary highlights a confluence of 4 events concerning the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation, one event
Moving in together – personal and corporate insolvency law and policy
29/12/2017
Attorney-General
bankruptcy
General
Harmer Report
Mr Christian Porter, as the new federal Attorney-General, might like to consider transferring responsibility for personal insolvency from his law
Liquidator conduct appeals – how long should they take?
08/12/2017
AAT
Administrative law
General
Insolvency profession
The hearing of a challenge before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of a Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board, (now CADB),
‘If you want to take us on in court, go for your life because, guess what …’
08/11/2017
ASIC
General
legal but harmful
Regulators
ASIC may not have meant it but comments to the recent PJC inquiry about ASIC’s “transformational industry funding” may raise
ASIC and the PJC – hellholes, law enforcement, identity, funding, and more
07/11/2017
ASIC
beneficial ownership
director identity number
Ethics
Here are some selected snippets from the transcript of the PJC hearing oversighting ASIC, of 27 October 2017, the last
Guerilla tactics needed against phoenix misconduct
03/11/2017
technology
AFSA
ASIC
General
While the government is considering the various submissions on phoenix reforms, these quick thoughts came to mind, involving both government
ASIC’s 2016-17 Report – insolvency practitioners
28/10/2017
General
Insolvency profession
Regulators
General
ASIC’s 2016-2017 annual report has been released. The following comments focus on the report’s comments on ASIC’s oversight of liquidators
Where’s an economist when you need one?
12/10/2017
zombie companies
Books, articles, commentary
Economics
General
R3 in the UK has commented on a recent OECD Report, about which we gave some views when it came
Surveillance /səˈveɪl(ə)ns/
06/09/2017
Regulators
surveillance
“close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal”: Oxford Dictionary. In relation to professional and industry regulation, as relevant,
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