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Vocational Education and Training sector update: winter 2021 – regulatory changes, audits and enforcement activities

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 06 Jul 2021

Vocational Education and Training sector update: winter 2021 – regulatory changes, audits and enforcement activities

This is the first in our series of seasonal updates that provide a brief overview of the regulatory changes, recent key cases and upcoming events for those in the Australian vocational education sector.

Power, corruption and lies: a new order for the corporate criminal responsibility regime in Australia?

Corporate & Commercial| 20 Oct 2020

Power, corruption and lies: a new order for the corporate criminal responsibility regime in Australia?

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s new Corporate Crime Report is a call to action for Australian businesses: it’s not enough to have policies in place to prevent corporate misconduct if they do not create a culture of compliance.

The Financial Services Royal Commission – we digest Hayne’s Final Report

Thinking| 05 Feb 2019

The Financial Services Royal Commission – we digest Hayne’s Final Report

On 1 February 2019, following a whirlwind 12-month inquiry, Commissioner Hayne delivered his greatly anticipated Final Report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. It was released to the public on 4 February 2019.

The Aged Care Royal Commission – first shots fired

Thinking| 27 Nov 2018

The Aged Care Royal Commission – first shots fired

The largest 100 aged care service providers in Australia will have very recently received initial correspondence from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Commission) inviting early submissions.

Another day, another financial services inquiry – non-bank lenders now in the Senate spotlight

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 22 Oct 2018

Another day, another financial services inquiry – non-bank lenders now in the Senate spotlight

The announcement on Wednesday 17 October 2018 of a Senate inquiry into “credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship” continues the current forensic examination into the state of financial services in Australia.