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Workplace manslaughter: Victoria's new workplace crime
Under Victoria's new offence of workplace manslaughter, if a corporation or officer (which can extend to senior managers) is negligent and that results in a fatality, there will be a risk of criminal prosecution. Individuals will risk a lengthy sentence of imprisonment. ...
Australia's Modern Slavery Act – one year on
Australia's modern slavery reporting regime was introduced one year ago, and 2020 will see the first set of modern slavery statements published by reporting entities. ...
Allens advises on solar-gas project to power Pilbara mines
NAIF's loan will help fund the construction of electrical infrastructure at Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's ( Fortescue ) Chichester Hub iron ore mines, including a 60 megawatt solar panel plant and a ...
Compulsory social insurance regime is to apply to foreign employees in Vietnam
Social insurance contributions from foreign employees working in Vietnam and their employers were required from 1 January 2018 but lack of guidance has meant a hold on the practice until now The Government has finally issued a long-awaited decree that implements the compulsory social insurance ...
The walking dread - fostering cyber awareness in the age of killer viruses
If the last decade of zombie movies and TV shows has taught us anything and it has its a check every bathroom stall before sitting down and b it only takes one idiot to leave a door open for a world of hurt to rush in Cybercrime is one of the top three threats in the world aside from natural ...
Audio: D'Arcy v Myriad: The High Court rules on gene patenting
Allens Partner Dr Trevor Davies discusses why the High Court overturned the decision and what it means for the biotech industry ...
Registered schemes' constitution
ASIC has said it will grant relief to assist responsible entities RE of registered schemes to make changes to their constitutions to qualify for the new attribution managed investment trust or AMIT regime without holding a unitholders meeting Partner Marc Kemp and Law Graduate Antonia Ross review ...
Trustee insolvency - the Full Federal Court weighs in to the debate
The Full Federal court released its decision in Jones (Liquidator) v Matrix Partners Pty Ltd that trust assets should be applied first in paying employees and other statutory preferred creditors. ...
Confirmation of FATCA Status of Australian Superannuation Funds
The Intergovernmental Agreement between Australia and the United States in relation to the implementation of the FATCA regime has been signed. ...
Anti-bribery and corruption regulation developments in 2016
2016 looks to be a busy year for directors executives and legal and compliance teams who need to be aware of developments in Australian anti-bribery law and compliance practice Partner Rachel Nicolson Senior Associate Dora Banyasz and Lawyer Tom Bland report ...