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ASIC report on life insurance in superannuation
ASIC report on life insurance in superannuation and actions for superannuation trustees. In this Insight, we highlight further action superannuation trustees should be taking as identified in the Report against the backdrop of their regulatory obligations. ...
Thin cap: debt deduction creation regime
In this insight, we analyse the new debt deduction creation regime and discuss its potential implications. ...
A significant revamp of our thin capitalisation rules is on the horizon
On 16 March 2023, Treasury released an Exposure Draft of the legislation to amend Australia's interest limitation rules—the thin capitalisation rules—contained in Division 820 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (the 1997 Act). ...
Common law right to damages for defective building work could be ousted by DLP and final certificate mechanism
Common law right to damages for defective building work could be ousted by DLP and final certificate mechanism. ...
IP Australia releases new guidance on classifying emerging technology trade marks
IP Australia recently released new guidance on how to classify trade mark goods and services that relate to the emerging technologies of virtual goods, the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchains. We outline how the guidance may be relevant to your business and also provide some practical suggestions for dealing with applications and registrations affected by it. ...
Dispute Resolution Boards: appointing DRB members and encouraging the diverse next generation of board members
In this Insight, we discuss the contractual structure governing the appointment of DRB members, how members are usually appointed, and possible modifications to the appointment process to reduce barriers for new entrants and increase the diversity of candidate pools and, consequently, DRBs. ...
ASIC enforces whistleblower laws, pursues individual directors and calls out good practice
Again demonstrating that it has more than one tool in the regulatory work shed, in the space of a few days ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against a company and its directors for alleged breaches of the whistleblower provisions, and released a report that identifies good whistleblower p ...
Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on acquisition of a 50% stake in LMS Energy
LMS Energy is the country’s largest landfill gas operator, with 36 biogas-to-energy facilities, 26 biogas flaring facilities and six solar projects. It focuses on emission reduction through the ...
Housing and productivity contributions – what does this mean for development in NSW?
In this Insight, we consider the key implications of the new regime. ...
National Electricity and Gas rules update: August 2023
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of August, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's draft rule in relation to enhancing community engagement for major transmission projects to build and maintain social licence. ...