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Should APRA's prudential standard-making powers extend to directors' duties?
Insight 05 Nov 2014

In recent times APRA has been active in prescribing duties for directors of the institutions it regulates In light of what has happened it is worth asking should the question of directors duties be excluded from APRAs prudential standard-making powers ...

Withholding tax on the sale of Australian property by foreign residents
Insight 19 Nov 2014

Treasury has released a discussion paper on the proposal to introduce a non-final withholding tax on the disposal of taxable Australian property by foreign residents Partner Katrina Parkyn looks at some of the key areas of discussion ...

Will deductions by employees for home to work travel fly?
Insight 17 Dec 2014

A recent Federal Court decision means 'fly-in fly-out' workers cannot claim tax deductions for the cost of transport to and from work. ...

Support for principals with bank guarantees
Insight 25 Jun 2015

A principal has successfully challenged a decision to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining it from calling on performance bonds ...

Workplace relations
Insight 24 Jul 2015

In this issue we look at whether conduct by an employee out-of-hours can justify dismissal what adjustments an employer must make to accommodate an employees disability what obtaining alternative employment means for employers who want to apply to reduce their redundancy obligation and obtaining ...

Fact sheet: Sharing is caring - but it may also be taxable!
Insight 10 Jun 2015

A current trend in our society is our willingness to share whether it be our home office or our time This sharing economy is set to grow and with that growth comes increased ATO scrutiny ...

.news domain string opens up new brand-jacking threat
Insight 14 Aug 2015

The recently delegated news domain string has the potential to impact brand owners universally particularly now that registrations in the news domain string are open for general availability With no eligibility requirements and low registration costs news has a high risk of infringement at the ...

Rupiah requirement on transactions in Indonesia - latest update
Insight 01 Jul 2015

On 31 March 2015 the Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia issued Bank Indonesia Regulation No 173PBI2015 on the Obligation to Use Rupiah in the Territories of Indonesia the Regulation which further implements the provision restricting the use of foreign currency in transactions within Indonesian ...

Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper - key proposals for agribusiness investors
Insight 14 Jul 2015

The Federal Governments Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper is focused on increasing the attractiveness of Australias agribusiness sector as an investment destination The White Paper contains significant proposals of relevance to both domestic and international agribusiness investors Of most ...

Thriving in an era of scrutiny: Culture and conduct
Insight 06 May 2019

Legal and compliance leaders should act now to combat serious and increasing legal and reputational risk ...

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