Regulation

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FWO forces Perth security firms to back pay staff over $360,000

Investigations uncover breaches of workplace laws and payslip requirements after anonymous tip-offs.

06 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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ASIC launches greenwashing court action against Mercer

The first legal case comes after the regulator issued over $140,000 infringement notices for greenwashing last year.

28 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

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Flood-hit regions inundate AFCA with complaints about insurers

Delays, denials and disputes are running at four times the rate of the previous worst weather event, says complaints...

28 February 2023 • By Philip King

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ASIC prosecutes 81 for failing to assist liquidators

The regulator is “closely monitoring directors who do not comply with their obligations”.

24 February 2023 • By Philip King

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David Jones, Politix forced to back pay workers over $4 million

More than 7,000 employees have been short-changed and both companies have signed undertakings with the FWO.

24 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

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ATO seizes and destroys over $31 million in illicit tobacco

Raids with the police found unlawful crops on 42 acres of regional Victoria.

23 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

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Former accountant gets six years’ jail for $2.8m tax fraud

The court also orders repayment of $2.6 million for false income returns and BAS over three years.

23 February 2023 • By Philip King

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Compensate victims of serious crime ‘with offender’s super’

Accounting bodies urge the government to widen its scheme beyond child sexual abuse survivors.

21 February 2023 • By Josh Needs