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13.06.2022
ALRC talks with practitioners at the 2022 Law Council of Australia’s Corporations Law Workshop
How to simplify the Corporations Act and financial services laws was the focus of the ALRC’s presentation to the Law Council of Australia’s 2022 Corporations Law. The workshop was held in Katoomba, NSW on the 3-5 June 2022.
Read more10.06.2022
RECORDING What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle
On Tuesday 24 May 2022, the Australian Law Reform Commission hosted a webinar featuring a panel of international experts to compare and discuss the approach of regulatory design in different jurisdictions. In particular, the panel discussed the question of what should go in primary legislation and what should go in delegated legislation. The Hon Justice …
Read more09.06.2022
Crypto assets and the challenges for regulatory design
TechREG Chronicle article by Dr Andrew Godwin
Read more07.06.2022
Monash Fiat Justitia Lecture 2022
On Tuesday 7 June Monash University Law Faculty hosted the 2022 Fiat Justitia Lecture: Without Fear or Favour. ALRC President the Hon Justice SC Derrington AM presented the keynote address.
Read more13.05.2022
ALRC In Brief | May 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30pm AEST (90 minutes duration) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST Join a panel of international experts from Hong Kong, NZ, Singapore, and the UK to discuss regulatory design and the hierarchy of laws. REGISTER TO ATTEND …
Read more12.05.2022
Compensation for Native Title – Holt Prize winning book published
The ALRC congratulates Senior Legal Officer Dr William Isdale on the publishing of his book, Compensation for Native Title.
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Quality of Advice Review – impact on the ALRC’s Financial Services Legislation Inquiry
In March 2022 Terms of Reference were announced for the Quality of Advice Review, to be conducted by Ms Michelle Levy and a secretariat from the Department of the Treasury (Cth). The review will consider reforms aimed at ensuring Australians have access to high quality, affordable and accessible financial advice. A final report will be …
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Financial Services Legislation | ENews May 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30pm AEST (90 minutes duration) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST Join a panel of international experts from Hong Kong, NZ, Singapore, and the UK to discuss regulatory design and the hierarchy of laws. REGISTER TO ATTEND …
Read more04.05.2022
WEBINAR What we’ve heard and where to next
Feedback on Interim Report A of the Financial Services Legislation Inquiry.
The ALRC has received 56 submissions from a range of stakeholders in response to the 24 proposals and questions outlined in Interim Report A of the Financial Services Legislation Inquiry. Join us for a discussion of what we’ve heard and how the feedback received will shape the ALRC’s approach to the simplification of financial services and corporations laws.
19.04.2022
Podcast: The Corporate Counsel Show: Risk, reform and financial services
Nicholas Simoes da Silva features on the Lawyers Weekly Podcast, The Corporate Counsel Show, discussing the Australian Law Reform Commission’s latest background paper, Risk and Reform in Australian Financial Services Law (FSL5). Hosted by Jerome Doraisamy, Nicholas discusses the evolution of risk and its implications for financial services legislation. “The key objective of our ongoing …
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