2015 promises to be a big year from an Australian customs perspective. However, before turning to the events of 2015, the end of 2014 brings issues of changing duty rates, transfer pricing adjustments and developments in our exis...

The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per ...

With the announcement that negotiations over the Australia China free trade agreement have concluded, your clients will be interested to discover how this new FTA will affect them. Here, we provide guidance on common importer/...

In Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 33, the High Court of Australia, consisting of Hayne Crennan, Kiefel, Bell and Gageler JJ unanimously dismissed an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court...

In May 2012, following "Operation Polaris", the (then) Federal Government announced a number of measures to be adopted to strengthen the supply chain and reduce the risk of criminal involvement in that supply chain. The measure...

Since May 2012, the Federal Government has made a series of announcements as to concerns with those involved in the supply chain. While the government has moved against its own officers believed to have been involved in crimina...