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New South Wales follows suit with Victoria in tax hikes for foreign home buyers. The New South Wales government announced on 1 June 2017 that it will double its foreign investor stamp duty surcharge to...
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On 1 June 2017, ASIC released the results of its survey of marketplace lending providers. The report gives an interesting overview of the marketplace lending industry in Australia – in particular, its structure and size....
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On 15 June 2017, the Senate passed the ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2017 and related bills to implement an industry funding model for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Regulations that provide additional...
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One of the recommendations of the ASIC enforcement review taskforce was that the mandatory self-reporting regime should be extended to impose the same obligations upon credit licensees. This recommendation is in contrast to the original...
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Some time ago the Registrar of Titles in Victoria published a paper dealing with the requirements for paper conveyancing transactions in the state. Version 2 of the registrar’s requirements were published in March 2017 and...
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Australian traders are embracing the trio of free trade agreements negotiated between 2014 and 2015. DFAT has reported that use of the Japan, Korea and China FTAs is up above 80%. This level of utilisation is a...
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Corporate Livewire has named Hunt & Hunt Partner Nick Miller as the Corporate Livewire Australian M&A Lawyer of the Year. Announcing the winners in the UK this week Jake Power, Awards Director of the 2017...
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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) recently handed down a decision as to whether a local manufacturer satisfied the 25% local content test in respect of an application to revoke a tariff concession order (TCO). A...
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During difficult economic conditions it is important that all directors revisit their duties as directors and are aware of how the board should deal with the situation where a company is in financial difficulty and...
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The Federal Government has enacted legislation extending the unfair contract term protections of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) to the small business sector....
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When a marriage or de facto relationship breaks down property can be divided between the parties. Superannuation is treated as property under the Family Law Act and as such can be adjusted, transferred or divided...