Post-Implementation Review – Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities...
On 29 January 2010 the Minister for Infrastructure announced changes to the Maritime Security Identification Card scheme. The proposed changes affected around 125,000 card holders and card issuing...
View ArticleTemporary Short-Selling Ban – Post-implementation Review – Australian...
On 19 September 2008 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced interim short-selling measures. These measures included the temporary banning, with some exemptions, of...
View ArticleUnit Pricing Code of Conduct – Post-implementation Review – The Treasury
On 5 August 2008 the Treasury announced its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Grocery Inquiry. A recommendation of the Inquiry was to establish a nationally...
View ArticleFinancial Claims Scheme for General Insurance Policyholders –...
On 2 June 2008 the Treasurer announced the establishment of a Financial Claims Scheme for General Insurance Policyholders (the Scheme). A Regulation Impact Statement was not prepared by the Treasury...
View ArticleForeign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 2010 (No. 2): Reintroduction...
Australia’s foreign investment laws generally require foreign persons to notify the Government in advance of acquiring interests in Australian land, including residential real estate. In 2008,...
View ArticleForeign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Act 2010 and its associated...
On 12 February 2009, the Treasurer announced changes to the foreign investment review framework to ensure that it would apply equally to all foreign investment proposals irrespective of the way they...
View ArticleLimiting Tax Concessions for Australians Working Overseas –...
As part of the 2009-10 Budget, the Government announced a change to the income tax exemption for the foreign service income of Australians working overseas in certain circumstances. The change was part...
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