Research & Publications - Index
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01 December 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Setting off an unquantified sum against a quantified judgment?
The recent case of Padkohe Pty Ltd v Fletcher [2006] NSWSC 1239 considered the following factual situation: D was ordered to pay P a fixed lump sum of $75,000 within 28 days.
30 November 2006 - Publication
Corrs Energy & Resources Issues November 2006
In this issue: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 – potential impact on the Energy & Resources sector; National Emissions Trading Scheme; The tax consequences of trading in water rights; Review of the Environmental ...
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: Authorisation of ILUAs – Kemp v Native Title Registrar
The decision of the Federal Court in the recent case of Kemp v Native Title Registrar [2006] FCA 939 (Branson J, 25 July 2006) will potentially make it more difficult for proponents to register indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs), and easier for ...
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: Commonwealth discussion paper on the role of the private sector in the supply of water and wastewater services
This article summaries the central points raised in the Discussion Paper on the Role of the Private Sector in the Supply of Water and Wastewater Services (Discussion Paper) prepared by the Natural Resources Management Branch of the Department of the ...
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: Electricity Market Reform in Western Australia – The Wholesale Electricity Market Is Live…
A number of significant developments have occurred since March 2005 as part of the State’s electricity market reform.
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: National Emissions Trading Scheme
Prime Minister John Howard announced during a speech to the Business Council of Australia on 13 November 2006 that the Commonwealth Government will be establishing a joint government-business task group to examine the form that an emissions trading ...
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: Review of the Environmental Performance Bond System in Western Australia: Is there a better way?
In Western Australia, Environmental Performance Bonds (EPBs) are a form of security which provide the State Government with funds in order to facilitate environmental rehabilitation in the event that a mine operator fails to comply with its ...
30 November 2006 - Publication
Energy & Resources Issues: The tax consequences of trading in water rights
This article briefly explores the key income tax, goods and services tax (GST) and stamp duty issues associated with dealings in water rights.
27 November 2006 - Publication
Corrs Corporate Advisory: What could be simpler? The latest proposals paper for simplifying the regulatory system
The Government has again illustrated its commitment to simplifying the regulatory system for Australian business, by releasing a further proposals paper for simplifying corporate and financial services regulation.
24 November 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Notices Issued Under Section 33 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) may issue a written notice on a person to produce books in the person’s possession that relate to matters that include the affairs of a company or a registered scheme.
17 November 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Can someone else make an insolvent company solvent?
In the recent decision of Reynolds v Neumedix Biotechnology Pty Ltd [2006] QSC 302 the Supreme Court of Queensland considered whether the financial support of another company was of itself sufficient to avoid the conclusion of a company’s insolvency.
15 November 2006 - Publication
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006
On 1 November 2006, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 (Bill) and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (Transition Bill) were ...
10 November 2006 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Senate delays consideration of capital gains tax amendments for foreign residents
In a surprise move, amendments to Australia’s capital gains tax (CGT) rules for foreign residents have been put on hold so that the Government can further discuss the Bill with its coalition partner, the National Party. Our Corrs In Brief of 30 June ...
10 November 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006
On 1 November 2006, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 (Bill) was introduced into Parliament by the Attorney General. It will replace the existing Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (FTRA).
06 November 2006 - Publication
PE Australia October 2006
In this issue: Capital gains tax amendments to benefit foreign private equity investors; Consortium deals – plan ahead for a good working relationship; Competition law and the Australian private equity sector – Ever bigger fish in a small pond.
03 November 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Is the severance of a joint tenancy a “transfer of property” under the Bankruptcy Act?
In the administration of a bankrupt’s estate, certain transfers of property by the bankrupt are void if certain conditions are met (section 121(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966).
02 November 2006 - Publication
Corrs Private Equity: Consortium deals – plan ahead for a good working relationship
The proposal by a consortium of private equity funds led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) to bid for Coles Myer has thrown consortium deals into the spotlight.
27 October 2006 - Publication
Thank God It’s Friday: Voluntary liquidation – extending the time for deregistration
In a voluntary winding up, after presenting their final account to a meeting of the company’s shareholders/creditors, the liquidator must lodge a return notifying ASIC of the holding of such a meeting (see s 509(1) and (3) of the Corporations Act).
26 October 2006 - Publication
Corrs In Brief: Media Mergers and Acquisitions in Australia – Will Australian Competition Laws Put Your Merger in the Headlines?
In recent weeks there has been a lot of focus and speculation surrounding the recent amendments to Australia’s media ownership laws, and the outcomes that are likely to take place once those amendments take effect between February 2007 and January ...
24 October 2006 - Publication
Corrs Corporate Advisory News: So, the Trust is empty?
Thanks to amendments to s 197 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and a decision by the Supreme Court of Queensland in RJK Enterprises P/L v Webb & Anor (RJK Enterprises Case), directors of trustee companies will not be liable to satisfy debts ...
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