Examining the Criminal Regime in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001

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Examining the Criminal Regime in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001

Description

 The criminal regime in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) contains 299 separate offences and is extremely complex. This paper undertakes the first detailed examination of the criminal regime in Chapter 7 in anticipation of an increase in criminal prosecutions of financial services misconduct following the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Superannuation, Banking and Financial Services Industry. The review uncovers a number of drafting anomalies and inconsistencies in the criminal regime. In light of these issues, the paper advocates simplification of the criminal regime and puts forward reform proposals aimed at fostering compliance and observance of the law.

Creator

Speirs, Stephen

Source

The University of Queensland Law Journal; Vol. 40 No. 2 (2021): The University of Queensland Law Journal; 258-299
1839-289X
0083-4041

Publisher

The University of Queensland School of Law

Date

2021-06-29

Rights

Copyright (c) 2021 The University of Queensland Law Journal

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application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

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Citation

Stephen Speirs, Examining the Criminal Regime in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001, The University of Queensland School of Law, 2021, accessed November 22, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/2643

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