The Offence of Bribing a Foreign Public Official
The Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)(‘the Act’) is a piece of legislation that applies across Australia and contains offences relating to a wide range of criminal conduct. Many of those offences relate to offences committed overseas, as well as cross-national...
The Laws, Defences and Penalties for Failing to Lodge a Tax Return in Australia
A Queensland lawyer who charged with five tax offences involving 105 breaches of taxation legislation has been suspended from practising law until 27 February 2026. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal published a judgment on 18 September 2024 which found...
White-Collar and Corporate Crime Run Rife in Australia, as ASIC Stands By and Watches
No one would accuse federal, territory and state police agencies of neglecting their mandated pursuit of enforcing the criminal law. But the criticism could be made about most Australian policing agencies having public image issues, as they do little by...
New Anti-Money Laundering Laws Could Mean Prison for Professionals
New laws are being enacted by the federal parliament that will extend the obligation to report transactions suggestive of money laundering beyond financial institutions to a range of professionals including lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, meaning professionals could face...
Government’s Digital ID Scheme: Greater State Control and a Haven for Hackers
Digital identifications are likely to become a reality in Australia, with the Federal Senate passing the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 last week. The next step is for the Bill to pass the lower house, before it...
Autonomous Sanctions Act: Punishing Foreigners for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses and Cyber-Crime
Australia has imposed sanctions against a Russian citizen over the Medibank cyber-attack in 2022, which saw the personal information of millions of Australians accessed, extortion threats made and many of the details published on the dark web after those threats...
The ATO’s New Game is to Name and Shame, But Perhaps It Should Look at Itself First
It’s no secret that during Scott Morrison’s time in the nation’s top job, the Federal Government invested a lot of money into the Australian Tax Office, ostensibly to crack down on those who engage in tax fraud and tax evasion...
What is the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission?
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) was created on 1 July 2016 under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth)(‘the ACC Act’). It consolidated three former federal intelligence agencies: the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)...
Is There a Difference Between White Collar Crime and Corporate Crime?
The terms white collar crime and corporate crime are often used interchangeably and there are situations where a single act can fall into both categories, as well as offences that can be classed as both white collar and corporate crimes....
White-Collar Crime: Definition, Categories, Evolution and Notable Cases
This article will endeavour to define what is regarded as white collar crime and explore a portion of the multitude of white-collar crimes through the ages, from the litany of the broad variety of crimes which form this type offending....
