Gilbert + tobin - Gilbert and Tobin
Gilbert + tobin - Gilbert and Tobin
Gilbert + tobin - Gilbert and Tobin
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Contents<br />
About <strong>Gilbert</strong> + <strong>Tobin</strong> 1<br />
About this guide 2<br />
1 Overview of Australia’s governments,<br />
legal system <strong>and</strong> regulatory bodies 3<br />
1.1 Australia’s governments <strong>and</strong> legal system 3<br />
1.2 Important regulatory bodies 4<br />
2 Foreign investment review 5<br />
2.1 Investment proposals that require approval 5<br />
2.2 National interest test 6<br />
2.3 Timing 6<br />
3 Establishing a business presence in Australia 7<br />
3.1 Branch offices versus subsidiaries 7<br />
3.2 Branch offices 8<br />
3.3 Establishing a subsidiary 8<br />
4 Acquisitions 9<br />
4.1 Permitted means of acquiring more than 20% 10<br />
5 ASIC <strong>and</strong> the laws <strong>and</strong> regulations<br />
governing corporations 12<br />
5.1 Director duties 12<br />
5.2 Protection of minority shareholders 13<br />
5.3 Financial reporting <strong>and</strong> access to information 13<br />
5.4 Dividends <strong>and</strong> capital management 13<br />
5.5 Market offences 14<br />
5.6 ASIC exemptions 14<br />
6 Raising capital 15<br />
7 Financial services 16<br />
7.1 Licensing requirement 16<br />
7.2 Financial services <strong>and</strong> financial products 16<br />
7.3 Disclosure 16<br />
7.4 Foreign financial services providers 16<br />
8 Banking 18<br />
8.1 Australia’s banking system 18<br />
8.2 Direct lending in Australia 18<br />
9 Taxation 20<br />
9.1 Income tax 20<br />
9.2 Indirect taxes 21<br />
9.3 Other taxes/charges 21<br />
10 Competition law 23<br />
10.1 Part IV – key competition law provisions 23<br />
10.2 The role of the ACCC under the CCA 26<br />
11 Fair dealing <strong>and</strong> consumer protection 27<br />
11.1 Misleading or deceptive conduct <strong>and</strong><br />
unconscionable conduct 27<br />
11.2 Unfair practices 27<br />
11.3 Unfair contract terms 27<br />
11.4 Consumer guarantees 28<br />
11.5 Warranties against defects 29<br />
11.6 Unsolicited consumer agreements 29<br />
11.7 Enforcement powers 30<br />
11.8 Remedies 30<br />
11.9 Penalties 30<br />
12 Employment law 31<br />
12.1 Fair Work Commission (FWC) 31<br />
12.2 Modern awards 31<br />
12.3 Collective bargaining <strong>and</strong> enterprise 31<br />
12.4 National Employment St<strong>and</strong>ards (NES) 31<br />
12.5 General protections 31<br />
12.6 Termination of employment 31<br />
12.7 Contractual terms 32<br />
12.8 Superannuation 32<br />
12.9 Work health <strong>and</strong> safety 32<br />
13 Intellectual property 33<br />
13.1 Copyright 33<br />
13.2 Trade marks 33<br />
13.3 Patents 33<br />
13.4 Registered designs 33<br />
13.5 Confidential information 34<br />
13.6 Domain names 34<br />
13.7 Competition <strong>and</strong> Consumer Act 2010<br />
(Cth) (CCA) 34<br />
14 Environmental law 35<br />
15 Property 36<br />
15.1 Sale of l<strong>and</strong> 36<br />
15.2 Leasing 36<br />
15.3 Foreign investment approval 36<br />
16 Native title <strong>and</strong> Indigenous heritage 37<br />
17 Know Your Customer <strong>and</strong> corrupt<br />
practices legislation 38<br />
18 Privacy, spam <strong>and</strong> the Do Not Call Register 39<br />
18.1 National Privacy Principles (NPPs) in the<br />
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) 39<br />
18.2 Spam 40<br />
18.3 The Do Not Call legislative framework 40<br />
19 Dispute resolution 42<br />
19.1 Sources of law 42<br />
19.2 Court system in Australia 42<br />
19.3 Split legal profession 43<br />
19.4 Commencement of proceedings 43<br />
19.5 Court procedure 43<br />
19.6 Costs 43<br />
19.7 Production of documents 43<br />
19.8 Privilege 44<br />
19.9 Alternative dispute resolution 44<br />
19.10 Foreign judgments 44<br />
Glossary 45