Gilbert + tobin

ContentsAbout Gilbert + Tobin 1About this guide 21 Overview of Australia’s governments,legal system and regulatory bodies 31.1 Australia’s governments and legal system 31.2 Important regulatory bodies 42 Foreign investment review 52.1 Investment proposals that require approval 52.2 National interest test 62.3 Timing 63 Establishing a business presence in Australia 73.1 Branch offices versus subsidiaries 73.2 Branch offices 83.3 Establishing a subsidiary 84 Acquisitions 94.1 Permitted means of acquiring more than 20% 105 ASIC and the laws and regulationsgoverning corporations 125.1 Director duties 125.2 Protection of minority shareholders 135.3 Financial reporting and access to information 135.4 Dividends and capital management 135.5 Market offences 145.6 ASIC exemptions 146 Raising capital 157 Financial services 167.1 Licensing requirement 167.2 Financial services and financial products 167.3 Disclosure 167.4 Foreign financial services providers 168 Banking 188.1 Australia’s banking system 188.2 Direct lending in Australia 189 Taxation 209.1 Income tax 209.2 Indirect taxes 219.3 Other taxes/charges 2110 Competition law 2310.1 Part IV – key competition law provisions 2310.2 The role of the ACCC under the CCA 2611 Fair dealing and consumer protection 2711.1 Misleading or deceptive conduct andunconscionable conduct 2711.2 Unfair practices 2711.3 Unfair contract terms 2711.4 Consumer guarantees 2811.5 Warranties against defects 2911.6 Unsolicited consumer agreements 2911.7 Enforcement powers 3011.8 Remedies 3011.9 Penalties 3012 Employment law 3112.1 Fair Work Commission (FWC) 3112.2 Modern awards 3112.3 Collective bargaining and enterprise 3112.4 National Employment Standards (NES) 3112.5 General protections 3112.6 Termination of employment 3112.7 Contractual terms 3212.8 Superannuation 3212.9 Work health and safety 3213 Intellectual property 3313.1 Copyright 3313.2 Trade marks 3313.3 Patents 3313.4 Registered designs 3313.5 Confidential information 3413.6 Domain names 3413.7 Competition and Consumer Act 2010(Cth) (CCA) 3414 Environmental law 3515 Property 3615.1 Sale of land 3615.2 Leasing 3615.3 Foreign investment approval 3616 Native title and Indigenous heritage 3717 Know Your Customer and corruptpractices legislation 3818 Privacy, spam and the Do Not Call Register 3918.1 National Privacy Principles (NPPs) in thePrivacy Act 1988 (Cth) 3918.2 Spam 4018.3 The Do Not Call legislative framework 4019 Dispute resolution 4219.1 Sources of law 4219.2 Court system in Australia 4219.3 Split legal profession 4319.4 Commencement of proceedings 4319.5 Court procedure 4319.6 Costs 4319.7 Production of documents 4319.8 Privilege 4419.9 Alternative dispute resolution 4419.10 Foreign judgments 44Glossary 45