ASIC's calls to action. REP 833 includes a list of calls to action across key focus areas for all trustees to consider. The report identifies examples of better practice and princ ...

Regarded by some as a "steady as she goes" budget, the 2026–27 Queensland Budget signals that the energy and resources sector (oil and gas and critical minerals in particular) is central to the ...

The NEPA will be established on 1 July 2026 under the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025 (Cth) ( NEPA Act ). The NEPA's function is to assist the Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) in the ...

The ACCC’s product safety priorities, alongside its broader enforcement agenda, provide a roadmap for businesses. Last week, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb unveiled the ACCC's latest product safety ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is your quick update on key ESD developments across Australia. This edition covers new Commonwealth exposure draft National Environmental ...

ASIC’s approach to private credit has been sequential, deliberate, and, as of June 2026, unmistakably operational. The regulator’s eight-week snap review of 52 private credit funds overseeing $76 ...

Clayton Utz is pleased to have advised Toyota Tsusho Corporation, through its local subsidiary Toyota Tsusho (Australasia) Pty Ltd, on its 100% acquisition of MCT Automotive Group Pty Ltd. MCT ...

As the first enforcement of the current whistleblower protections in the Corporations Act, the TerraCom decision reinforces the critical role of whistleblower protections in promoting transparency and ...

The Federal Court has allowed the COO of Captain Cook College to claim his $400,000 civil penalties on his Directors & Officers insurance. The COO's unawareness of his conduct as "unconscionable ...

The recent Federal Court decision in ASIC v Bekier provides critical lessons for both directors and officers about their duties under the Corporations Act. The case highlights the importance of ...