Corporate misconduct and white collar crime in Australia : regulation, investigation and enforcement / Michael Legg, Olivia Dixon, Stephen Speirs.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2022.

1st edition

199970

Corporation law -- Australia.

White collar crimes -- Australia.

1. Introduction - history, definitions and theories

PART I: Investigation --2. Investigation and preservation powers --3. Limits on coercive investigatory powers - privileges --4. Whistleblowers and self-reporting requirements --PART II: Individual or corporate liability --5. Corporate and individual liability --6. Directors and officers (D&O) insurance --PART III: Administrative enforcement --7. Enforceable undertakings --8. Infringement notices --9. Banning orders, disqualification of directors and licence suspension --PART IV: Civil enforcement --10. Overview of civil penalties --11. Civil penalty procedure --PART V: Criminal enforcement --12. Overview of federal criminal law --13. Federal criminal law: jurisdiction, courts and procedure --14. The Criminal Code: general principles of criminal responsibility --15. Crimes Act 1914 - matters of general application

16. Stages in a white-collar prosecution.

Corporate Misconduct and White Collar Crime in Australia has been developed as the authors saw a need for a text that focuses on regulatory enforcement, including white collar crime, across areas of regulation. The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has placed a renewed focus on the choice of tools utilised by regulators and has resulted in a greater focus on litigation-based enforcement (criminal and civil penalty). As a result the Australian legal market will see major growth in the area of regulatory enforcement and white collar crime. The increase in regulatory enforcement, especially through criminal prosecutions, by a number of regulators including ASIC, AUSTRAC and the ACCC has created a need for a text around the relevant investigatory powers and litigation procedures. Effective regulation, including in areas such as competition law, securities, financial services, bribery and anti-money laundering, requires the availability and use of various enforcement tools and techniques. - Publisher's website.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Corporate misconduct & white collar crime in Australia / regulation, investigation & enforcement / Michael Legg, Olivia Dixon, Stephen Speirs

9780455245195

lxiv, 770 pages ; 25 cm