Australian Regulatory Updates

A formal disqualification notice has been issued against Kevin McFarlane under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, dated 29 June 2026.

A new ATO legislative instrument registered 12 August 2026 changes the reporting period for third party reports on real property transfers, repealing the 2016 d

JS Armstrong Water Tanks fined $50,000 in Dandenong Magistrates' Court after a worker fell three metres into an unguarded excavation at a Keysborough site.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/49 covers WAM Capital's Dividend Substitution Share Plan. Learn how bonus shares are taxed and what the cost base rules require.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/50 covers the income tax and CGT treatment of bonus shares issued under Future Generation Australia's Dividend Substitution Share Plan.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/52 confirms the income tax treatment of bonus shares received under WAM Research Limited's Dividend Substitution Share Plan from 1 July

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/53 covers the tax treatment of bonus shares issued under WAM Active Limited's Dividend Substitution Share Plan, effective 1 July 2026 t

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/55 covers Future Generation Global Limited's DSSP. Bonus shares are not taxed as dividends for eligible Australian resident shareholder

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/56 covers WAM Leaders Limited shareholders receiving bonus shares under the Dividend Substitution Share Plan from 1 July 2026 to 30 Jun

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/57 covers WAM Alternative Assets Limited's Dividend Substitution Share Plan, confirming bonus shares are not assessable income.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/59 confirms the tax treatment of bonus shares issued to WAM Microcap Limited shareholders under the Dividend Substitution Share Plan.

ASIC INFO 235 explains reporting rules for Indigenous not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee registered with ASIC, ACNC, or ORIC.

ASIC INFO 236 explains member rights and dispute resolution steps for Indigenous not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001.

The Federal Court ordered Bit Trade Pty Ltd, operator of Kraken in Australia, to pay $8 million for offering a margin product without a target market determinat

ASIC has outlined key scrutiny areas for December 2024 financial reports, including asset values, provisions, and new lodgement requirements for large proprieta

A Melbourne jury acquitted former Vocus Group chair Vaughan Bowen on two counts of insider trading following a nearly five-week trial in December 2024.

The Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board has suspended Greensill Group lead auditor Joseph Santangelo from practising until 1 June 2026.

ASIC cancelled the AFS licence of Macgill Financial Services Pty Ltd (licence 416722) on 29 November 2024 after the company ceased its financial services busine

Former liquidator Peter Amos was sentenced to four years in prison on 13 December 2024 for stealing nearly $3 million from five companies he administered.

Benjamin Thomas Molloy was convicted in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 13 December 2024 for making false statements to ASIC under the Corporations Act 2001.