Now in its fourth edition, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance offers
comprehensive coverage of the key topics and emerging themes in private sector corporate …

Traditionally corporate law has been viewed as having characteristics that are commonly
associated with private law. Largely this view developed as a result of the “law and …

[In theory it is possible to map the civil penalty provisions contained in Corporations Act
2001 (Cth) part 9.4 B on to an enforcement pyramid in a manner envisaged by responsive …

An important test of the value of a theory is the extent of its application. This paper argues
that responsive regulation has been particularly successful in regulatory contexts where …

The enactment of the civil penalty regime in 1993 introduced a new approach to the
enforcement of directors' duties by statutory agencies in Australia. The policy considerations …

This book undertakes unique case studies, including interviews with participants, as well as
empirical analysis, of public and private enforcement of Australian securities laws …

In May 2012, the civil penalty proceedings that Australia's' company law watchdog'-the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ('ASIC')-had brought in the James Hardie …

This paper reports the findings of the first detailed empirical survey of court-based
enforcement activities by the regulator of Australian corporate and financial services law, the …

Following the Australian National Audit Office's report on the Administration of Enforceable
Undertakings, 1 the research team was engaged by the Australian Securities and …

Abstract The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has several
enforcement options available to it where a company breaches its continuous disclosure …