#Taskforce
Mark Bouris heading up Federal Government taskforce to help small businesses digitise
High-profile entrepreneur Mark Bouris will head up a taskforce established by the Federal Government to encourage small businesses to adopt digital technologies that will streamline their operations. Bouris will be joined on the Small Business Digital Taskforce by Spiro Pappas (Executive General Manager of Global Institutional Banking at NAB), Pip Marlow (former MD, Microsoft Australia), […]
ASIC taskforce recommends tripling penalties for corporate & financial sector misconduct
The taskforce charged with reviewing ASIC’s enforcement powers, including penalties regime, has recommended nearly tripling penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct. In a position paper, published this week, The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce expressed concern that penalties available to address corporate and financial sector misconduct are inadequate, inconsistent or too low to act as a […]
Australian Government adopts Gov 2.0 recommendations
The Federal Government will embrace open and accessible standards across all areas, accepting 12 of the 13 recommendations of the Government 2.0 Taskforce.