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ASIC And APRA Corporate Plans 2026–27: What Regulated Entities Should Expect
APRA and ASIC have released their 2026–27 Corporate Plans, signalling more intensive supervision and enforcement, alongside targeted measures intended to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. Their priorities span operational resilience, cyber security, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, insurance, superannuation, market integrity and digital assets. For regulated entities, the plans provide a practical roadmap of the areas most likely to attract supervisory attention, information requests and, where deficiencies are identified, enforcement action.
Australia Commercial
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Gilchrist Connell
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Non-Agency Child Support In Australia: What Counts And How To Claim It
When separated parents make child support payments outside the official system—like paying school fees directly or covering car repayments—do those payments actually count toward their legal obligation? Understanding the difference between non-agency payments and prescribed payments, and proving the intention behind them, can determine whether your contributions are officially recognised or disputed later.
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Coleman Greig Lawyers
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Construction Now Leads The Visa Queue. Here Is How To Use It.
Australia's new Ministerial Directions 121 and 122 have fundamentally altered skilled visa processing priorities, placing construction sector nominations in the top tier regardless of whether candidates are onshore or offshore. This strategic shift eliminates the location-based disadvantage that previously delayed offshore construction workers, creating new opportunities for employers who understand how to leverage sector-first processing.
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Roam Migration Law
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Corporate Governance

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ASIC And APRA Corporate Plans 2026–27: What Regulated Entities Should Expect
APRA and ASIC have released their 2026–27 Corporate Plans, signalling more intensive supervision and enforcement, alongside targeted measures intended to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. Their priorities span operational resilience, cyber security, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, insurance, superannuation, market integrity and digital assets. For regulated entities, the plans provide a practical roadmap of the areas most likely to attract supervisory attention, information requests and, where deficiencies are identified, enforcement action.
Australia Commercial
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Gilchrist Connell
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Securities

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Australia's Enhanced Substantial Holding Disclosure And Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Regime Comes Into Effect From 4 December
Australian financial markets face a fundamental shift in disclosure requirements from December 2026, as new rules expand substantial holding obligations beyond traditional voting interests to capture derivative positions and economic exposure. Market participants must now navigate complex calculations involving physically settleable derivatives, cash-settled instruments, and offsetting short positions—with no grandfathering for existing holdings.
Australia Finance
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K&L Gates LLP
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Proposed Changes To The Pre-Lodgement Advertising And Publicity Regime: What Does It Mean?
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proposed significant reforms to pre-lodgement advertising rules that would allow companies to communicate more freely with markets before filing disclosure documents. While offering greater flexibility for IPO offerors to gauge interest and address market commentary, the changes raise important questions about investor protection and the potential for premature investment decisions based on incomplete information.
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K&L Gates LLP
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Contracts and Commercial Law

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Restraining Restraints: Australia’s Post-Employment Shake-Up
The Australian Labor Government has released draft legislation that would fundamentally reshape how employers can use non-compete clauses in employment contracts. This proposed reform would prohibit non-compete restrictions for employees earning below $190,100 and impose new limitations on all post-employment restraints, potentially marking the most significant recalibration of Australian restraint of trade law in decades.
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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