Artificial restrictions on output are now criminal

Gary Hughes Last week, on 8 April 2021, the cartel criminalisation changes took effect. From that date, competitors who enter into an arrangement with a cartel provision in it face potential criminal consequences. Even continuing to ‘give effect to’ a pre-existing...

Key definitions missing in housing package

Diana Clement Property and tax lawyers’ telephones rang hot on the day after the government announced its controversial housing policy package late last month. The removal of mortgage interest tax deductibility on investment properties has shocked investors and...
Costs balloon for offenders’ cultural reports

Costs balloon for offenders’ cultural reports

Rod Vaughan A $3 million blowout in the cost of ‘cultural reports’ that judges consult before sentencing criminal offenders has reignited the debate about the value of these reports and whether they are being used simply to obtain sentencing discounts. Between 2019...
Costs balloon for offenders’ cultural reports

Costs balloon for offenders’ cultural reports

By Rod Vaughan A $3 million blowout in the cost of ‘cultural reports’ that judges consult before sentencing criminal offenders has reignited the debate about the value of these reports and whether they are being used simply to obtain sentencing discounts. Between 2019...