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Australia: New ASIC immunity regime for whistleblowers widens protections – 24 February 2021
ASIC has released a new immunity policy setting out the process and conditions for whistleblowers to obtain immunity from certain civil penalty or criminal proceedings (Immunity Policy).
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5402e6ac-9163-44cf-b940-6467cb47bafd
Melbourne man Raed Saleh the first Australian convicted for rorting JobKeeper – 24 February 2021
Raed Saleh has been fined after becoming the first Australian convicted for rorting the federal government’s JobKeeper scheme. He reaped $3000 from the wage subsidy program last May by claiming he was a sole trader whose business was hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Online ticketing scams return to impact tourist attractions – 24 February 2021
An online scam which has defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars from visitor attractions, has been reported as having re-emerged in Australia. The scam, which largely targets the Chinese community includes fraudulent offers of discounts to popular attractions such as Adventure Park Geelong, Sea world and even Dan Murphy.
https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/online-ticketing-scam-returns-to-impact-tourist-attractions/
Top US Austal executive jumps ship after audit flags governance issues – 23 February 2021
The most senior US executive at Australian shipbuilder Austal has resigned after an external investigation found the company had built Navy vessels with parts that did not meet military specifications, underestimated costs and mis-allocated labour hours.
