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The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today approved funding for the Securities Institute of Australia to implement technology based projects that aim to raise e

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today said passage of a law affecting interest withholding tax exemptions, offshore banking units, foreign investment fund

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced that all States and Territories have passed complementary legislation to effect the regulatory transfer of bui

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today welcomed the National Competition Council's final review of certain exemptions from the competition rules in the Trade

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today unveiled a four-month study into share ownership in Australia, which aims to give investors better service.

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced levies for 1999-00 that cover the supervisory costs of Australia's prudentially regulated financial institu

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today ordered the urgent compulsory product safety recall of up to 4500 fire doors made using a pyrokor core and supplied b

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today said the Opposition was solely responsible for the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program bill not commencing on 1 Jul

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today applauded the decision of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association to set up a regional financial operation in Sy

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today said the parliamentary report into the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Bill 1998 would help achieve the Gov

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today said the new commercial arrangements negotiated between Australia's newsagents and publishers met the Government's el

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today moved to ease the regulatory burden on business while preserving consumer sovereignty with the release of the Gov

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey today unveiled a policy framework for online consumer protection that will empower Australians to be at the forefront of

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, today unveiled the next plank in the Government’s aim to empower Australian consumers with the formation of the Commonwealth

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, yesterday received the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s report on the recent consultations between industry p

The Federal Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, today unveiled a key part of the Government’s Corporate Law Economic Reform Program with the announcement of the new

The Federal Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, has reassured consumers that the electricity market will face the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s us

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, today requested an urgent investigation into certain type of fire doors in response to concerns about the safety of consumers

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, today introduced ground-breaking legislation which will further empower Australian consumers of financial services through the transf

The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Joe Hockey, today unveiled proposed reforms, which further empower Australia’s consumers of financial services.