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Media releases
2015
Extra details on crowd-sourced funding for small business
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP, today released draft regulations that provide additional detail to Australia's new crowd‑sourced equity funding (C
Consultations on resilience and collateral protection and client money
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today released draft legislation and regulations for public consultation on resilience and collateral protection,
Streamlining business reporting with a single touch payroll
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today announced business reporting of tax and superannuation will be simplified with the implementation of Single
ASIC and Takeovers Panel reappointments
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today announced the reappointment of Mr Greg Tanzer as a full-time member of the Australian Securities and Investm
Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board appointments
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today announced the new appointments and reappointments to the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Boa
Implementation study on single business identifier
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, announced an implementation study will be undertaken on the ‘single business identifier’.
ARPC chair reappointed
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today announced the reappointment of Ms Joan Fitzpatrick as the part-time Chair of the Australian Reinsurance Pool
Tax Practitioners Board Appointments
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today announced the appointment of five new members and the reappointment of the Chair and members to the Tax Prac
Common sense changes to superannuation to benefit Australians
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP today released draft legislation to
Creating a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation
The Turnbull Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) contains a number of significant reforms which will assist businesses by encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, Ministe
More motorcycle helmets cleared to be sold in Australia
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP has removed an outdated mandatory standard that limited the range of motorcycle helmets available for sale by Austr
Raising professional standards of financial advisers
The Turnbull Government has today released exposure draft legislation to give effect to reforms to raise education, training and ethical standards for financial advisers, Minister for Small Busines
Improvements to the Life Insurance Industry
Exposure draft legislation has been released publicly today to give effect to an industry reform package which will improve the remuneration arrangements in the life insurance advice sector, Minist
Legislation to strengthen liquidator regulation
The Turnbull Government has today introduced the Insolvency Law Reform Bill into the Parliament to strengthen and streamline Australia's personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency regimes, Minist
Enabling crowd-sourced funding for small business
Legislation has been introduced into Parliament today to provide a framework for crowd-sourced equity funding (CSEF), encouraging Australians to innovate and invest, Minister for Small Business and
Parliament passes key tax improvements
The Turnbull Government has continued its commitment to fairness and sustainability in Australia’s tax system with the passage of the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.
Minister for Small Business welcomes Government’s response to the Harper Review
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP, today welcomed the Government's response to the Competition Policy
FOFA Bill passes the Senate
The Senate has passed the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Bill with bipartisan support, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP said.
Financial Market Infrastructure resolution and the licensing of overseas Financial Market Infrastructure reports welcomed
The Turnbull Government welcomes the release of the Council of Financial Regulators' (CFR) reports on Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) resolution and the licensing of overseas FMI, Minister fo
New opportunities on the horizon for SMEs
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will soon find it easier to enter new markets and build business and trade links following an APEC workshop in Sydney.