Posts tagged "company directors"

A legal opinion published on Thursday follows one seven years ago that sparked a seismic shift in corporate Australia's response to climate change risks.

The Director ID is a 15-digit director identification number that is unique to each individual director who has verified their identity with the Australian Business Registry Services.

Director identification numbers (Director IDs) will be a mandatory requirement from April 5, 2022. Here's why business owners need to act now, and how to apply.

Pleading ignorance and blaming management — as Crown and other directors have tried — is no longer good enough.

The director ID system is part of the federal government’s efforts to stamp out illegal phoenix activity. 

Corporate Australia has long been regarded as an exclusive club. Now we know just how exclusive.

The government's latest company director crackdown will see new laws tackle dodgy resignations and cheap asset sales that rip off creditors.

New director IDs which will tag business owners with permanent unique numbers are being considered by parliament this week.

A Sunshine Coast man will spend 30 months in jail after being found guilty of tax fraud involving over $100,000 in false GST claims.

A man convicted of tax fraud related to illegal phoenixing activity will spend six years in jail and pay $1.8 million in reparations.

Businesses are being warned about the dangers of adverse action after a director was fined for sacking a worker that approached fair work with a complaint.

A business owner convicted of illegal phoenix activity will spend five years in prison, amid a broader crackdown on the black economy.