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    Governance News 15 November 2023

    45 minute read (PDF download)  15.11.2023 Mark Standen, Siobhan Doherty, Kate Hilder

    This week the government opened consultation on a draft Bill proposing to implement its response to several recommendations of the Quality of Advice Review.  Separately ASIC released the results of its recent cyber pulse survey (REP 776).  On the ESG front, we cover Australia's pledge to provide climate adaption and mitigation support to Tuvalu, the release of the Carbon Leakage Review's consultation paper and more…

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