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New ASIC chair and deputy chair appointed By Reporter 29 April 2021
A veteran financial services lawyer and former regulator has been appointed to head up the financial services regulator, alongside a new deputy chair.
Joe Longo, senior adviser at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, has been confirmed as the new chair of ASIC.
Mr Longo worked as general counsel for Deutsche Bank in both London and Hong Kong for 17 years, prior to which he was ASIC’s national director for enforcement.
He replaces James Shipton, who decided to resign his position in the wake of an expenses scandal (despite the findings of the independent review of the remuneration issues making no adverse findings regarding ASIC chair James Shipton and deputy chair Daniel Crennan QC).
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has challenged other states to take more international arrivals as new figures show Victoria is lagging far behind the others in bringing Australians home from overseas.
But acting Victorian Premier James Merlino and WA Premier Mark McGowan say they want more control over who is allowed to leave Australia and return to hotel quarantine in their jurisdictions.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says states should take international arrivals in proportion to their population.
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Mr McGowan is seeking support from other state leaders to limit the reasons Australians are allowed to leave the country following a three-day lockdown in Perth and the neighbouring Peel region to prevent new cases after a traveller returned from his wedding in India with the virus.
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By Justin Hendry on Apr 16, 2021 7:00AM
Front of mind for ANAO.
Australia’s national auditor is considering an audit into the development of the federal government’s GovPass digital identity system as the now $450 million-plus project enters its sixth year.
The Australian National Audit Office has also singled out the government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app for review, including whether its design and use is both economical and effective.
In its draft annual work program for 2021-22, released on Thursday, the auditor proposed 16 reviews aimed at government IT, cyber security, privacy and data over the next 12 months.
One of the potential areas for review is the GovPass digital identify system, which the ANAO has hand-picked following the government’s $256.6 million investment in last year’s budget.