changes that has come in is that it is now going to be much, much harder to dispute a divorce than previously. so under the previous law, if let us say the person seeking divorce alleged adultery, it would be possible for the other person to dispute that, to defend the divorce and one could have months and months of proceedings with court hearing a full trial, where a judge would have to decide whether adultery had taken place or not. and certainly the perpetrators of abuse, the prospect of defending a divorce could be used as a further way to exert pressure by saying if you trying to divorce me i m going to fight it. you are going to be on the court for months, perhaps even longer. you are going to have to potentially spend a huge amount on legal fees and it is something that could be used fifth an area of further pressure. under the new system, now that the fault element has been removed, there are only very limited basis on which a person
Introduction
Corporation (Coronavirus Economic
Response) Determination (No.2)
2020
(
Corporations Act
Corporations Act) that apply to companies and
their officers.
Specifically, the amendments provided that a breach of the civil
penalty provisions under sections 674 and 675 of the Corporations
Act only occurs where information is withheld from disclosure with
knowledge that it would, or recklessness or negligence as to
whether it would, have a material effect on the price or value of a
company s securities.
The temporary amendments were supposed to last for six months
but were extended and due to expire in March 2021.
However, on 17 February 2021, the Australian Government
introduced the
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1)