CORPORATE CRIME - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY - UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, MAY 9, 1974

• NCJ Number: 19796
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 158 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Sydney
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

FOUR PAPERS WERE PRESENTED ON WHITE COLLAR CRIME, FOLLOWED BY CRITICAL COMMENTARIES AND A PANEL DISCUSSION.

Abstract

BASED ON THE APPLICATIONS OF AUSTRALIAN LAW TO CORPORATE CRIME, THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE PRESENTED: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CORPORATE OFFICERS UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, THE CRIMES ACT AND THE SECURITIES INDUSTRIES ACT; FUNCTIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION DIVISION OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, THE CRIMES ACT AND THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ACT; TREATMENT OF PERSONS OFFENDING AGAINST THE PROVISIONS OF THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION; AND IS THE LAW ADEQUATE? ARE PENAL SANCTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR FOR CORPORATE CRIME? (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)