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The applicable legislation establishing a national screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) and implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 in Greece is Law 5202/2025, which was adopted on 22 May 2025 (Greek FDI Law).
Australia | Publication | June 2021
On Wednesday 23 June 2021, the Australian Senate passed a Motion brought by Senator Deborah O’Neil to refer to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for inquiry and report by 2 December 2021 matters relating to the adequacy and efficacy of Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) regime (Inquiry).
The Motion has been published on the parliamentary website, and includes:
To all keen observers, it should not come as a surprise that Australia’s AML/CTF framework continues to be in the spotlight. The number and magnitude of penalties levied by AUSTRAC, increasing enforcement actions initiated by AUSTRAC, the surge of financial criminal activity during the COVID-19 pandemic and record-setting property prices (which some suggest is being driven by the absence of Tranche 2 legislation) are just some of the reasons why this Inquiry was perhaps inevitable.
As noted in the Motion, this it is not the first time Australia’s AML/CTF regime has been under the microscope.
In 2015, the FATF Mutual Evaluation report provided a summary of the AML/CTF measures in place in Australia. The report analysed the level of compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the level of effectiveness of Australia’s AML/ CTF system, and provided recommendations on how the system could be strengthened.
In 2016, the Report on the Statutory Review of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and Associated Rules and Regulations made 84 recommendations to strengthen Australia’s AML/CTF regime and implement a more efficient and effective regulatory framework. The recommendations arising from the review were a response to the 2015 Mutual Evaluation report by the FATF and were designed to bolster measures to protect the Australian community and financial system, while not imposing unnecessary costs on regulated businesses.
The announcement of the Inquiry may provide a unique opportunity for organisations to shape the future of Australia’s evolving financial crime regime. Norton Rose Fulbright has a leading financial crime practice in Australia and across the Globe. The firm intends to engage with this Inquiry and to assist clients who wish (or are called upon) to do the same.
We will be tracking this Inquiry closely and look forward to engaging with the industry as it evolves.
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The applicable legislation establishing a national screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) and implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 in Greece is Law 5202/2025, which was adopted on 22 May 2025 (Greek FDI Law).
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The UK Government’s Department for Transport (the DfT) has published its Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, setting out its plan for decarbonising maritime and new decarbonisation goals for the UK domestic maritime sector.
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On 29 May 2025, in Finlayson v Caterpillar Financial Services Corp [2025] UKPC 24 (The Bahamas), the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (the Privy Council) heard the appeal of Mr Garet O Finlayson and Mr Mark Finlayson (the Appellants) following the Supreme Court of the Bahamas and the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas finding in favour of the respondent, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (the Respondent).
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