The Trusts Bill 2024 (Qld) (Trusts Bill) was tabled in the Queensland Parliament on 21 May 2024. The objective of the Trusts Bill is to replace the Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) (the Act) with modernised and simplified trusts legislation and is aimed at enhancing and streamlining the law of trusts in Queensland
Government response to the Financial System Inquiry
Government releases its Response to FSI Final Report.
The Australian Government has released its Response to last December’s Final Report of the Financial System Inquiry or ‘Murray Inquiry’.
The Government appears to have accepted almost all of the Inquiry’s recommendations and has also proposed additional measures that are consistent with the Murray Inquiry’s underlying philosophy.
The Murray Inquiry – Primary themes
The Murray Inquiry asserts that Australia’s financial system has performed well since the Wallis Inquiry and has many strong characteristics. But it also has a number of weaknesses: taxation and regulatory settings distort the flow of funding to the real economy; it remains susceptible to financial shocks; superannuation is not delivering retirement incomes efficiently; unfair
The Final Report of the Murray Inquiry
On Sunday 7 December 2014 the Federal Treasurer, Mr Joe Hockey, released the Final Report of the Financial System Inquiry (or ‘Murray Inquiry’ after its Chair, David Murray) having received it at the end of November in accordance with the Terms of Reference. The Inquiry was established by the Treasurer in December 2013 to review
Australia – Interim Report of the Financial Systems Inquiry
On 15 July 2014, the Interim Report of the Financial Systems Inquiry (or ‘Murray Inquiry’) was issued. Overall, the Murray Inquiry’s initial assessment is that, to date, the Australian financial system has performed reasonably well in meeting the financial needs of Australians and facilitating productivity and economic growth. Many areas of the financial system are operating effectively and do not require substantial change.