Corporations Act Risks and Sexual Misconduct Reporting
Overview
Multi-million dollar whistleblower protections – do you know your risks and how to handle them?
Federal reforms to corporations and tax laws gave Australia one of the toughest whistleblowing regimes in the world.
With fines up to 10% of turnover and potential prison sentences, all auditors, accountants, tax advisors, senior managers and directors have personal liability, and need to understand:
- when someone is blowing the whistle
- what needs to be done
- what to avoid
Samantha Mangwana of Shine Lawyers will provide a high level overview of the implications, now sexual misconduct reporting is on the rise.
Webinar Learning Outcomes:
- How these laws affect attendees in practice
- What is a whistleblowing disclosure and who may make one
- What is meant by protecting anonymity and prohibiting victimisation
Suited to:
- All private sector corporations and their business support advisors
- Auditors, accountants, tax professionals and legal advisers
- Introductory – no prior knowledge required
You will also be provided with:
- The PowerPoint Presentation Slide Deck
- A Searchable Transcript
- Any Supporting Documentation
- Webinar Recording to view multiple times for up to 6 months
- Q&A Session & follow up contact details
Course syllabus
3 lessons
- Video – Corporations Act Risks and Sexual Misconduct ReportingVideo
- FeedbackSurvey
- Knowledge QuizTest
Your presenter
Samantha MangwanaShine Lawyers
, Practice Leader | Special Counsel – Employment Law, Shine Lawyers.
Samantha leads Shine Lawyers’ Executive Employment and Partnership practice, focusing on delivering specialist advice to senior executives and partners. Samantha is highly experienced, with 15 years in practice – having advised employers as well as individuals – which gives her a valuable insight into how to get the right outcomes. Prior to working at Shine, she was a Partner at the leading firms in London advising individual senior executives and partners, predominantly from the legal and financial services sectors. Her experience included working on some of the highest profile City discrimination and whistleblowing cases.