NCJ Number
61267
Date Published
1976
Length
103 pages
Annotation
THE 1976 SEMINAR SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY OF SYDNEY UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA EXAMINED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL ROLES REGARDING CORPORATE CRIME.
Abstract
THE SEMINAR WAS THE THIRD IN A SERIES DEALING WITH PROBLEMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA OF CORPORATE CRIME WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON COMPANY FRAUD AND MALPRACTICE. PAPERS GIVEN BY MEMBERS OF THE FRAUD SQUAD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION DESCRIBED THE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR AGENCIES IN REGARD TO FRAUD AND OTHER WHITE COLLAR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST OR BY COMPANIES. ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION DISCUSSED LEGISLATIVE POLICIES DESIGNED TO PREVENT CORPORATE OFFENSES BY REQUIRING PERIODIC REPORTS ON COMPANY OPERATIONS AND BY LICENSING THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE SPOKE ON THE NEED FOR SWIFTER INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FREQUENT COMPANY REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC. DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWED THE LECTURES AND INCLUDED SUGGESTIONS FROM A JUDGE REGARDING PROCEDURES TO REDUCE THE TIME INVOLVED IN TRIALS. TEXTS OF RELEVANT LEGISLATION ARE APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--MJM)