NCJ Number
19796
Date Published
1974
Length
158 pages
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)