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Australia should introduce ‘failure-to-prevent’ offences for other crimes beyond bribery, says law commission

By Ben Lucas ( August 31, 2020, 07:43 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian government should consider introducing so-called ‘failure to prevent’ offences for other white-collar crimes, the Australian Law Reform Commission said today, after the government proposed introducing an offence that would hold companies criminally liable for acts of bribery by their employees or agents overseas. The Australian government should consider introducing so-called ‘failure-to-prevent’ offences for other white-collar crimes beyond that of foreign bribery, the Australian Law Reform Commission said today....

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