Unravelling Corporate Fraud: re-purposing ancient laws for modern times

该项目旨在改革作为澳大利亚商业监管基础的古老的普通法和衡平法欺诈法律。这些法律对于支持公平和高效的经济至关重要，但未能演变成解决企业行为者崛起的问题。利用一个专家协作网络，该项目打算开发责任模式，以解决和克服让企业对欺诈行为承担责任的现有“心理状态”和“归属”障碍。预期成果是全面司法和立法法改革的路线图，这将通过支持对公司欺诈行为进行更公正、有效和高效的监管，提供重大的法律、经济和社会效益。

This project aims to reform the ancient laws of common law and equitable fraud that underpin commercial regulation in Australia. These laws are vital to supporting a fair and efficient economy but have failed to evolve to address the rise of corporate actors. Drawing upon a collaborative network of experts, the project intends to develop models of liability that address and overcome the existing ‘state of mind’ and ‘attribution’ hurdles to holding corporations liable for fraudulent conduct. The intended outcome is a road map for comprehensive judicial and legislative law reform, which should offer significant legal, economic and social benefits by supporting more just, effective and efficient regulation of corporate fraud.