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22 Jan. 2025
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A new frontier of transparency for private groups – 22 January 2025

David Thomlinson
A new frontier of transparency for private groups – 22 January 2025
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Australia's corporate landscape is set to undergo a significant change with the government's commitment to establish a beneficial ownership register. This significant reform intends to shine a light on the underlying ownership of Australian companies, making previously private information accessible first to regulators, journalists and academics, and later to the broader public.

No timing has yet been announced as to the start date of the regime. 

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