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18 June 2025

Federal Court of Australia decision regarding status of CADB as expert or specialist Board - Williams v CADB.

On 18 June 2025, Justice Perry of the Federal Court of Australia handed down the decision in Williams v CADB [2025] FCA 629 in which she dismissed an application for the review of the decision of the Board in ASIC v Williams made on 5 December 2018

In doing so, Justice Perry held that CADB is "properly regarded as an expert or specialised board and is therefore entitled to rely upon its expertise and specialised knowledge subject to the obligation to act in accordance with procedural fairness”.

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9 May 2025

Submission by CADB to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) Performance Audit of the effectiveness of ASIC’s regulation of registered company auditors

The ANAO has commenced a performance audit assessing the effectiveness of ASIC's regulation of registered company auditors (the Audit). On 12 February 2025, ANAO invited a contribution from CADB in relation to the Audit.

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Last updated: 30/06/2025 06:41