Boardroom Brief: Week commencing 28 August 2023

This is a service specifically targeted at the needs of busy non-executive directors (NEDs). We aim to give you a ‘heads up’ on the things that matter for NEDs in the week ahead - all in two minutes or less. In this edition, we discuss the Treasury’s competition policy review, and the Treasury’s consultation paper in relation to the Independent Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct. We also discuss the Takeovers Panel’s reasons for its decision to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to the affairs of The Market Herald Limited, and the Panel’s interim orders made in connection with the application it received in relation to the affairs of Bullseye Mining Limited. In Over the Horizon, we examine Australia’s 40-year economic outlook as reported in the 2023 Intergenerational Report published by the Treasury.