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Case: What Constitutes a “Payment” for the Purposes of s588FDA? (9/07/2026)

AFSA Quarterly Update: Reflecting on representation and roles in the personal insolvency system (8/07/2026)

Practice Alert: AML/CTF Enrolment update – Registered Liquidators and Trustees (7/07/2026)

Submission: Payday Super - exceptional circumstances determinations (3/07/2026)

Practice Alert: AML/CTF Update – Enrolment – Registered Liquidators and Trustees (2/07/2026)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (1 July 2026) (1/07/2026)

Practice Alert: AML/CTF Update - Resources and Training (30/06/2026)

ASIC article: Helping small business directors respond early to financial difficulty (30/06/2026)

ARITA announces new free CPE initiative for members returning from extended leave (30/06/2026)

Insolvency Barometer - March Quarter 2026 (30/06/2026)

Case: No way around the legislative processes to review Trustee’s decisions, says Full Federal Court (29/06/2026)

Practice Alert: AML/CTF update for insolvency practitioners (25/06/2026)

Not a "silver bullet”: the AI insolvency transition (24/06/2026)

Feature article: Not a "silver bullet”: the AI insolvency transition (24/06/2026)

ARITA advocacy tips the scales on gender participation (23/06/2026)

2026 ARITA Fellowship Recipients (22/06/2026)

Case: Post-administration PMSI registration validated and afforded super priority (22/06/2026)

Practice Alert: AUSTRAC confirms how designated services apply to insolvency practitioners (22/06/2026)

Insights from careers in and post-insolvency (9/06/2026)

Practice Alert: Updated Trust Tax Return Instructions for Trustees in Bankruptcy (9/06/2026)

Feature article: Insights from careers in and post-insolvency (9/06/2026)

Submission: Reducing barriers to business dynamism in Australia (1/06/2026)

Case: Full Court confirms robust nature of s 139ZQ notices (1/06/2026)

Case: Court grants s444GA leave where DOCA topped liquidation value and pre-appointment share price (28/05/2026)

Submission: Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (28/05/2026)

Practice Alert: AFSA Personal Insolvency Regulator newsletter (May 2026) (28/05/2026)

Driving success through strategic staff retention in insolvency (27/05/2026)

Submission: ATO’s administration of Director Penalty Notices (26/05/2026)

Practice Alert: AML Update for Insolvency Practitioners - May 2026 - Privacy Guidance (26/05/2026)

Case: ATO garnishee notices can bypass the administration moratorium (25/05/2026)

Performance reviews under the spotlight in ARITA Mentoring Program panel (22/05/2026)

INSOL London 2026: Global insights and the future of insolvency practice (22/05/2026)

Leading the way - Being a firm where people love to work and want to stay (22/05/2026)

Feature article: Leading the way - Being a firm where people love to work and want to stay (22/05/2026)

Practice Alert: s588GAAA – Safe harbour – temporary relief in response to the coronavirus (21/05/2026)

Practice Alert: AML Update for Insolvency Practitioners - May 2026 (13/05/2026)

2026/27 ARITA Board announcement (13/05/2026)

ARITA Member Spotlight – Kiara Calvert RITP (12/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Remuneration Guidance Feedback (8/05/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO update on the transition to Payday Super payments (8/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Member feedback sought - ATO (8/05/2026)

Case: Strawberry fields are not forever and is COVID still a thing? (7/05/2026)

ARITA News: March 2026 Quarterly Round-up available now (4/05/2026)

Case: Is a company solvent if supported by a related entity? (4/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (29 Apr 2026) (29/04/2026)

The Cut podcast with ARITA CEO John Melluish (28/04/2026)

Case: Not Dead Yet! The Vampire Life of PIAs (28/04/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - April 2026 (23/04/2026)

Practice Alert: SBR and Tax Refunds (22/04/2026)

ARITA welcomes Mel Jeremiah RITP as Professional Practice Director (22/04/2026)

Submission: ASIC consults on guidance to appoint a reviewing liquidator (21/04/2026)

Vale Dennis Cougle (15/04/2026)

Administrator Liability and Judicial Discretion: Lessons from True North Copper (14/04/2026)

Carbon Projects & ACCUs: What insolvency practitioners, lenders & borrowers need to know (9/04/2026)

Practice Alert: New ASIC liquidator portal transaction – View a company’s current details (7/04/2026)

2026 ARITA WA Division AGM and Chair Report (2/04/2026)

Practice Alert: Approvals via proposals without a meeting (2/04/2026)

2026 ARITA Vic Tas Division AGM and Chair Report (1/04/2026)

Case: Court considers obligations of Official Receiver under section 139ZQ of the Bankruptcy Act (1/04/2026)

2026 ARITA SA/NT Division AGM and Chair Report (1/04/2026)

2026 ARITA NSW ACT Division AGM and Chair Report (31/03/2026)

2026 ARITA Qld Division AGM and Chair Report (31/03/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO update of SBR information (31/03/2026)

Insolvency Barometer - December Quarter 2025 (24/03/2026)

Practice Alert: Indexed amounts update – 20 March 2026 (23/03/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO releases draft guidance on penalties for Single Touch Payroll non-compliance (19/03/2026)

Feature article: How IIP Shapes the Next Generation of Practitioners (18/03/2026)

ARITA welcomes Danielle Roche as Technical Director (17/03/2026)

Update from the ATO - SBR plan issues and enforcement (16/03/2026)

Online Scam Alert - Small Practice Conference Guest List (12/03/2026)

Case: Federal Court grants leave for director-duty derivative claims only (12/03/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - March 2026 (12/03/2026)

ARITA acknowledges the support of our valued 2026 National Partners (11/03/2026)

Get to know your CEO: John Melluish on the future of ARITA and the insolvency profession (10/03/2026)

International Women’s Day 2026: A Generational Dialogue on Gender Equity in Insolvency (6/03/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO countdown to Payday Super (4/03/2026)

AFSA Quarterly Update: Strengthening standards to protect confidence in personal insolvency (3/03/2026)

Preventing assets from going to seed: Cultivating successful workouts in Australian agri-business (27/02/2026)

Feature article: Cultivating successful workouts in Australian agri-business (27/02/2026)

Case: Federal Court considers the statutory requirements for the resignation of directors (26/02/2026)

ARITA Member Spotlight - Natasha Riach RITF (23/02/2026)

Submission: Feedback now open for AFSA’s draft Practitioner Vulnerability Toolkit (23/02/2026)

Practice Alert: Change to ASIC registry information (3/02/2026)

Practice Alert: Preparing for Payday Super (2/02/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - January 2026 (30/01/2026)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (28 January 2026) (29/01/2026)

Submission: ASIC registry stabilisation and uplift consultation (28/01/2026)

Practice Alert: ACCC merger regime (22/01/2026)

Submission: Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 (21/01/2026)

ARITA 2026 Handbook: Advice on inclusion of former provisions (21/01/2026)

AFSA Update: Harmful pre-insolvency advice - “If you see something, say something" (20/01/2026)

Feature article: Retrospective Applications under s 477(2B) – the Court’s Perspective (19/01/2026)

Retrospective Applications under s 477(2B) – the Court’s Perspective (19/01/2026)

Submission: ACCC merger notification reforms (13/01/2026)

Case: Interaction of s 486 and IPS / IPRs for creditor information requests (12/01/2026)

Submission: Combatting financial abuse perpetrated through coerced directorships (9/01/2026)

Position Vacant: Professional Practice & Standards Director (22/12/2025)

2025 End of Year message from ARITA President Mike Hayes (18/12/2025)

Vale Cheryl Weston (17/12/2025)

Insolvency Barometer - September Quarter 2025 (17/12/2025)

Strategic talent development: How external mentoring programs benefit the insolvency profession (12/12/2025)

SA/NT Division Conference - Director claims - Routes to Recovery: An analysis of “alter ego” claims (10/12/2025)

Director claims – Routes to Recovery: An analysis of “alter ego” claims and fiduciary duties (10/12/2025)

Case: Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs Limited (No 2) (8/12/2025)

Practice Alert: Change to deregistration of companies in Court Liquidation (8/12/2025)

Practice Alert: AFSA guidance on gambling offences (5/12/2025)

John Melluish appointed as ARITA CEO (5/12/2025)

Practice Alert: Section 305 Funding Guidelines (4/12/2025)

Catching the getaway car: Investigating and unwinding illegal phoenix activity (3/12/2025)

2025 NSW/ACT Division Conference - Catching the getaway car: Investigating illegal phoenix activity (3/12/2025)

The Bedford Group (3/12/2025)

Case: Court provides clarification on conflict rules in group appointments (2/12/2025)

Case: Court clarifies priority of petitioning creditor's costs after voluntary bankruptcy (1/12/2025)

AFSA Quarterly Update: Building confidence - AFSA Summit focuses on trust and integrity (25/11/2025)

Case: Court grants retrospective approval of agreements which may operate for more than 3 months (25/11/2025)

Case: Australian decision highlights need for timely deregistration of security interests (21/11/2025)

Case: Shareholder ratification not applicable to director conduct adverse to interests of creditors (21/11/2025)

Practice Alert: New ATO content on Payday Super (19/11/2025)

Case: Cussen, in the matter of Monarch Tower Pty Ltd (in liq) [2025] FCAFC 137 (17/11/2025)

The drive to give back: a volunteer's perspective on leadership (6/11/2025)

Practice Alert: New Payday Super rules to affect external administrations from 1 July 2026 (6/11/2025)

2025 Vic/Tas Division Conference - Insolvency Practitioners’ involvement in Family Law Matters (5/11/2025)

Insolvency Practitioners’ involvement in Family Law Matters (5/11/2025)

Case: Pooling orders and ‘material disadvantage’ (31/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Determining quantum of SBR claims (31/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated ATO SBR Information Sheet (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated SBR Guidance (5th release) (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (29 October 2025) (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - October 2025 (28/10/2025)

Streamlined Liquidations and the Expanding Utility of s 90-15 (23/10/2025)

Feature Article - Streamlined Liquidations and the Expanding Utility of s 90-15 (23/10/2025)

Case: Court delivers interesting decision on “execution”, and the relation back doctrine (23/10/2025)

2025 ARITA Professional Membership Milestones – SA/NT Division (17/10/2025)

Australia’s Corporate Law Reform Alliance calls for action to support economic growth & productivity (16/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Update for members from the ATO (15/10/2025)

Practice Alert: ATO extends period of notification for a decision to retain a BAS refund (14/10/2025)

Small Practice Conference - Alternative remuneration structures (14/10/2025)

Mixing it up: Alternative remuneration structures (14/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Proposed Payday Super legislation to take effect from 1 July 2026 (14/10/2025)

Case: Court confirms AI not up to the heavy burden of annulling bankruptcy (10/10/2025)

Submission: ATO management of small business taxpayer debt (30/09/2025)

ARITA Member Spotlight - San Koh RITP (26/09/2025)

Submission: AFSA Draft IGPG on Gambling Offences (25/09/2025)

Practice Alert: Change to withholding rate on employee dividends (24/09/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (22 September 2025) (23/09/2025)

Case: Court of Appeal clarifies test to be applied for a s 444GA share transfer (22/09/2025)

Insolvency Barometer - June Quarter 2025 (22/09/2025)

2025 ARITA Professional Membership Milestones – QLD Division (18/09/2025)

Submission: ASIC calls for further regulatory simplification proposals (16/09/2025)

Practice Alert: ATO seeks feedback on selected taxpayer relief provisions (16/09/2025)

Navigating creditor-defeating dispositions: A case study on asset stripping & regulatory enforcement (16/09/2025)

National Conference: A case study on asset stripping & regulatory enforcement (16/09/2025)

Case: NSW Supreme Court guidance on assignment of claims (8/09/2025)

Case: Court provides guidance on when the “COVID-19 safe harbour” under s588GAAA may not apply (5/09/2025)

2025 ARITA Professional Membership Milestones – NSW/ACT Division (4/09/2025)

Small Practice Conference - Abuse, manipulation, and unethical behaviour in SBRs (2/09/2025)

AFSA Quarterly Update: Strengthening integrity through regulatory action (2/09/2025)

Navigating SBRs: Abuse, manipulation, and unethical behaviour in Small Business Restructurings (2/09/2025)

2025 ARITA Professional Membership Milestones – WA Division (22/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Change to Bankruptcy Form & AFSA provision of SOA (22/08/2025)

Small Practice Conference - Mind your language: why ethical communication matters in insolvency (19/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Reminder about priority of child support payments (19/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Tax and Crypto Asset Investments factsheet (19/08/2025)

Mind your language: why ethical communication matters in insolvency (19/08/2025)

Submission: Consultation on IGPG on Gambling Offences (13/08/2025)

Guiding the next generation: An ARITA Mentoring Program profile (11/08/2025)

2025 ARITA Professional Membership Milestones – Vic/Tas Division (8/08/2025)

WA Division Conference Preview: Recent developments in personal insolvency (8/08/2025)

Small Practice Conference Review - Personal costs risks: Balancing reliance on legal advice (6/08/2025)

Personal costs risks: Balancing reliance on legal advice (6/08/2025)

Practice Alert: ASIC updates to Initial Statutory Report (6/08/2025)

Ask ARITA: Providing a cornerstone of support for Professional Members (5/08/2025)

Case: Court confirms secured creditor s553C set-off & reaffirms timing of s561 assessment (4/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (June 2025) (30/07/2025)

Small Practice Conference Review: Cam Merchant and the toolkit for self-repair (24/07/2025)

Prioritising professional well-being: Cam Merchant and the toolkit for self-repair (24/07/2025)

ARITA welcomes ASIC’s review of SBRs (21/07/2025)

Vic/Tas Division Conference Preview: Naaman v Jaken and its implications for insolvent trusts (21/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated SBR guidance (4th release) (21/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Update on AML reforms for Insolvency Practitioners (16/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Applications to set aside statutory demand (VSC) (15/07/2025)

Submission: Addressing the misuse of FEG (15/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Independent experts in s444GA transactions (15/07/2025)

The Art of Anticipation: Pre-planning for significant and complex voluntary administrations (11/07/2025)

National Conference review - Pre-planning for significant and complex voluntary administrations (11/07/2025)

Practice Alert: ASIC estimated industry funding levies 2024/25 (7/07/2025)

ARITA Member Spotlight - Kate Conneely RITF (4/07/2025)

Life beyond the turnaround: Insights from a career in and post-insolvency (3/07/2025)

National Conference Review - Insights from a career in and post-insolvency (3/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (1 Jul 2025) (1/07/2025)

Beyond the Numbers: Fiduciary duties, social expectations, and the ethical imperative in bankruptcy (24/06/2025)

Case: Voluntary administrator’s conflict - A consideration of the Keybridge decisions (23/06/2025)

Vale - Stirling Horne (18/06/2025)

A success dividend: the strategic integration of Essential Skills training at Beacon Advisory (16/06/2025)

Case: Liquidators transition Ally Fashion into administration to facilitate DOCA proposal (11/06/2025)

Practice Alert: Changes to deductibility of interest on ATO debts (11/06/2025)

Practice Alert: Payment times reporting (10/06/2025)

How ARITA's Essential Skills courses are strengthening firms and individuals alike (22/05/2025)

Case: Bankrupt a trustee - whether the estate’s right of retainer is a “debt…provable in…bankruptcy” (19/05/2025)

2025/26 ARITA Board announcement (16/05/2025)