The Piper Alderman Blockchain Group has made a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s review of the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025. The submission supports the Government’s objective of enhancing consumer protection and market integrity in digital asset markets, while highlighting the potential impacts of the bill on software developers and blockchain infrastructure providers (including wallet developers, bridges and Layer 2 networks). Drawing on international approaches, the submission identifies a number of targeted areas where clarification would materially improve regulatory precision and encourage technological innovation in Australia.
You can find our response in full below or download a copy of the PDF here.
Authors:
Steven Pettigrove, Partner
Email: spettigrove@piperalderman.com.au
Katrina Sharman, Special Counsel
Email: ksharman@piperalderman.com.au
Tahlia Kelly, Lawyer
Email: tkelly@piperalderman.com.au
Sophie Nguyen, Paralegal
Email: snguyen@piperalderman.com.au