Civil case
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rio Tinto Limited and others
- Authority
- Federal Court of Australia
- Case number
- Not stated in the sources read
- Filed or opened
- Not stated in the sources read
- Organization
- Rio Tinto plc
- Current stage
- Settled in 2022
- Outcome
- A$750,000 penalty for one continuous disclosure contravention. Case against two former executives dismissed.
Decisions and steps
- Court-approved settlement with a A$750,000 penalty reportedS6
Claims this case bears on
- Supported66Rio Tinto said its 2022 settlement with ASIC over Mozambique coal disclosures involved no findings of fraud or of any systemic or widespread failure.Company statement, 7 March 20222 records citedDisclosure
Sources
- S6Tier C Rio Tinto reaches settlement with ASIC over Moz coal disclosuresMining Weekly. Press report. 7 March 2022.Report by Tasneem Bulbulia on the ASIC settlement terms and Rio Tinto's characterisation.Link working, checked 25 October 2026