Council & Committees
| THE NATIONAL COUNCIL | |
 | President |
| Sue Williamson FTIA | |
| Sue Williamson FTIA is a Tax Partner at Clayton Utz and practises in most major revenue law including income tax, capital gains tax and indirect taxes. Sue's experience in the tax disputes area includes handling revenue reviews/audits from the commencement of the review/audit throught to negotiations and settlement of disputed issues including the document management stage, witness review and preparation, issuing declaratory proceedings, FOI applications, negotiations and settlement. She also has significant tax litigation experience including experience with matters in the High Court, Federal Court, State Supreme Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Current at 23 November 2007 | |
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 | Vice President and Chair National Technical Committee |
| Joan Roberts FTIA | |
| Joan Roberts is a special counsel with Harwood Andrews Lawyers in its Melbourne office. She provides legal compliance and advisory services to private and public sector businesses in corporate and revenue law including superannuation. She is a State and National Councillor and director of a number of private companies. Current at 3 September 2007 | |
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 | Treasurer |
| David J Williams FTIA | |
| David practices as a strategic advisor with a focus on taxation matters. He is on the Taxation Institute's National Council. Current at 28 March 2007 | |
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 | Deputy Chair National Technical Committee |
| Ken Schurgott FTIA | |
| Ken is a tax and commercial law partner in the Sydney office of Cosoff Cudmore Knox Lawyers. He has extensive experience in all aspects of tax as well as business structuring, asset protection and succession planning. Ken is a National Councillor of the Tax Institute and a member of the NSW Divisional Council and Education Committee. He is also a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation. Current at 17 November 2006 | |
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 | Chair National Membership & Services Committee |
| Peter Murray FTIA | |
| Peter is a Tax Partner at KPMG. He has been a Partner for 13 years. Peter is also the firm’s National Leader for Tax Consolidation. Peter has been involved with Tax Consolidation for the last seven years, being a member of the ATO / Treasury Consolidation Joint Design Team, as well as a number of ATO Consolidation working parties. Peter has advised a number of KPMG's clients on consolidation issues, as well as domestic and international tax matters. Peter has also represented the Tax Institute in consultation with the ATO on Phillips service trusts, as well as advising professional firms on ATO service trust audits and structuring professional firms in light of Commissioner’s taxation ruling TR 2006/5. Current at 6 December 2006 | |
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 | Chair National Education Committee |
| Michael Flynn FTIA | |
| Michael has been a member of the Victorian Bar since 1993 practising principally in taxation law. He is the immediate past chairman of the Victorian Division of the Taxation Institute. Michael is the editor of the Laws of Australia Revenue Law Volume and is also the co-author of Death and Taxes, a book about the tax consequences of death (published in December 2004). Current at 30 March 2007 | |
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 | Chair Information Products Committee |
| Clifford Hughes FTIA | |
| Clifford is principal of Clifford Hughes & Associates in Brisbane where he specialises in revenue, structuring and succession law for SMEs and high wealth individuals. He has been accredited as a specialist in business law by the Queensland Law Society. Clifford is the immediate past chairperson of the Queensland Division of the Taxation Institute. He is a member of the State and National Councils of the Institute. Current at 2 April 2007 | |
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 | Chair Education Advisory Board |
| Stephen Westaway FTIA | |
| Steve Westaway is a Managing Director of Grant Thornton Adelaide. Steve advises on a wide range of taxation and business issues to a diverse client base. With over 30 years in the accounting profession Steve holds significant commercial and corporate experience. Steve has been actively involved in the Taxation Institute of Australia in various roles for 20 years. Current January 2008 | |
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 | Deputy Chair National Education Committee |
| Mike Frampton FTIA | |
| Mike is the head of the Perth Tax team of Deacons. He has been practising in the area of taxation for 20 years in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, and has extensive experience in all areas of revenue law, including income tax, capital gains tax, fringe benefits tax, stamp duties, payroll tax and goods and services tax. Mike has undertaken taxation work in the areas of corporate mergers, reconstructions and acquisitions and also in the mining and resources industry. He has also provided advice in relation to trusts, superannuation, commercial law and banking and finance matters. Mike has given a number of presentations to a variety of professional bodies and industry groups. He is on the Taxation Institute's National Council. Current at 28 March 2007 | |
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STATE COUNCILS | |
| New South Wales | |
Chair | Tracey Rens FTIA Prof Graeme Cooper FTIA Paul Dowd FTIA Jeremy Hirschhorn FTIA Marcus Leonard FTIA Andrew Mills FTIA Ken Schurgott FTIA Mariana von Lucken FTIA David Williams FTIA Lachlan Wolfers FTIA Rob Walsh FTIA |
| Victoria | |
Chair Deputy Chair | Moira Merrick FTIA |
| Queensland | |
Chair | Ash Chotai FTIA |
| Western Australia | |
Chair Deputy Chair | Wayne Healy FTIA Dr Dale Pinto FTIA Mike Frampton FTIA Brett Davies FTIA Orlando Fernandes FTIA Violet Lim FTIA Peter Moltoni FTIA Walter Gianotti FTIA Graeme Jolley FTIA Rick Hopkins FTIA Graeme Sheard FTIA |
| South Australia | |
Chair Deputy Chair | Malcolm Wight FTIA Barbie Chiro FTIA Michael Butler FTIA Stephen Heath FTIA John O’Connell FTIA Chris Sharpley FTIA Grantley Stevens FTIA Paul Tanti FTIA Con Tragakis FTIA Stephen Westaway FTIA Benjamin Wilson FTIA |
| Tasmania | |
Chair | Brent Murphy FTIA Janine Healey FTIA Craig Leighton FTIA Geoff Arnott FTIA Paul Conde FTIA Dean Demeyer FTIA Ian Heywood FTIA |
