A high level Advisory Panel assists the Board in carrying out its activities, including by contributing to the Board’s real time policy advice to the Treasurer, advising on the quality and effectiveness of tax legislation and recommending improvements to support the general integrity and functioning of the tax system.
The Panel draws together some of Australia’s leading taxation professionals who have agreed to voluntarily contribute their knowledge and expertise in assisting the Board with its work. Panel members are appointed on the basis of their individual capabilities and expertise, not as representatives of particular interests.
The Panel provides an important additional source of advice to that provided by the business, professional and other community representative organisations with which the Board has developed close working relations.
Membership of the Advisory Panel will change from time to time and will be reviewed periodically by the Board. The current members are listed below.
Members list
| Panel Member | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Barbour | General Manager, Group Tax | Westpac |
| Mr Paul Balkus | Partner | Ernst & Young |
| Mr Steve Baxter | Director | Mazars |
| Mr Patrick Broughan | Deputy Chair | Australian Standfirst Board |
| Mr Michael Carruthers | Tax Director | Knowledge Shop |
| Mr Michael Croker | Tax Leader - Australia | CAANZ |
| Mr Jason de Boer | Tax Partner | BDO |
| Mr Philip Diviny | Partner | Madgwicks Lawyers |
| Mr Michael Fenner | Taxation Manager | Chevron |
| Mr Mark Ferrier | Executive Director | Macquarie Group |
| Mr Michael Flynn QC | Barrister | |
| Mr Geofrey Fooks | General Manager, Group Taxation | Wesfarmers |
| Mr Steve Ford | Partner | PwC |
| Dr Brett Freudenberg | Professor – Taxation | Griffith University |
| Mr Kevin Griffiths | Partner | Ernst & Young |
| Mr Tony Greco | General Manager | Institute of Public Accountants |
| Mr Matt Hayes | Director – Tax | KPMG |
| Mr Steve Healey | Partner | RSM Australia |
| Mr Paul Hooper | Group Head of Tax and Special Projects | Lend Lease |
| Mr Nick Houseman | Partner | PwC |
| Mr Peter Janetzki | Tax Partner | Ernst & Young |
| Mr Anthony Klein | Partner | PwC |
| Ms Jasmine Leonard | General Manager – Global Tax Advisory | Rio Tinto |
| Mr Adam Levin | Senior Consultant | Jackson McDonald Lawyers |
| Ms Alia Lum | Partner | KPMG |
| Mr James Macky | Partner, Corporate Tax | KPMG |
| Mr Mark Molesworth | Partner, Tax | BDO |
| Ms Katrina Parkyn | Partner, Tax | King & Wood Mallesons |
| Mr Michael Perez | Partner | King & Wood Mallesons |
| Professor Dale Pinto | Professor of Taxation Law | Curtin Law School, Curtin University |
| Mr Anthony Portas | General Manager Taxation, Asia Pacific | Rio Tinto |
| Mr Tony Principe | Associate Director – Tax | ShineWing Australian |
| Mr Brian Purdy | Head of Tax | South32 |
| Mr John Rawson | Partner, Tax | Deloitte |
| Ms Premila Roe | Global Head of Tax | BHP Billiton |
| Mr Hayden Scott | Tax Controversy Leader | PwC |
| Ms Shannon Smit | Director | Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia |
| Mr Steve Southon | Chief Tax Officer | NAB |
| Professor Miranda Stewart | Professor of Law | University of Melbourne Law School |
| Mr Paul Suppree | Assistant Director | Corporate Tax Association |
| Mr Reynah Tang AM | Member | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
| Mr Vic Timos | Group Tax Manager | Incitec Pivot |
| Ms Coralie Trotter | Vice President Tax, Asia Pacific | Shell Australia |
| Professor Richard Vann | Challis Chair of Law | University of Sydney |
| Mr Grant Wardell-Johnson | Lead Tax Partner, KPMG Economics & Tax Centre |
KPMG |
| Mr Steve Westaway | Partner, Director & Company Secretary | Grant Thornton |
| Ms Sue Williamson | Partner | Holding Redlich |
| Mr Ken Woo | Partner | PwC |