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Kenneth Schurgott FTIA

Ken is a Tax and Commercial Law Partner in the Sydney office of Schurgott Noolan Pty Ltd. Ken has extensive experience in all aspects of tax (including state taxes) as well as business structuring, asset protection, succession planning and trust and estate law. He is a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation and is presently heavily engaged in consultation in relation to the reform of the taxation of trusts.
 
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Profile current at 9 May 2012

Stephen Westaway FTIA

Steve is a Partner in Grant Thornton Adelaide. Steve advises on a wide range of taxation and business issues to a diverse client base. With over 30 years in professional practice Steve has significant commercial and tax experience. He has been actively involved in The Tax Institute in various roles for 20 years and is currently Vice President of The Tax Institute and Chair of the National Technical Committee.
 
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Profile current at 31 Jan 2012

Tracey Rens FTIA

Tracey is a Corporate & International Tax Partner at Deloitte. She has 17 years of cross-border M & A, international structuring and advisory experience. She leads the Deloitte IFRS and TMT Tax practices in Sydney and is a member of the Tax Consolidation Centre of Excellence. Tracey is also a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation.
 
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Profile current at 10 Nov 2011

Arthur Athanasiou FTIA

Arthur is a partner at Thomsons Lawyers and an Accredited Specialist in tax law with the Law Institute of Victoria. Arthur is a National and State Councillor with the Tax Institute of Australia and chairs the Law Institute's Tax Law Advisory Committee. He has extensive experience in all areas of direct and indirect taxation, domestic and internationally. Arthur's main area of practice is dispute resolution, particularly in the SME sector, with both the ATO and the SRO. Arthur regularly appears in mainstream media and is a widely published writer on taxation issues having written many articles and books on taxation.
 
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Profile current at 1 Dec 2011

Michael Flynn FTIA

Michael has been a member of the Victorian Bar since 1993, specialising in taxation. Michael is a member of The Tax Institute’s National Council and Victorian State Council. Michael is the Editor of the Laws of Australia: Revenue Law volume. Michael is also the co-author of Death and Taxes, a book published by Thomson Reuters on the tax consequences of death.
 
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Profile current at 17 Oct 2011

Stephen Healey FTIA

Stephen is a Partner in Tax Services division of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and has been involved for over 16 years in advising a diverse range of corporate clients on a wide variety of domestic and cross border tax issues. Stephen is a past Queensland State Chairman of the Taxation Institute of Australia, is a member of State Council and currently a member of National Council and Treasurer.
 
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Profile current at 5 May 2010

Wayne Healy FTIA

Wayne works for McGillivrays Fresh Expert Accounting. He is a Certified Practising Accountant and has been with McGillivrays Fresh Expert Accounting for over 22 years. Wayne advises business clients in commercial and taxation matters and has provided litigation support to a number of legal firms in Perth. Wayne’s clients require business structuring advice both in Australia and overseas. Trust structures, their establishment, use and unravelling, forms a major part of Wayne’s professional career. Wayne is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Fellow of the Tax Institute. He is an active member of the Tax Institute and is the current Chairman of the Education Committee and a State Councillor. Wayne also sits on the National Education Committee and the Education Advisory Board for the Institute.
 
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Profile current at 1 Aug 2010

Stephen Heath FTIA

Stephen is a Partner in the Taxation & Revenue Section with Wallmans Lawyers with his principal practice areas being superannuation and tax. He also works on general commercial matters with a focus on tax planning, business structuring and insurance. Stephen is the Chair of the SA Tax Institute State Council.
 
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Profile current at 2 Aug 2010

Matthew Pawson FTIA

Matthew has a combined degree in Law and Commerce from the University of Tasmania and was admitted to legal practice in August 2000. He has been the managing partner of Hobart firm, Peter Worrall Lawyers, since July 2007 and commenced as a director of Launceston firm, Rae & Partners, in April 2011. Matthew practices principally in commercial and property law, specialising in a wide range of complex legal transactions, business structuring and property development. He also focuses on providing tax advice in the area of indirect tax law including GST and State taxes (duty and land tax) and CGT advice, particularly in estate matters. Matthew’s clients are drawn from a broad range of local, interstate and international investors, developers and business people. Matthew has been a member of the State Council of The Tax Institute since February 2008 and is currently serving as the Tasmanian appointed National Councillor to the Board of The Tax Institute. He is also a member of the Property and Commercial Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania. Matthew has presented previously for The Tax Institute and is a part-time lecturer at the Centre for Legal Studies in Hobart and guest presenter for the Law Society of Tasmania on GST issues.
 
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Profile current at 11 Apr 2011

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