Council & Committees
National council
Stephen Westaway CTA
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 President of The Tax Institute and Chair of the National Technical Committee.
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Profile current at 15 Jan 2013
Michael Flynn CTA
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 26 Nov 2012
Matthew Pawson CTA
Matthew is the Managing Director of Rae & Partners, Lawyers, in Launceston, having recently moved from the position of Managing Partner of Peter Worrall Lawyers in Hobart. He has been practising as a commercial lawyer for 12 years. Matthew specialises in complex commercial and property transactions, business structuring, corporations law, succession planning and tax advice, and has advised many businesses and community organisations about corporate governance issues. Formerly a member of the Property & Commercial Law Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania, Matthew is a founding member of the CPD Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania, presenter for the Law Society on GST and a guest lecturer for the University of Tasmania Postgraduate Tasmanian Legal Practice Training program. Matthew was appointed to the Tasmanian State Council of The Tax Institute in 2008 and appointed to the National Council of The Tax Institute in 2010. He is currently the chair of the Institute’s Information Products Working Group and a member of the Investment Committee.
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Profile current at 30 Nov 2012
Arthur Athanasiou CTA
Arthur Athanasiou, CTA, 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 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.
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Profile current at 30 Nov 2012
Graeme Cooper CTA
Graeme is Professor of Taxation Law at the University of Sydney and a consultant to Greenwoods & Freehills. He is former NSW State Chairman and currently a Member of National Council. He has worked as a consultant to the ATO, Treasury, Board of Taxation, OECD, World Bank and IMF. He is a frequent speaker at events for The Tax Institute and has written many articles in Australian and overseas journals. He was admitted to legal practice in NSW (1980) and Victoria (1999) and practised commercial law and tax in Sydney before entering teaching. He has taught tax in law schools in Australia, Europe and the United States, and holds degrees from the University of Sydney, University of Illinois and Columbia University, New York.
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Profile current at 17 May 2013
Stephen Healey CTA
Steve leads the tax practice for Deloitte in Queensland and is a partner in the firm's corporate and international tax division with in excess of 20 years professional experience. Steve has been involved with The Tax Institute for many years, being a current Queensland State Councillor, past Queensland State Chairman and is currently a member of the Institute's National Council where he has also previously occupied the role of National Treasurer.
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Profile current at 9 Nov 2012
Wayne Healy CTA
Wayne is the Managing Director of 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 the current Chairman of the Education Committee and a State Councillor. He sits on the National Education Committee and the Education Advisory Board for the Institute and is a Fellow of the Tax Institute. Wayne is also a Fellow of both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.
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Profile current at 21 Aug 2012
Stephen Heath CTA
Steve is a Partner in the Taxation & Revenue section of 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. Steve is a member of The Tax Institute’s State Council and National Council.
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Profile current at 1 Nov 2012
Tim Neilson CTA
Tim is a Special Counsel of Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited in Melbourne.
Tim is a legal practitioner who practices primarily in the area of income tax and capital gains tax, generally for "large business and international" type clients, mainly in financing, major projects and M&A.
He is a former State Chairman of The Tax Institute, and a member of the Advisory Board for the Monash University Journal of Australian Taxation.
He has published frequently in professional journals and spoken at professional organisation conferences and seminars and guest lectures in the University of Melbourne's Masters of Laws program.
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Profile current at 1 Nov 2013
Tracey Rens CTA
Tracey is a Corporate & International Tax Partner at Deloitte. She has 18 years of cross-border M&A, international
structuring and advisory experience. Tracey provides advice on all major areas of Australian tax including capital gains tax
issues relating to acquisitions, divestments and restructures, loss management and integrity issues, repatriation matters, tax
consolidation and IFRS. Tracey is also a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation.
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Profile current at 9 Nov 2012
State councils
NSW State Council
| Chairperson | Andrew Noolan CTA |
| Louise Boyce CTA | |
| Prof Graeme Cooper CTA | |
| Kirsten Fish CTA | |
| Marcus Leonard CTA | |
| Scott McGill CTA | |
| Judy Morris CTA | |
| Rae Ni Corraidh CTA | |
| Tracey Rens CTA | |
| Ken Schurgott CTA- | |
| Jerome Tse CTA | |
| David Williams CTA- |
QLD State Council
| Chairperson | Peter Godber CTA |
| Deputy Chairperson | Hayden Bentley CTA |
| Paul Banister CTA | |
| Stuart Cameron CTA | |
| Ash Chotai CTA | |
| Stephen Healey CTA | |
| David Marks CTA | |
| Peter McKnoulty CTA | |
| Dr David Morrison CTA | |
| John Newby CTA | |
| Katrina Parkyn ATI |
SA State Council
| Chairperson | John O'Connell CTA |
| Deputy Chairperson | Paul Tanti CTA |
| Scott Bryant CTA | |
| Michael Butler CTA | |
| Stephen Heath CTA | |
| Brian Nimmo CTA | |
| Tim Sandow CTA | |
| Peter Slegers CTA | |
| Ian Snook CTA | |
| Grantley Stevens CTA | |
| Sean Van Der Linden CTA | |
| Steve Westaway CTA | |
| Ben Wilson CTA |
TAS State Council
| Chairperson | Matthew Pawson CTA |
| Paul Conde CTA | |
| Kenneth Davey CTA | |
| Ian Heywood CTA | |
| Craig Leighton CTA | |
| Marg Marshall CTA | |
| Luci Mills CTA | |
| Deena Moroney CTA | |
| Luke Richardson ATI | |
| Darren Sheen CTA | |
| Tania Triffitt CTA |
VIC State Council
| Chairperson | Michael Selth CTA |
| Arthur Athanasiou CTA | |
| Dr Braedon Clark CTA | |
| Ian Dinnison CTA | |
| Michael Flynn CTA | |
| Michael Jones CTA | |
| Tim Neilson CTA | |
| Bernie O'Sullivan CTA |
WA State Council
| Chairperson | Len Hertzman |
| Deputy Chairperson | Anthea McKinnell CTA |
| Syd Jenkins CTA | |
| Matthew Popham CTA | |
| Jemma Sanderson CTA |
