Presenters

CTA Representatives

ATO Representatives

Bill Cannon
(Partner Blake Dawson Waldron)

The GST & Indirect Tax Weekend Workshop, held every year brought together leading practitioners from top tier firms and prominent government agencies to discuss and compare contemporary issues and research in GST & indirect Tax.

Twelve papers were presented over two days on topics including:
Treasury’s role & relationship with the ATO, HP Mercantile Case overview, GST & Statutory Interpretation, GST Compliance Risk Issues and Multi-party Transactions.

High profile speakers included:

Geoff Mann, Partner Blake Dawson Waldron

Gordon Brysland, Senior Tax Counsel, Australian Government Solicitors

Michael Patane, Acting Deputy Chief Tax Council, ATO

Ross Stitt, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson

Lachlan Wolfers, Partner, KPMG

Eugene Choi, Partner, Phillips Fox

Stephen Jones, Special Counsel, Maddocks Solicitors

Peter Konidaris, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jamie Clarke, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dylan Morgan, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Bill Cannon, Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron

Tim Dyce, Senior Assistant Deputy Commissioner GST, ATO

Paul Ambrosni, Principal, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd

Patrick Hunt, Partner, KPMG

Tribute to Justice Graham Hill

Mr Bill Cannon (Partner Tax Blake Dawson Waldron) delivered a heart felt tribute to his late friend Justice Graham Hill. Justice Graham Hill was recognized as being a distinguished author and speaker who distinguished himself at all levels of the legal profession, as a solicitor, junior counsel, QC and judge of the Federal Court.

Tribute to Justice Graham Hill [PDF]

Workshop Presentations

Workshop Program [PDF]

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