How the government decides on law reform …
Unlawful phoenix activity has been a subject of much consideration and recommendation over the years, with most recommendations ignored, and some perhaps properly so – a similar names law was never going to work – but most just waiting for government action. Major recommendations are imminent from the team of Melbourne academics. Getting the government to […]
Credit reporting of tax debts – one measure among many
From 1 July 2017, the Government has announced that it will allow the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to disclose to Credit Reporting Bureaux the tax debt information of businesses that “have not effectively engaged with the ATO to manage these debts”. This was announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) on 17 December […]
How or why WA forgot the existence of the Tax Acts or decided to proceed blithely in disregard of their existence
The concluding comment from the decision of the High Court in Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) v Western Australia; W.A. Glendinning & Associates Pty Ltd v Western Australia; Maranoa Transport Pty Ltd (in liq) v Western Australia [2016] HCA 21 was to note that … “The Commissioner concludes his written submissions with the observation that […]
