Senate Economics Legislation Committee [Part 2], , 53:10 to 54:32
The committee welcomes representatives from the Australian Taxation Office, the Tax Practitioners Board, and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission for questioning.
Topics: Integrity, Government spending
Speakers: Senator Lisa Darmanin, Rob Heferen, Speaker 5, Senator Tim Ayres, Unknown Speaker, Speaker 4
welcome representatives from the Australian Tax Office, the Tax Practitioners Board, and the Australian Charities and Not for-p profofit commission. I welcome Mr. Rob Hefron, Commissioner of Taxation, Australian Tax Office. Do you wish to make an opening statement?
>> Um, chair, I don't have an state an opening statement, but if I could have the committee's indulgence just to mention a a very special thing. My um outstanding executive assistant uh Jess Morrisy has just been married this afternoon and this evening. Uh, and I just want to pass on my best to Jess and Dylan. Um, of course, I had their wedding. Uh, I was invited. Uh, she organized it for Senate Estimates, so I couldn't attend. Um, I am told that didn't happen. So uh uh but uh what could be a better substitute than uh uh fulfilling my accountability obligation. So uh but uh so thank you for your indulgence.
>> The very best wishes from all of us
>> Yes. Echo that. Uh I like to welcome Mr. Peter Dur, chair of the Tax Practitioners Board. Do you wish to make an opening statement?
>> No. Thank you, Senator.
>> Thank you. And I welcome Miss Sue Woodward, Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not for-profit Commission. Would you like to make an opening
statement? Uh I think we've tabled one.
>> Yes, I think we've seen one. Uh senators will have it if we need copies circulated. Um we thank you for doing that in the interest of time. >> So we will uh move to questions and I'm going to Senator Bl first.