Tax Practitioners Board Members
MATTHEW ADDISON
Matthew Addison is currently the Executive Director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Ltd (ICB). He has been instrumental in representing the bookkeeping and potential BAS agent industry during the consultation process on the tax agent services legislation. Matthew is also a member of the Australian Treasury Standard Business Reporting Advisory Forum. He is also the proprietor of Addisons Chartered Accountants and practices as a certified software consultant for MYOB.
CYNTHIA COLEMAN
Ms Cynthia Coleman has an extensive career in academia and is currently an Associate Professor in Taxation Law and in Taxation in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney. She has a strong editorial background and is Editor of the Australian Tax Forum, as well as a member of various editorial boards. Cynthia’s other board and professional association committee memberships include the National Tax Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, to which she was the first academic appointee.
GORDON COOPER
Professor Gordon Cooper is the Principal at Cooper & Co. central coast firm of Chartered Accountants and has extensive private industry experience. He is also currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian School of Taxation at the University of New South Wales. His previous roles include President of the Tax Institute of Australia and Chair of the Challis Taxation Discussion Group. Gordon was a member of the NSW Tax Agents' Board and has been involved in the development of the new tax agent services legislation since 1992. In recognition of his services to the tax profession and to the community, he was awarded membership of the Order of Australia in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours.
ROGER COTTON
Mr Roger Cotton has extensive management and leadership experience. He has held a series of senior roles including having been the Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute of Accountants, from 2001. Roger was also the Director of the Australian Accounting Technicians from 2006 to 2009 and has previously held the position of Director of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia. His advisory roles include the Corporate Governance Council led by the Australian Stock Exchange and Chairing committees for both the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
CHRISTOPHER DOOGAN
Chris Doogan was the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar of the High Court of Australia between 1994 and 2007. He holds various leadership positions including Directorships at the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies, Community CPS Australia, St Vincent’s Healthcare and St Vincent’s Health Australia. Chris currently serves on a number of boards and committees including roles such as Principal Member of the Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel, Chair of the Audit Committees for the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court and as a Member of the ACT Legal Practitioners Admission Board. In recognition of his service to the law and public administration and to professional and community organisations, Chris was awarded membership of the Order of Australia in 2006.
MICHAEL EVANS
Michael Evans is a Partner at KPMG, specialising in indirect tax and a member of various tax committees including the Australian Board of Taxation Advisory Committee. Michael has been a Visiting Fellow at the Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute, Monash University. He has also provided a significant contribution to the drafting and design of both corporate and value added tax systems in Australia, New Zealand and China. Between 1970 and 1987, Michael held various roles in the Australian Taxation Office.
GEORGE FOX
George Fox is currently a solicitor and holds a number of senior advisory roles including Chair of the Dispute Management Foundation and Lifeline Australia’s board governance committee. Other leadership positions have included Law Reform Commissioner in Fiji, President of the Queensland Law Society and Chair of the Queensland Tax Agents’ Board. As a practicing mediator and academic George has been helping to shape mediation law in Australia and abroad.
MIRIAM HOLMES
Miriam Holmes has been the Director of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal in Victoria since 2002 and has extensive experience in administrative law. Miriam was a Principal Solicitor for the Administrative Law, Property and Commercial Branches at the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office.
DALE PINTO
Professor Dale Pinto is Professor of Taxation Law and the Head of the Taxation Department at the School of Business, Law and Taxation at Curtin University. He also holds positions as Editor-in-Chief and editorial board member for various Australasian journals, including the Journal of Australasian Tax Teachers’ Association. Dale is also a registered tax agent and has senior roles within a range of academic and professional entities including the Tax Institute of Australia.
RUSSELL SMITH
Russell Smith is the Managing Director and Principal Accountant at Carruss Consultants. He currently Chairs the Bookkeeping Industry Group and is a member of various bookkeeping forums. Russell has long been involved in the development of the tax agent services regime, representing the interests of bookkeepers and potential BAS agents in the consultation process. He takes an active interest in professional education and leads a wide range of advisory groups, seminars, workshops and training sessions.