GST & Property: Recent Developments & Current Issues seminar paper

Harry Lakis CTA

Harry Lakis, CTA was admitted to the Queensland Bar after 23 years experience as a solicitor and tax partner in national law firms. At the Bar he continues to practise in revenue law, with a particular focus on transactional taxes. He has experience in all federal taxes including GST and CGT, and in duties, taxes and levies across all Australian state jurisdictions. Harry is briefed by taxpayers and revenue authorities, and has acted and advised on business structures, trusts and finance – in the context of transaction planning as well as mediation and contested disputes. - Current at 23 February 2024

Robert Olding

Robert formerly an indirect tax partner at KPMG and Adjunct Professor teaching indirect taxes at the Queensland University of Technology, Robert Olding served in various senior executive roles at the ATO for 11 years, including as Deputy Chief Tax Counsel (Indirect Taxes),before retiring as Chief Tax Counsel. His professional activities now include advising revenue authorities in Asia, The Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and The Caribbean as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) fiscal law expert; serving as the inaugural independent Chair of the Queensland Office of State Revenue Rulings Advisory Panel; and serving as a member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. - Current at 30 September 2019