The Birth seminar paper

David Cominos

David is a tax partner with Clayton Utz Brisbane and has been involved in structuring, documenting and advising upon many forms of purchase and sale of business interests. He is a member of the State Council and National Technical Committee of the Taxation Institute and the National CGT Liaison Committee. - Current at 06 March 2003

Paul Banister CTA

Paul Banister, CTA, is a Chartered Accountant and a Partner at Grant Thornton in their Private Enterprise team in Brisbane. He has over 40 years’ experience working with clients in an array of industries to help them navigate through complex and potentially risky tax and commercial issues, including to address tax disputes. His expertise includes domestic and international tax planning, transaction advisory and support, superannuation structuring and advice, succession planning, estate planning and philanthropy. Paul has presented at many professional and business forums, both in Australia and internationally, and is a published author. Paul is the Vice President of The Tax Institute and was the recipient of The Tax Institute’s SME Tax Adviser of the  Year Award for 2016. - Current at 13 February 2026