Alternative dispute resolution presentation

Deborah Hastings

Debbie leads the ATO’s approach to dispute management and dispute resolution (including ADR) as well as litigation services and legal risk for the ATO. She is also responsible for independent review of large business audits, as well as managing large market objections. Debbie is a graduate of University of Sydney with a Bachelor in Economics and Bachelor of Law. She has led strategic litigation matters in the AAT, Federal Court and High Court and has also been a member of the General Anti-Avoidance Panel and Public Rulings Panel. - Current at 02 June 2015

Gina Lazanas CTA

Gina Lazanas, CTA, is a Partner at the specialist tax law firm, Balazs Lazanas & Welch LLP. She has over 25 years’ experience in taxation law, having initially focused on income tax and later on indirect taxes, but always with a keen interest in all kinds of tax and related administrative law disputes. Gina has had carriage of varied and complex tax audits and litigation. Gina was Chair of The Tax Institute’s Legal & Dispute Resolution Subcommittee from 2011 to 2013 and Chair of The Tax Institute’s GST Subcommittee from 2008 to 2010. In April 2012, Gina was appointed a part-time Senior Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. - Current at 16 June 2017

Judith Sullivan

Judy is Principal Solicitor at Judy Sullivan Consulting Pty Ltd. From 2013 to 2020 she was a tax partner at PwC in Sydney. Prior to this she was a tax partner at King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney, and a senior tax lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Gilbert & Tobin and Ernst & Young. She has been a member of committees and working groups for the Law Council of Australia and the ATO, on the Advisory Committee to the Board of Taxation, and Deputy Chair of the ACT Gambling & Racing Commission. Judy holds degrees in Economics and Law from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney. Judy was appointed to the Board in October 2020. - Current at 14 December 2021