For the purpose of IPS paragraph 8(2)(g) of the FOI Act the ATO has found that, as at 27 April 2012, it had given access to information in documents more than once in response to the following FOI requests:
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FOI reference number
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Date of access
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FOI request
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Information published in the disclosure log
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Other information
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58570
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7 June 2013
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Various documents relating to Project Wickenby including delegations and authorisations.
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Edited instruments of authorisations and delegation and authorisation guidelines.
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18 documents
Note: Many documents have been heavily redacted to remove irrelevant information.
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59991
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7 June 2013
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Analysis of MRRT instalments.
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Further to documents released 8 March 2013, an email about the ATO's legislated duty to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
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1 document of two pages with minor redaction for taxpayer confidentiality (s 38) and personal privacy (s 47F).
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60089
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10 April 2013
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Senior briefings regarding tax agent portal breach.
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Briefing documents regarding the tax agent identify theft.
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13 documents with relevant redactions.
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60005
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8 April 2013
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Documents relating to the ATO Executive meeting in January 2013.
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25 documents released in full and 8 in part.
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8 documents with relevant redactions.
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60093
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8 April 2013
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All documents prepared by Hoffmann Donohue as a result of Commonwealth Contract notice CN1 023691 for the 'Facilitation of a series of MRRT effectiveness workshops'.
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All documents prepared as a result of Commonwealth Contract notice CN1 023691 for the 'Facilitation of a series of MRRT effectiveness workshops'.
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60045
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18 March 2013
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Copies of all versions of the publication 'Employee Share Schemes- Answers to frequently asked questions by employees.
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27 versions of the publication since 2002.
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Note: All versions located have been released in full. Some versions only have metadata changes.
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60070
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18 March 2013
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Documents regarding the cost of administering the MRRT.
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One email chain.
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3 pages
Note: Edited to delete one staff mobile phone number
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59991
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8 March 2013
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Applicant has requested documents analysing MRRT instalments
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ATO emails
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4 pages
Note: (i) The documents provided to the applicant were redacted under section 38 to remove protected information relating to third parties.
(ii) A table in one of the emails contains incorrect figures. The correct figures are provided as an addendum to the documents released under FOI and are available on our website.
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59948
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29 February 2013
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Documents relating to the commissioner's incoming brief.
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Initial briefing for the Commissioner and supporting documents.
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4 documents
Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 47F.
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59632
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20 December 2012
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Applicant requested "hot issues briefs" prepared by ATO for the last Senate Estimates round
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Material prepared on the most important issues for Senate Estimates.
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49 pages
Note: Documents edited under s11C(1)(a)- Personal information.
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59400
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19 December 2012
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Documents regarding Mineral Resource Rent Tax, amount of forecast revenue for 2012/13.
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Edited documents and emails.
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4 documents
Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 22.
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59422
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21 November 2012
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Request for Minister's authority for ATO officers to make payments under the CDDA Scheme.
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Authorisation under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (The CDDA Scheme).
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1 document
Note: Document was provided to applicant with partial redactions under s 22.
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58680
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12 November 2012
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The applicant requested "whole file" from registration.
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Guidance for auditors in completing penalty and interest decision letters to taxpayers.
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1 document, 4 pages.
Note: Taxpayer specific information excluded from publication 11C(1)(b).
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59039
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4 October 2012
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The applicant requested documents relating to the use of social media by ATO staff in an official, professional and personal capacity.
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Information provided to the applicant, released in full.
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5 documents comprising 43 pages.
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58790
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10 September2012
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Project Wickenby figures for 31 March, 30 April, 31 May, 30 June, 31 July, in relation to investigations, prosecutions, money recouped and outstanding tax liabilities.
Briefing note or summary document detailing reporting and media arrangements for Project Wickenby.
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Edited documents in the format requested by the applicant.
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8 documents
Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 22, s 38 and a 47E.
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58786
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10 September2012
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Minutes of all meetings of the Project Wickenby department and agency Chief Executive Officers and the Project Wickenby Cross-Agency Advisory Committee since 1 July 2011.
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Edited minutes provided.
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14 documents
Note: Documents have been edited to remove information relating to s 33 international relations, s 34 cabinet documents, s 37 effecting the enforcement of the law, s 38 third party information, s 47E certain operations of an agency and s 47F personal privacy of the FOI Act.
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58788
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10 September 2012
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The applicant requested documents detailing the amount of collectable debt written off for the financial year 2009 to 2012.
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Information provided to the applicant is reports with the write off figures for the years 2009 to 2012. The applicant has also been provided with the definition of a write off used by the ATO.
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5 documents
Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 22 as they were not relevant to the request.
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58785
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4 September 2012
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The applicant requested information relating to the proposed restructure of the Large Business and International business line.
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Information provided includes emails, reports and extracts from executive minutes. Staff names and business affairs relating to a consultant have been deleted from these documents.
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There are approximately 400 relevant pages.
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58478
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3 August 2012
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The applicant requested access to documents relating to the analysis and calculation of revenue from the Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax (MIT WHT).
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Information provided to the applicant regarding MIT WHT.
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10 documents, 103 pages.
Note: The documents provided to the applicant were redacted under section 38 to remove protected information relating to third parties.
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58142
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3 July 2012
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The applicant requested documents regarding the Fair Work Australia report into the Health Services Union.
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1 page email containing link to the publicly available report by Fair Work Australia into the Health Services Union.
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1 document
Note: Email has been redacted under s 47F.
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56952
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12 April 2012
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The applicant requested a copy of: Senate Procedural Orders of continuing effect No.10: ATO Listing: 11/937 Serious Non Compliance- Criminal Assets Confiscation Task Force - Key Documents.
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12 documents (211 folios) provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
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12 documents
Note: Documents redacted under s 47F and s 37.
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57325
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4 April 2012
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Statistics on FOI cases where access refused in full for 2011 financial year.
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Spreadsheet of available FOI statistics for cases where accessed refused in full for 2011 financial year.
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56731
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23 March 2012
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The applicant requested documents relating to his/her employment with the ATO.
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Guideline: Workplace conflict (modified 04/07/2007)
Document: Harassment/discrimination complaints - Guidelines for Investigators (updated 19/05/2010)
Document: Workplace harassment and discrimination (modified 27/11/2006)
Document: Workplace harassment and discrimination CMPI 2004/03/01 (modified 27/11/2006)
Document: Bullying - fact sheet (modified 09/02/2009)
Document: Harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace (modified 22/07/2010)
Booklet: Harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace (published June 2010)
Document: Performance discussions and bullying - fact sheet (modified 17/03/2011)
Document: Principles of natural justice fact sheet (modified 16/10/2006)
Document: Good decision-making model (modified 14/03/2006)
Document: APS Values and code of conduct (modified 02/04/2008)
Document: Procedures for determining whether an employee has breached the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct (modified 27/12/2007)
Document: 2009 ATO (general employees) agency agreement - Section D (modified 13/07/2009)
Document: Attendance and leave principles and statement of responsibilities (modified 19/10/2010)
Document: Personal leave - ongoing general employees (modified 13/12/2010)
Document: Maximum amount of annual leave summary (modified 30/07/2007)
Document: Carer's leave guide (modified 03/05/2011)
Document: Purchased leave (modified 20/09/2010)
Document: ATO work level standards (modified 20/07/2010)
Document: ATO work level standards - APS Level 6 (modified 20/07/2010)
Document: ATO work level standards - Typical duties (modified 20/07/2010)
Document: Practitioners guide to managing suspected misconduct in the Tax Office (modified 07/02/2011)
Document: Harassment - Information for Delegates (updated 19/05/2010)
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23 documents
Note: These documents were released to the applicant in full.
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56016
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31 January 2012
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Documents contained in the file named on the Attorney-General's Department published list of files as: 11/17125 BLB Law Reform Proposals - Secrecy Havens and Wickenby-Type Tax Evasion 2011-12.
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Edited versions of working papers of the Project Wickenby cross-agency task force deliberations on possible law reform in connection with tax secrecy havens and Wickenby-type tax evasion.
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12 pages of documents
Note: The documents were released in part.
Applicant applied to Attorney-General's Department which transferred part of that request to ATO under FOI Act s 16.
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56107
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5 January 2012
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The applicant requested access to MOUs between the ATO and AUSTRAC and the ATO and CDPP.
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MOU between the ATO and AUSTRAC dated December 2003.
MOU between the ATO and AUSTRAC dated August 2009 (including an amended schedule dated April 2010).
MOU between the ATO, AUSTRAC, ACC, ACS, AFP, ASIC, Centrelink and DIAC dated September 2007.
MOU between the ATO, AUSTRAC, ACC, ACCC, AFP, AGD, APRA, ASIC, CDPP, ACS, DEEWR and DIAC dated August 2009.
Liaison Guidelines between the ATO and DPP dated June 1991.
MOU between the ATO and CDPP dated May 2006.
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7 documents
Note: The documents were released to the applicant in full.
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55961
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3 January 2012
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The applicant requested MOUs between the ATO and the AFP for the period 1 June1995 to 3 November 2011.
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Working guidelines dated December 1997 (and amendments).
Service Agreement dated November 2003.
Head MOU dated July 2010.
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3 documents
Note: The documents were released to the applicant in full.
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55543
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22 December 2011
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Results of the latest staff engagement survey for the ATO.
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Edited version of 'The Tax Office Employee Engagement Survey 2009' report by consultant.
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85 pages of documents
Note: Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under s 47G to delete commercially sensitive information and s 47E to delete confidential staff comments.
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54578
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13 October 2011
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Documents regarding the ATO's efforts to implement a platform-Independent version of the e-tax software.
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Documents relating to e-tax redevelopment project (2006-2007) and work done in planning future development of e-tax.
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130 pages of documents
Note: Some commercially sensitive information redacted under s47G.
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54174
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14 September 2011
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Applicant requested documents relating to his employment with the ATO.
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General documents to guide decision making process on staff matters.
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25 pages of documents
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54133
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9 August 2011
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Regarding personal information about staff member.
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ATO document: Clause 101 Manager's Tool Kit (printed 29 March 2010).
ATO document: Clause 101 Manager's Tool Kit (printed 29 March 2010; not a duplicate).
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2 documents
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53427
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26 July 2011
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Summary reports detailing outcomes of data-matching programmes run by the ATO since 1 July 2007.
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Various summary reports outlining differing data matching programmes.
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11 documents
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52819
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28 June 2011
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Copies of correspondence between ATO and Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in the last three years regarding the tax treatment of water infrastructure grants.
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Correspondence, notes, agreements, guidelines, regarding various programs that provide funding for water use and infrastructure including discussion of tax treatment of grants under those programs.
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89 documents
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53420
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27 May 2011
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Documents relating to analysis or modelling of the cost of enforcing the low value importation threshold held between 1 January 2010 and 30 March 2011.
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ATO minutes discussing the compliance cost impact associated with reducing the amount of the low value import threshold.
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3 documents
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53371
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24 June 2011
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Documents related to employment actions.
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ATO procedures for determining whether an employee has breached the APS code of conduct (modified 19 Dec 2007).
Excerpt from ATO EL2 agreement 2008 re leadership (undated).
ATO practitioners guide to managing suspected misconduct in the Tax Office (modified 19 Oct 2010).
ATO procedures for review of employment actions (dated 30 Jul 2010).
ATO procedures for review of employment actions (dated 09 Oct 2006).
ATO employee handbook We are the Tax Office (NAT 14696).
ATO (Executive Level 2) Agreement 2006 dated 01 Jul 2006.
ATO document: Principles of natural justice fact sheet (modified 06 Jul 2005).
Extract from ATO (Executive Level 2) agency agreement 2009 - Part 2 Leadership (modified 17 Jul 2009).
ATO document: Tax Office work level standard for EL2s (modified 09 Jul 2009).
ATO document: Integrity in the Tax Office (incomplete, undated).
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11 documents
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53223
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9 May 2011
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Documents relating to the ATO's P3M3 self assessment and external consultants review report.
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Report outlining ATO's self assessment of its portfolio, program and project management capability and associated external consultant review.
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6 documents
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53392
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6 May 2011
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Data behind figure 6.1.1 in Commissioners Annual Report 2009-10.
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Spreadsheets that measure the cost of collections of every $100 of cash as Commonwealth tax revenue, for years 2008-09 and 2009-10.
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2 documents
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