Energy and Resources Working Group

What the Energy and Resources Working Group does, contact details, members and key messages from meetings.

On this page

• Contact
• Members
• Key messages

The Energy and Resources Working Group comprises representatives from tax professional bodies, resource industry associations and the ATO. The working group consults on issues relating to:

• income tax
• resource rent taxes (petroleum resource rent tax and the now-repealed minerals resource rent tax)
• other taxes as they directly impact on the energy and resources sector
• general administration issues affecting the mining and petroleum industries.

The meetings also provide an opportunity to identify, discuss and jointly resolve significant technical and administrative issues, including potential ways to reduce compliance costs prior to the lodgment of returns, or the commencement of review activity. This provides taxpayers with enhanced certainty regarding lodgments and positions adopted prior to transactions occurring.

Contact

The secretariat of the Energy and Resources Working Group can be contacted by email at E&RWorkingGroup@ato.gov.au

Members

The Energy and Resources Working Group is undergoing a membership refresh.

We are calling for nominations from tax professionals with experience in dealing with taxes that have a direct impact on the energy and resources sector to join us and bring their experience and perspective to our group.

Others may be invited by the Chair to participate in meetings to discuss specific issues.

Key messages

Key messages from meetings held in the last 3 years are available below.

• 11 November 2022
• 27 April 2021
• 17 December 2020

For prior key messages, email the secretariat and specify what you require.