Energy and Resources Working Group

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• resource rent taxes (petroleum resource rent tax and the now-repealed minerals resource rent tax)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.

The ATO consultation protocol underpins our consultation framework arrangements.

• Contact details
• Members
• Minutes

Contact details

The secretary of the Energy and Resources Working Group is Simon Staples. Simon can be contacted on 03 9285 1903 or by email at E&RWorkingGroup@ato.gov.au.

Members

Members includes representatives of the major tax, law and accounting associations, representatives of resource industry associations, and senior members of the ATO. Treasury and Department of Industry and Science officers also attend.

Members include representatives of the following professional bodies and industry associations:

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

If you would like a copy of the group Charter, email us at E&RWorkingGroup@ato.gov.au.

Minutes

Minutes of meetings are available below:

•  22 March 2018
• 12 September 2017
• 8 March 2017
• 12 August 2016
• 3 December 2015
• 12 August 2015
• 24 March 2015

For prior minutes or key messages, email consult@ato.gov.au and specify what you require.