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Dispute Resolution Working Group

What the Dispute Resolution Working Group does, contact details, members and key messages from meetings.

Last updated 3 September 2025

About the Dispute Resolution Working Group

The Dispute Resolution Working Group provides stakeholders and senior ATO leaders with a forum to discuss and develop dispute resolution strategies that encourage disputing parties to resolve disputes promptly to avoid or minimise litigation.

Contact details

You can contact the secretariat of the Dispute Resolution Working Group by email at DRWG@ato.gov.au

Members

Group membership details

Organisation

Member

ATO

Andrew Orme (Chair), Objections and Review

ATO

Andrew Watson, Individuals and Intermediaries

ATO

Fiona Knight, Public Groups

ATO

Jillian Kitto, Frontline Operations

ATO

Jonathan Todd, Office of the Chief Tax Counsel

Administrative Review Tribunal

Robert Olding

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Craig Latham

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Karen Liew

Corporate Tax Association

Simon Staples

CPA Australia

Jenny Wong

Law Council of Australia

Angelina Lagana

National Universities Tax Clinics

Annette Morgan

The Tax Institute

Michael Wells

Key messages from meetings

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

For prior key messages, email the secretariat with your requirements.

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