About the GST Stewardship Group
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Stewardship Group is one of the stewardship groups operated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a means of improving the client experience and administration of Australia’s tax, super and registry systems.
The group provides an opportunity for strategic discussion to develop and improve the administration and operation of the tax, super and registry systems into the future.
The group will focus on:
- identifying opportunities to improve the tax and super system, specifically the operation and administration of the GST system, to make it easy to get things right and hard not to
- gaining insights into issues faced by taxpayers operating in the GST system to improve future approaches and processes
- communicating key ATO messages to the broader GST community.
Contact details
You can contact the secretariat of the GST Stewardship Group via email at gststewardshipgroup@ato.gov.au
Members
Organisation | Members |
|---|---|
ATO | Hector Thompson (Co-chair), International, Support and Programs |
ATO | Andrea Wood, International, Support and Programs |
ATO | Darryl McCarthy, International, Support and Programs |
ATO | Narda Phillips, Enterprise Solutions and Technology |
ATO | Rowan Fox, International, Support and Programs |
ATO | Sarah Vawser, Individuals and Intermediaries |
ATO | Will Day, Small Business |
Australian Banking Association | Chris Plakias |
Australian Bookkeepers Association | Kerrie Jarius |
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand | Kevin O'Rourke |
Corporate Tax Association | Stephanie Caredes |
CPA Australia | Ken Fehily |
Digital Service Providers Australia New Zealand | Matthew Prouse |
Independent Member | Jennee Chan |
Law Council of Australia | Rhys Guild |
Property Council of Australia | Elke Bremner |
RSM Australia | Sam Mohammad |
Small Business Representative | Amanda Gascoigne (Co-chair) |
The Tax Institute | Bastian Gasser |
Treasury | Emma Baudinette |
University of New South Wales | Michael Walpole |
Wesfarmers Limited | Caryn Bovell |
Key messages from meetings
Key messages from meetings held in the last 3 years are available below.
- 20 March 2025
- 12 November 2024
- 30 July 2024
- 13 March 2024
- 14 November 2023
- 18 July 2023
- 21 March 2023
- 16 November 2022
- 15 June 2022
For prior key messages, email the secretariat with your requirements.