Ron Shamir has a lot to be angry about...
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Shamir became a whistleblower after he witnessed misconduct in the @ATO_gov_au relating...
He informed the @Insp_Gen_Tax, which he said would launch an investigation and gave him undertakings that it would protect him.
The @ATO_gov_au has always argued that Shamir’s termination related to his performance and had nothing to do with being a #whistleblower. Brad Chapman, a deputy commissioner, told the inquiry Shamir’s termination followed...
Whatever the case, the @Insp_Gen_Tax failed to support him. He was left to fight his case in the @FairWork_gov_au, which he won, then lost under appeal.
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@Senator_Patrick instigated the inquiry into the IGT after raising confidence issues with the IGT’s handling...
The IGT released its report in March 2018 and concluded that the email was "conveyed as ironic in style". It said the facts and evidence indicated that the email couldn't have been intended literally...
The wording of the report rang alarm bells for @Senator_Patrick who told a senate committee that it sounded like the IGT was making excuses for the ATO. "The IGT was someone who should never be...
More alarm bells rang on Friday when Shamir said...
When IGT fronted the committee there was a lot of hand wringing and requests to speak on camera, provide...
The #InspectorGeneralOfTaxation Karen Payne, who took the top job in May this year, told the committee that the IGT didn’t have the power to protect #whistleblowers.
There was a also a question asked whether it should be given the power to assess whistleblower complaints & protect them.
But what was made crystal clear at the hearing is the IGT...
Too much collaboration between a #Regulator and the regulated can result in a cosy, chummy relationship and create a power imbalance.
In his submission, Shamir said safeguards, such as effective, independent...
A separate submission by @SelfEmployedAU also raised the issue of regulatory capture. “We have concerns that, on occasions, the @ATO_gov_au...
There’s nothing new in calls for reform of IGT, including beefing up its powers and boosting its resources. The small business ombudsman @ASBFEO Kate Carnell @KateCarnellAus...
“Not much point in having an independent...
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