'Absolute devastation': The whistleblower who will 'never work again' after helping tax watchdog

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activity statement refunds, which he says were being cancelled, to get around an adverse court ruling.

Whatever the case, the IGT failed to support him. He was left to fight his case in the Fair Work Commission, which he won,ATO whistleblower Ron Shamir 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 because it would have taken on average 25 hours to issue five notices.

When IGT fronted the committee there was a lot of hand wringing and requests to speak on camera, provide information to the committee in confidence, or take questions on notice. Equally concerning is the lack of appetite to use the powers that it does have. For instance, it has only ever issued a section 9 notice to one individual, Ron Shamir. Its preference is to take a more collaborative approach with the ATO.Too much collaboration between a regulator and the regulated can result in a cosy, chummy relationship and create a power imbalance.

 

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