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The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to publish a disclosure log on its website.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

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FOI Coordinator
Tax Practitioners Board
Legal Unit
GPO Box 1620
SYDNEY NSW 2001

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Disclosure log

This disclosure log lists information we have released in response to an FOI access request.

Information attached to, or referred to, in this disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.

FOI reference numberDate of accessFOI requestInformation published in the disclosure logOther information
FOI Request #10531 October 2024
  • Any drafts of the TPB 2020-2021 annual report which referred to difficulties involving access to ATO data sets, and any subsequent correspondence between the ATO and the TPB, in regard to references to these difficulties in the draft annual report.
  • Any correspondence involving Chris Jordan and Michael Mumford pertaining to the issue above.
Documents releasedNot applicable
FOI Request #24-214 September 2023A copy of the Tax Practitioners Board Style guideDocuments releasedNot applicable
FOI Request #29/22-2326 July 2023All versions of Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policies for Board members from 2015 to the current version.Documents releasedNot applicable
FOI Request #26/22-235 July 2023Email communications between Board members, TPB and the Australian Taxation Office in relation to the request from Senate Estimates to release a copy of the e-mails that formed a part of the investigation into the disciplinary case of Peter John Collins and his former firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (also known as PwC) during the period the TPB received the request at Senate estimates in February to the date of the tabling of those e-mailsDocuments releasedNot applicable
FOI Request #24/22-2323 June 2023Subject matter concerning the conduct of TPB investigation into Peter Collins/PWC and views and opinions or thereabouts of the Commissioner of Taxation on this and any TPB responses Documents releasedNot applicable
FOI Request #23/22-232 June 2023During period 22 January to 29 January 2023, any emails, correspondence or reports internally of media coverage about Peter-John CollinsDocuments releasedNot applicable
0303201719 May 2017
  • The application to become a recognised tax agent association from CPA Australia.
  • Documents relating to the determination that CPA Australia complies with section 207(a) of Tax Agent Services Regulations 2009.
  • Documents relating to the TPB policies on how it assesses compliance with section 207(a).
Documents released in fullNot applicable

Last modified: 31 October 2024