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ATTA News January 2005 ATTA News January 2005 http://www.orange.usyd.edu.au/atta/newsletter.htm Editor: Colin Fong, Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales [email protected] ATTA website http://www.orange.usyd.edu.au/atta Contents 1 Presidential column.............................................................................................................. 1 2 ATTA Conference 2005 ....................................................................................................... 2 3 ATTA AGM Agenda ............................................................................................................ 3 4 Arrivals, departures and honours....................................................................................... 4 5 Melbourne and Sydney ........................................................................................................ 4 6 Tax, Accounting, Economics and Law Related Meetings................................................. 5 7 Recent publications ............................................................................................................ 10 8 Quotable quotes .................................................................................................................. 14 1 Presidential column Happy New Year … here’s wishing you a very happy and fun-filled 2005. And what better way to start a new year as a tax teacher than to get on that jet plane and mosey on down/over to the Australasian Tax Teachers’ 17th Annual Conference at Victoria University of Wellington. The program is action packed and a wonderful opportunity to get together with your friends and colleagues. (See item 2 of this newsletter). During the Conference we will be having our annual general meeting (see item 3 of this newsletter). As part of the AGM we will have the election of the ATTA executive. In accordance with our constitution the term of office of the executive is 2 years (clause 12, paragraph 7). There are five positions on the executive: President Secretary/Treasurer Three (3) Vice Presidents: The current members of the executive are: President: Tom Delany, University of Southern Queensland. Secretary/Treasurer: Colin Fong, University of New South Wales. Three Vice Presidents: Kerrie Sadiq, University of Queensland; David White, Victoria University of Wellington; Paul Kenny, Flinders University. We also have State, Territory and New Zealand representatives as well. We need people to nominate for these positions either before or at the AGM. In relation to the Vice-Presidents’ positions Dale Pinto from Curtin University in Western Australia and Shelley Griffiths from University of Otago, New Zealand have nominated. In relation to the representative positions I have had strong indications of interest from Kerrie Sadiq, University of Queensland and Dale Pinto from Curtin University in Western Australia. If you would like to nominate for any of the executive or representative positions please let Colin or myself know in advance of the conference or indicate your interest at the AGM. Looking forward to catching up with you at Wellington. ‘til then. Tom Delany 2 ATTA Conference 2005 AUSTRALASIAN TAX TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION 17th Annual Conference 26-28 January 2005 Wellington, New Zealand Hosted by: School of Accounting & Commercial Law Victoria University of Wellington While the conference is just about to start, if you haven’t registered there is still time yet! A copy of the conference brochure can be downloaded from the following site: www.sacl.vuw.ac.nz/vuw/content/display_content.cfm?id=1972 If you are registering late, accommodation at short notice can be secured through internet reservation agencies such as www.wotif.com, www.needitnow.com, www.ratestogo.com and www.wellingtonnz.com. Highlights of the Conference Programme include: • Optional Doctoral and Teaching Workshops will be held on Wednesday 26 January prior to the opening of the Conference. These are first time events for the Association. • The Opening Function will be held on the Wellington Waterfront (Lambton Harbour) on Wednesday evening and includes a buffet dinner. The main conference opening formalities will be held at this Opening Function instead of the following morning. • The Annual Meeting of ATTA is scheduled for Thursday morning –the first day of the conference ensuring everybody can attend. • Prize awards will be offered for the best paper and the most original papers. The prizes will be awarded at the Closing Ceremony on Friday afternoon 28 January, • The Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday evening at the Skyline Restaurant at the top of Wellington’s famous Cable Car offering sweeping views of Wellington’s Harbour on a summer evening. • On Friday we will have a short Closing Ceremony, followed by a harbour excursion and informal meal. (If you are planning to register late, kindly please note that all places on the harbour excursion have now been taken.) The conference programme is available here: http://sacl.fca.vuw.ac.nz/vuw/fca/sacl/files/ATTAProgramme06122004.pdf Presenting a Paper Unfortunately at this stage the academic programme is now complete and we are unable to accept any late proposals for papers. If you have already submitted an abstract but have not yet submitted your completed paper, please do so at the earliest opportunity. Please submit it to David Dunbar at [email protected] Doctoral and Teaching Workshops – Wednesday 26 January There are two optional half-day workshops preceding the conference on Wednesday 26th January. On Wednesday morning a Doctoral Workshop will be held for current and intending PhD students (plus supervisors, recent PhD graduates and anyone else interested). As many ATTA members are working on (or thinking about) PhD study this will be an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss. Details of the doctoral workshop programme are available here: http://www.sacl.vuw.ac.nz/vuw/fca/sacl/files/DoctoralWorksopprogramme26012005.pdf This workshop is being chaired by Dr. David White from Victoria University. On Wednesday afternoon a Teaching Workshop will be held. Associate Professor. Margaret McKerchar from the University of Sydney at Orange has kindly agreed to Chair this Workshop and has put together a comprehensive half-day programme. Details of the teaching workshop programme are available here: http://www.sacl.vuw.ac.nz/vuw/fca/sacl/files/TeachingWorkshopprogramme26012005.pdf There is a nominal fee of NZ$25 to cover lunch and catering for either or both of these two workshops. General Inquiries concerning conference organisation and administration should be directed to Barbara Cordes, (Email [email protected], Tel: +(64)(4) 463 5078; Fax: +(64)(4) 463 5076). Late Conference Registration Forms should be sent to Sarah Dunstan ([email protected], Tel: +(64)(4) 463 5233, Extn 8009, Fax: +(64)(4) 463 5076) at the earliest opportunity. Vacation Opportunities! The Wellington region offers a variety of attractions for everyone’s interests. There are two wine producing regions in the area (Martinborough and Malborough). Or visit the sets from the trilogy of films Lord of the Rings, head to nature in the Malborough Sounds and the Nelson region, or view New Zealand’s native bird life at Karori or Mt Bruce bird sancturaries. In Wellington City visit Te Papa New Zealand’s National Museum, Parliament House various art galleries, or enjoy Wellington’s café society and waterfront (Lambton Harbour). Whether you visit for 3 days or 3 weeks there’s lots to do! For further information about vacationing in the Wellington region see: www.wellingtonnz.com On behalf of the Organising Committee we hope to see you all in Wellington next week. Andrew Smith. for the ATTA Conference Organising Committee Victoria University of Wellington 3 ATTA AGM Agenda Venue: Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus Date: 27 January 2005 Time: 10.45am to 12.00pm Apologies to date: Dale Pinto, Natalie Stoianoff, Kerrie Sadiq, Duncan Bentley, David Smith, others? Confirmation of minutes of the ATTA AGM, Adelaide, 31 January 2004. Minutes in the ATTA News February 2004, see http://www.orange.usyd.edu.au/atta/newsletters/2004-02_ATTA_News.pdf Business arising Correspondence: Election of ATTA Executive Accounts Publication of ATTA conference proceedings Organisation of PhD and Teaching Workshops Confirmation of ATTA Conference 2006. Offers for 2007? Other matters 4 Arrivals, departures and honours Professor Robin Henry Woellner was Deputy Head of School (effectively Associate Dean) of the Faculty of Law and Legal Practice at the University of Technology, Sydney from 1992-3. Next he was Foundation Dean of Law at the University of Western Sydney Macarthur from 1993-2000, establishing the Faculty there with an LLB combining legal theory and practical legal skills. From mid-2000, Rob has been Planning Dean and then Foundation Dean of the College of Law and Business in the unified UWS. Rob remains the senior author of Australian Taxation Law (now in its 14th edition with CCH), and has published/presented various papers in taxation law and policy, and medico-legal issues. Rob will take up his new position of Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts at James Cook University (based in Townsville - the Faculty also has programmes at Cairns) in April 2005. In the interim, Rob will be preparing the manuscript for the next edition of ATL, and then travelling in the British Isles and Europe, with his wife Ruth - hopefully relaxing before launching into JCU. Many attendees at previous ATTA
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