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Shadow Economy Advisory Forum

What the shadow economy advisory forum does, contact details, members and key messages from meetings.

Last updated 1 April 2025

About the Shadow Economy Advisory Forum

The shadow economy advisory forum will collaborate with key industry and business stakeholders to lead, share and advocate matters relating to the shadow economy including:

  • advising on improvements to the provision and timeliness of education and advice to businesses
  • providing industry insights into non-compliant practices and behaviours
  • identifying practical options to reduce regulatory or other compliance burdens
  • actively influencing and promoting positive changes in behaviour to support a level playing field
  • championing the benefits of engaging with the Australian tax and regulatory system to the community.

Contact details

You can contact the secretariat of the shadow economy advisory forum via email at ShadowEconomyAdvisoryForum@ato.gov.au

Members

Group membership details

Organisation

Members

ATO

Will Day (Co-chair), Small Business

ATO

Tony Goding, Small Business

Australian Border Force

Ben Biddington

Australian Hairdressing Council

Fiona Beamish

Australian Retailers Association

Ben Cornel

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Bruce Billson

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Susan Franks

Council of Small Business Organisations Australia

Adele Sutton

CPA Australia

Jenny Wong

Independent

Michael Schaper (Co-chair)

Independent

Peter Strong

Master Builders Australia

Shane Garrett

Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association of Australia and New Zealand

Charles Cameron

Restaurant and Catering Industry Association of Australia

Suresh Manickam

Treasury

Richard Maher

Key messages

Key messages from meetings held in the last 3 years are available below.

For prior key messages, email the secretariat with your requirements.

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