ATO Salves Staff After Queensland Findings of Investigative Misconduct
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has sought to reassure its investigations staff after a decade-long prosecution was criticized by the Queensland Supreme Court.
The court handed down a decision in the case of The King vs Julie Clarke, where Justice Paul Smith stayed a prosecution mounted by the ATO due to misconduct by an ATO officer in gathering evidence.
The decision publicly identifies several ATO officers, whom have not been named as the ATO may still appeal the matter.
- The prosecution, which dated back to 2019, was brought against a therapeutics entrepreneur for allegedly inflating research costs.
- The Queensland Supreme Court's findings have raised concerns about the ATO's investigative practices.
Autor's summary: ATO reassures staff after court criticizes investigative misconduct.