The 2009 Annual Award

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Nominations for the Award need to be sent to the Committee.

Details on how to nominate are set out at How to nominate and reference shall be had to the Selection Criterion.

Selection Criterion

The Graham Hill Award will be conferred each year on a person who has made a significant contribution to improving the administration, policy, practice, teaching or understanding of revenue law in Australia.

The Award is not a popularity contest between potential recipients nor a contest with the contribution made by Graham Hill.  Nor is it limited to persons who are well known or have been appointed to a particular position.  The recipient may be a tax practitioner in Hobart, a tax lecturer in Perth or a member of the ATO in Brisbane.  Equally the Award may be conferred on a well known person, whether at the ATO or Treasury or on a member of the judiciary, academia or otherwise.

The objective contribution made by the person is the criterion.

The Award is also open to any politician who is considered to have made a significant contribution. 

A person’s contribution may have been made in a particular year or over a period of time.  For example, the author of a major tax work may be the recipient.

The Graham Hill Annual Award Committee reserves the right to withdraw an Award if it considers this necessary.

How to Nominate

To nominate a person as the recipient of the Graham Hill 2009 Annual Award take the following steps:

1. Let us have details of your nominee and why you consider the nominee is a worthy recipient of the Award.  It would greatly help the Committee if you gave as much information as you thought was relevant.  Please include your contact details and those of the recipient.  Also let us know if you have informed the nominee of the nomination.
   
   
2. Email the nomination, with supporting documentation, to us at rspeed@sslaw.com.au or alternatively send it to:

The Graham Hill Annual Award Committee

C/- Speed and Stracey Lawyers

Level 4
131 Macquarie Street
Sydney  NSW  2000
Australia