📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769702
- Agency: Australian Taxation Office
- Job Title: TPB Senior Lawyer
- Position Number: EXT_TPB_405_2026
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Box Hill VIC, Brisbane QLD,
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Box Hill, Brisbane, Melbourne, Moonee
- Salary: $129,551 – $141,239
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements are available in the)
About Australian Taxation Office
We are globally recognised for leading best practice in the administration of tax and superannuation, promoting a level playing field
and fairness for all. Our work makes a real difference to the lives of Australians and positively impacts their economic and social
wellbeing. Our people are problem-solvers, curious, dynamic and are at the heart of our success. We are inclusive and embrace
the strength of diversity. Flexible working arrangements are available to help balance work and life. We offer more than you expect.
We offer a place where you can belong, a say in how you make a difference, and the chance to grow a successful career.
Duties
- We are seeking qualified Senior Lawyers with a strong drive for success to join the Tax
- Practitioners Board.
- As a Senior Lawyer, you will be responsible for providing specialist legal advice and litigation
- services across a broad range of complex general law and administrative law matters, including on
- the Tax Agent Services Act. You’ll exercise a high degree of independence in the provision of your
- advice and conduct of your litigation matters, which may involve high profile, sensitive and
- strategic matters.
- You will ensure that advice provided and litigation conduct by the TPB’s Legal Unit is legally sound
- and aligns with organisational priorities. This will require working with a broad range of
- stakeholders across the TPB, including advising on complex investigations into potential breaches
- of the Tax Agent Services Act.
- We embrace the strength of diversity — through our people and the perspectives they bring. We
- are committed to inclusive recruitment practices and encourage applications from people with
- disability or neurodivergence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals from
- all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments can be provided throughout the recruitment process.
- Tax Practitioners Board provides more information about us and our work environment.
Eligibility / Notes
- Notes
- RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment
- activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum
- requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability. This initiative/program is only applicable
- where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed
- under other Acts. For clarification please contact the advertising agency.
How to Apply
Position Contact Ryan McDonald, (02) 9374 1850
Agency Recruitment Site https://ato.nga.net.au/?jati=EE674445-60C3-DF3E-8972-ECF09A1196EC
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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