Inspector-General of Taxation (Acting Inspector-General) Appointment (No. 3) 2024

I, Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, under section 29 of the Inspector-General of Taxation Act 2003 and subsection 33A(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, appoint David Pengilley to act as the Inspector-General:

(a)    for the period beginning on 15 August 2024 until 30 August 2024; and determine that the following terms and conditions apply:

(b)    the appointment is on a full-time basis;

(c)    the appointee is to receive additional remuneration during the period of appointment referred to in paragraph (a) so that their total base salary (within the meaning of the Australian Public Service Remuneration Report 2022 published by the Australian Public Service Commission), including any salary received for the appointee’s substantive role as Deputy Taxation Ombudsman for the Inspector-General of Taxation, is $298,540 per annum (pro-rated for that period of appointment); and

(d)    the appointee is to continue to receive the other entitlements (including superannuation), during that period of appointment, that the appointee usually receives in their substantive role as Deputy Taxation Ombudsman for the Inspector-General of Taxation determined by reference to the total base salary specified in paragraph (c).

Dated 1 August 2024

Stephen Jones

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services