Ministerial Responsibilities within the Treasury Portfolio

Assistant Treasurer

Assists the Treasurer in the development, implementation and administration of policies in the following areas:

Taxation

• Design of taxation law as delegated by the Treasurer.
• Administration of taxation laws and administrative matters relating to the Australian Taxation Office.
• Taxation proposals in relation to compliance.
• Taxation and regulation of the not-for-profit sector (including administrative issues relating to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission).

Foreign investment

• Dealing with individual cases other than major and/or sensitive cases.
• Oversight of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

Other

• Representational duties, correspondence and administrative matters in general portfolio matters as referred by the Treasurer.
• Represent the Treasurer in Senate Estimates in relation to taxation matters.
• The Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (HLIC).
• The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
• The Royal Australian Mint including currency and coinage.
• The Board of Taxation.
• Productivity Commission (PC).