Catchwords:

TAXES AND DUTIES – Penalty proceedings under (CTH) Taxation Administration Act 1953 – Obligation to remit amounts withheld from wages and salaries paid to employee – Requirements of director penalty notice – Where amount claimed by Commissioner changed after giving director penalty notice – No requirement to give further notice before commencing recovery proceedings – No requirement to commence proceedings within a reasonable time after expiry of notice

TAXES AND DUTIES – Penalty proceedings under (CTH) Taxation Administration Act 1953 s 269-20 –Defence of justifiable non-participation in management under (CTH) Taxation Administration Act 1953 s 269-35 – What constitutes participation in management for the purposes of the defence – The defence must be established for the entire period from the “due day” until at least the expiry of the director penalty notice