CATA currently has a membership of 46 Commonwealth countries, making it the largest international organisation of tax administrators in the world in terms of membership. |
| HEAD OFFICE |
Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HX . |
| OFFICE BEARERS |
| President | Mr M. S. Lal (Mauritius) | |
| Chairman | Mr Jones Zimba (Malawi) |  |
Vice Chairman | Mr Douglas Rankin (UK) |  |
Executive Director | Mr Tutu Bakwena (Botswana) |  |
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS |
Asian Region | Ms Ruedah Karim | Malaysia |
Canada & Caribbean Region | Ms Debra Shalla | Canada |
European Region | Mr Randolph Aquilina | Malta |
Northern African Region | Mr Chris Onyegbule | Nigeria |
Southern African Region | Mr Setsoto Ranthoca | Lesotho |
| Pacific Region | Ms Sarah Safransky | Australia |
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| MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE |
| The Management of the business of the Association vests in a Management Committee consisting of elected members from fourteen countries, including a Chairman and Vice Chairman. At the Eleventh General Meeting held in Malawi in September 2009, the following members were elected to serve on the Management Committee: Australia, Nigeria, Canada, Malaysia, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Malawi, Kenya, Barbados, The Gambia, Malta and the United Kingdom. |
GENERAL MEETINGS |
Under the Constitution, a General Meeting is required to be held every three years. The affairs of the Association are governed by the General Meeting. Eleven General Meetings have so far been held: 1979 (Singapore), 1982 (Australia), 1985 (New Zealand), 1988 (Malawi), 1991 (Papua New Guinea), 1994 (Tanzania), 1997 (Samoa), 2000 (India), 2003 (Malaysia), 2006 (Mauritius) and 2009 (Malawi). |
CATA SECRETARIAT |
| CATA Secretariat is located in London in one of the Commonwealth Secretariat offices. Though CATA is organisationally independent, it relies on the Commonwealth Secretariat for the provision of accommodation and a number of administrative services for its day to day operations. |
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COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES & CORRESPONDENTS |
Under Article 5 of the Constitution of CATA, every member country is required to appoint a Country Representative for CATA duly approved by the Finance Minister or other appropriate authority. The Country Representative is the contact person for CATA for his country in respect of all important policy matters. Under Article 5A of the Constitution of CATA, every Country Representative of CATA is required to notify the name of his Country Correspondent to the Secretariat in London for promoting communication between the Secretariat and members, for the supply of regulated information for various purposes and for stimulating greater participation at middle management level. |
REPRESENTATIVE & CORRESPONDENT'S DIRECTORY |
A complete listing of worldwide organisational contacts, sorted alphabetically (by country). |
| COUNTRY | REPRESENTATIVE | CORRESPONDENT |
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| AUSTRALIA |  Mr John Box
Senior Assistant Commissioner ATO London | Ms Sarah Safransky Executive Advisor to Second Commissioner (Law) ATO Canberra |
BAHAMAS | Mr Franklyn Kemp Comptroller of Inland Revenue Nassau | |
BANGLADESH | Mr Kazi Aslam Hossain, Member, (Tax Administration & Management) Dhaka | Mr Aminur Rahman First Secretary, National Board of Revenue Dhaka |
| BARBADOS | Mrs Sabina Walcott-Denny Commissioner of Inland Revenue Bridgetown | Ms Jennifer Reid Principal Inspector Department of Inland Revenue Bridgetown |
| BELIZE | Mr Eric Eusey Commissioner of Income Tax Belize City | Mr Kent Clare Assessor of Income Tax Income Tax Department Belize City |
| BOTSWANA | Mr Freddy Modise Commissioner General Gaborone | To be advised |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |  Mr Hj Hisham bin Hj Mohd Hanifah
Acting Director Ministry of Finance Bandar Seri Begawan |  Ms Yung Mei Hui
Senior Manager, Revenue Section Ministry of Finance Bandar Seri Begawan |
| CAMEROON | Mr John Kinyuy, Inspector of Taxes (Legislation, Disputes and International Fiscal Relations Division) International Fiscal Relations Directorate General of Taxation, Yaounde |  Mr Joseph Awunti Tanyi-Mbianyor Inspector of Taxes International Fiscal Relations Directorate General of Taxation, Yaounde |
| CANADA |  Mr Peter Estey
Assistant Commissioner, Atlantic Region, Canada Revenue Agency Halifax, Nova Scotia |  Ms Debra Shalla, Senior Program Officer, International Relations Coordination Office, Compliance Programs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa |
| CYPRUS | Mr George Poufos Director of Inland Revenue Nicosia |  Ms Athina Stephanou
Senior Principal Assessor Inland Revenue Department Nicosia |
| FIJI |  Mr Tevita Banuve Chief Executive Officer Inland Revenue Division Suva | Mr Madhu Sudhan Deputy Director General Inland Revenue Suva |
| THE GAMBIA | Mr Bakary K. Sanyang Commissioner of Domestic Taxes Banjul | Mr Louis Gillen Tax Manager Banjul |
| GHANA |  Maj. (Rtd.) Dan Ablor-Quaicoe
Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Accra |  Mr Yaw Opoku
Head International Relations Unit Internal Revenue Service Accra |
| GRENADA | Mr Melville Hosten Comptroller of Inland Revenue St Georges |  Ms Pauline Peters
Inland Revenue St Georges |
| GUYANA | Mr K Sattaur Commissioner of Inland Revenue Georgetown | Ms B F Hussein Assistant Commissioner Georgetown |
| INDIA | Shri Sunil Gupta Joint Secretary (TPL-II), Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi | Shri Ashish Kumar, Director (TPL-I), Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi |
| JAMAICA | Mrs Viralee Latibeaudere Director General, Director General’s Executive Office, Jamaica Tax Administration.
Kingston | Miss Meris Haughton Director, Public Relations, Tax Administration Services Department Revenue Board Kingston |
| KENYA |  Mr MG Waweru
Commissioner General KRA Nairobi |  Ms Alice A Owuor
Senior Assistant Commissioner Nairobi |
| KIRIBATI |  Mrs Matereta B Raiman
Commissioner of Taxes Tarawa | Mr Anginteiti Atanbwebwe Inspector of Taxes Taxation Division Bairiki Tarawa |
| LESOTHO |  Mr Nthako Sekome
Commissioner of Income Tax Maseru |  Mr Setsoto Ranthoca
Assistant Commissioner, Tax Technical, Income Tax Division Department of Income Tax Maseru |
| MALAWI | Mr J M Zimba Commissioner of Taxes Blantyre | Mr William Chagona Blantyre |
| MALAYSIA |  Tan Sri Hasmah Abdullah
Director General/Chief Executive Officer Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur |  Mdm Ruedah Karim
Principal Assistant Director International Tax Division Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur |
| MALDIVES | To be advised | Mr Mohamed Hazmath Assistant Director Male |
| MALTA | Mr Carmel Conti Commissioner of Inland Revenue Floriana CMR 02 | Mr Patrick Mifsud, Senior Principal Officer (Technical) Inland Revenue Department Floriana CMR 02 |
| MAURITIUS |  Mr Mustapha Mosafeer
Director Large Taxpayers Department MRA, Port Louis |  Mrs Vaydavadee Ramdin
Section Head MRA Port Louis |
| NAMIBIA | Mr Justus Mwafongwe, Director, Inland Revenue Windhoek | Mr Kavazeua Handura-Matundu Chief Taxation Officer Inland Revenue Windhoek |
| NEW ZEALAND |  Mr Robert Russell
Commissioner Inland Revenue Wellington | Nicola Wilson-Kelly Advisor to Carolyn Tremain (Deputy Commissioner) Service Delivery Whakarato, Ratonga |
| NIGERIA |  Ms Ifueko Omoigui Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service Abuja |  Mr Malik Tukur
Assistant Director Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja |
| PAKISTAN | Mr Asrar Raouf Member (Direct Taxes Policy) Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad | Mr Abdul Rashid, Secretary (International Taxes Policy)
Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | To be advised | Ms Nancy Oraka Acting Director International & Public Relations Division Internal Revenue Commission Port Moresby |
| SAINT KITTS | Mrs Beverley Williams Comptroller of Inland Revenue Basseterre | Mrs Beverley Williams Comptroller of Inland Revenue Basseterre |
| SAINT LUCIA |  Mr James Charles
Comptroller of Inland Revenue Castries | Mrs Lesley Ann Modeste Inland Revenue Department Castries |
| SAMOA | Ms Pitolau Lusia Sefo Leau Chief Executive Officer Ministry for Revenue | Ms Auelua Apoiliu Warren Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Department, Apia |
| SIERRA LEONE | Mr Julius T Baun Deputy Commissioner of Taxes Freetown | |
| SINGAPORE | Mr Moses, Lee Commissioner of Inland Revenue Singapore 307987 |  Ms Angeline Chan
Principal Corporate Planning Officer Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Singapore 307987 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Mr Andrew Minto Acting Commissioner of Inland Revenue Honiara | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Mrs Varsha Singh Senior Manager, International Relations South African Revenue Service Pretoria | Mr Johan George Fourie International Relations Office South African Revenue Service Pretoria |
| SRI LANKA | Mr Mahinda Medagoda Commissioner General Dept. of Inland Revenue Colombo | Ms Dhammika Gunatilaka Deputy Commissioner Department of Inland Revenue Colombo |
| SWAZILAND | Mrs Philda Z Msibi Commissioner of Taxes Mbabane | Nomcebo Marrengane |
| UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |  Mr Harry M Kitilliya
Commissioner General Tanzania Revenue Authority Dar Es Salaam |  Mr Protas H MManda
Director Taxpayer Education Tanzania Revenue Authority Dar Es Salaam |
| TONGA | Mr Sefita Tangi Commissioner of Inland Revenue Nuku'alofa | Mr Lata Silatolu Filise Assistant Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Department Nuku'alofa |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Ms D Hosein Commissioner of Inland Revenue Port of Spain | Mr Rupert Gooding Director of Revenue Training Port of Spain |
| TUVALU | Mrs Sania Teisini Director Inland Revenue Division Funafuti | |
| UGANDA |  Mr Moses J Kajubi
Commissioner, Domestic Tax Department Uganda Revenue Authority Kampala | Mr John Sseggane Assistant Commissioner, Arrears and Objection Management Uganda Revenue Authority Kampala |
| THE UNITED KINGDOM |  Mr Douglas Rankin, Senior Policy Adviser, Tax Treaty Team, Business International,
HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ | Ms Angelia Burke Tax Treaty Team, Business International, HM Revenue & Customs 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ |
| ZAMBIA |  Mr Wisdom Nherairo
Commissioner of Direct Taxes Direct Taxes Office Lusaka |  Mr Pumulo Akapelwa
Senior Tax Inspector Zambia Revenue Authority Lusaka |
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