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 | Mrs Sabina Walcott-Denny (Barbados) |  |
| Chairman | Mr Mustapha Mosafeer (Mauritius) |  |
Vice Chairman (Acting) | Mr Douglas Rankin (UK) |  |
Executive Director | Mr Zahir Kaleem (Pakistan) |  |
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS |
Asian Region | Mrs Farida Amjad | Pakistan |
Canada & Caribbean Region | Mr Nyack Ramdahin | Trinidad & Tobago |
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 Tenth General Meeting held in Mauritius in August 2006, the following members were elected to serve on the Management Committee: Australia, Cameroon, Canada, India, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago, 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. Ten 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) and 2006 (Mauritius). |
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 Bruce Quigley
Second Commissioner (Law) ATO Canberra | Ms Usha Narain, 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 |  Mr Tutu Pitso Bakwena
Inspector Department of Taxes Gaborone |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |  Mr Hj Hisham bin Hj Mohd Hanifah
Acting Director Ministry of Finance Bandar Seri Begawan |  Mrs Rina Hayane Haji Sumardi
Finance Officer 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 |  Ms Lyse Ricard Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Programs Branch Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa |  Mrs Christina Lee
Senior Program Officer International Relations Coordination Office Policy and Legislation 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 Alieu Jarboh Commissioner of Income Tax Banjul | |
| GHANA |  Maj. (Rtd.) Dan Ablor-Quaicoe
Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Accra | Mr Sly Doggu 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 Ashutosh Dikshit Joint Secretary (TPL-II), Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi | Pradip Mehrotra Director Tax Policy & Legislation, Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi |
| JAMAICA |  Ms Vinette Keene
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 Peter C K Chikabadwa Assistant Deputy Commissioner Blantyre |
| MALAYSIA |  Mdm 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 Adrian Chetcuti
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 Uapirama John Kavari, Director, Inland Revenue Windhoek | Mr Kavazeua Handura-Matundu Chief Taxation Officer Inland Revenue Windhoek |
| NEW ZEALAND |  Mr Robert Russell
Commissioner Inland Revenue Wellington | Mr Nigel Shatford Advisor to Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Wellington |
| NIGERIA |  Ms Ifueko Omoigui Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service Abuja |  Mr Malik Tukur
Assistant Chief Inspector of Taxes Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja |
| PAKISTAN |  Mr Irfan Nadeem
Member (Direct Taxes) Central Board of Revenue Islamabad |  Mr Mohammad Riaz
Secretary (International Taxes) Central Board of Revenue Islamabad |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Mrs Betty Palaso Commissioner General Internal Revenue Commission Port Moresby | 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 | Mr Fuimaono Poufa Te'o Chief Executive Officer Ministry for Revenue Apia | Mrs Alisa Viliamu 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 | Ms Jenny Overland Tax Administration Reform Adviser Honiara |
| SOUTH AFRICA |  Mr Lincoln Marais
Manager, International Co-operation and Development South African Revenue Service Pretoria | |
| SRI LANKA | Mr A A Wijepala 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 | |
| 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, Frontiers and International,
HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ | Mrs Jas Sahni Tax Treaty Team, Frontiers and 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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