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From:
Jeremy Moore
To:
Spaccavento, Marco
Subject:
Fwd: ASU Federal court case [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
Friday, 4 December 2020 6:13:20 PM
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FYI
Jeremy
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From: Chris Jordan <xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Date: 4 December 2020 at 6:01:45 pm AEDT
To: "Peter Woolcott AO (xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx)" <xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: Jacqui Curtis <xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>, Bradley Chapman <xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>,
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx, Jeremy Moore <xxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>,
xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Subject: ASU Federal court case [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Good afternoon Peter,
As you may already be aware from advice provided to staff at the APSC late last week and earlier this week, the
ATO has been attempting to work through a dispute with the Australian Services Union (ASU) regarding
current working from home arrangements resulting from the pandemic. s. 22
The ATO holds a different view to the ASU, in that our COVID working from home arrangements:
  *   were put in place to comply with Government directions and to protect our staff;
  *   covered classes of employees that are not covered by the relevant clauses of the ATO EA (such as our
casual and non-APS staff);
  *   were always designed to be temporary rather than the longer term, business as usual arrangements
contemplated in the ATO EA;
  *   provided (in practice) similar protections to our EA, and
  *   utilised completely different processes than our “normal” work from home agreements.
s. 42
s. 47E

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s. 47E
If you or your staff would like any further information I would be happy to provide.
Regards
Chris
Chris Jordan AO
Commissioner of Taxation
Australian Taxation Office
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From:
Woolcott, Peter
To:
Chris Jordan
Cc:
Jacqui Curtis; Bradley Chapman; Hetherington, Patrick; Jeremy Moore; xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx;
Spaccavento, Marco
Subject:
Re: ASU Federal court case [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
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Thanks Chris and much appreciated
Regards
Peter
Sent from my iPhone
On 4 Dec 2020, at 6:02 pm, Chris Jordan <xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
Good afternoon Peter,

As you may already be aware from advice provided to staff at the APSC late last
week and earlier this week, the ATO has been attempting to work through a
dispute with the Australian Services Union (ASU) regarding current working from
home arrangements resulting from the pandemic. s. 22

The ATO holds a different view to the ASU, in that our COVID working from home
arrangements:
were put in place to comply with Government directions and to protect
our staff;
covered classes of employees that are not covered by the relevant clauses
of the ATO EA (such as our casual and non-APS staff);
were always designed to be temporary rather than the longer term,
business as usual arrangements contemplated in the ATO EA;
provided (in practice) similar protections to our EA, and
utilised completely different processes than our “normal” work from home
agreements.

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s. 42
s. 47E
If you or your staff would like any further information I would be happy to provide.

Regards
Chris

Chris Jordan AO
Commissioner of Taxation
Australian Taxation Office
P 02 621 61018

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From:
COVID19
To:
s. 47F
Subject:
RE: ATO Enquiry - Victorian rules [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
Tuesday, 2 June 2020 3:47:44 PM
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Hi s. 47F
s. 22
APS agencies should follow all relevant laws and directions, including jurisdictional requirements.
The Victorian Government’s position is that employees who have been working from home in
Victoria should to continue doing so for the time being. This will not affect employees who have
continued to attend usual workplaces, but should be considered by the ATO in transition plans
for return to usual workplaces in Victoria.
There is no change to the APSC Circular 2020/5 as it discusses that agencies should be flexible in
developing transition plans as they will be required to respond and adapt to advice from state
and territory governments. Where agencies have employees located in Victoria their transition
plans will need to take into account the direction from the Victorian Premier.
Hope this is helpful.
Kind regards,
s. 47F
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
e: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx w: www.apsc.gov.au

From: s. 47F

Sent: Tuesday, 2 June 2020 9:00 AM
To: s. 47F
Cc: COVID19 <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx>; Employment Policy <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: ATO Enquiry - Victorian rules [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi s.
Could you please assist me with understanding the state of play in Victoria with regard to
47F
working at home and how it applies to the APS?
Specifically, we understand the Victorian Government have given a direction that people who
have been working from home need to remain at home, and this requirement is in place until
the end of June. Our questions are:
§ Does the requirement of the Victorian Government apply to the APS?

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From:
Media Unit
To:
COVID19
Cc:
s. 47F
Media Unit
Subject:
RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 4:44:12 PM
Hi s. 47F
Apologies this took a bit longer to approve on our end. Please review and approve the below
response (approved by the ATO) by 5:30pm.
s. 22
There is currently no directive for ATO staff to work from home. Like many other
organisations we are taking steps to ensure the ATO is well-prepared if there is a need for
a portion of our workforce to work from home, regardless of the type of work they do.
s. 22
Kind regards,
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
From: COVID19 [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 3:59 PM
To: Media Unit
Cc: COVID19; s. 47F
Subject: RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi s. 47F
Are you aiming to send through a media response to us for review?
Thanks,
s. 47F
From: Media Unit
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 11:15 AM

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highlighted below in green. Let me know if you have any concerns.
s. 22
There is currently no directive for ATO staff to work from home. Like many other
organisations we are taking steps to ensure the ATO is well-prepared if there is a need for
a portion of our workforce to work from home, regardless of the type of work they do.
s. 22
Thanks,
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
From: COVID19 [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 4:02 PM
To: Media Unit
Cc: s. 47F
; COVID19
Subject: RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
His. 47F
Thanks for the opportunity to review. The response is cleared to go.
s. 47F
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
e: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx w: www.apsc.gov.au

From: Media Unit <xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 4:44 PM

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From:
COVID19
To:
Media Unit
Cc:
s. 47F
; COVID19
Subject:
RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 5:38:00 PM
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Hi team,
We have no issue with the updated response below.
Thanks,
s. 47F
From: Media Unit
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 5:05 PM
To: COVID19
Cc: s. 47F
; Media Unit
Subject: RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi s. 47F
Thanks for the quick response. We’ve had a revision from our Deputy Commissioner, which I’ve
highlighted below in green. Let me know if you have any concerns.
s. 22
There is currently no directive for ATO staff to work from home. Like many other
organisations we are taking steps to ensure the ATO is well-prepared if there is a need for
a portion of our workforce to work from home, regardless of the type of work they do.
s. 22
Thanks,
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office

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From:
Media Unit
To:
COVID19
Cc:
Media Unit
Subject:
RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
_COVID [SEC=OFFICIAL] [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Wednesday, 8 April 2020 4:39:56 PM
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Thanks for the fast turnaround s. 47F
Kind regards,
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
From: COVID19 [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2020 4:37 PM
To: Media Unit
Subject: RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
_COVID [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
His. 47F
The response looks good from our perspective. Thank you for keeping us in the loop.
Kind Regards,
s. 47F
From: Media Unit
Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2020 4:23 PM
To: COVID19
Cc: Media Unit
Subject: RE: ATO media enquiry_s. 22
_COVID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi s. 47F
Apologies for the delay in this one, we’ve pushed the journalist back till 5pm.
s. 22
2. Further to advice from the Chief Medical Office, the ATO has implemented working from
home arrangements for over 11,000 of our staff and has also implemented social
distancing guidelines for those employees who are still coming in to the office.
3. Ensuring ATO information and data remains within secure and approved channels is vital
for our operational security and adherence to privacy legislation. As such, the same
policies and principles are adhered to when working outside of the office, as they would
be when working inside of the office. We have been very clear in ensuring our staff remain
aware of the importance of security, privacy and secrecy requirements. This also means

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s. 22
Kind regards,
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
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s. 22
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on Office
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From:
COVID19
To:
Media Unit
Cc:
COVID19
Subject:
RE: s. 22
- ATO WFH [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
Friday, 27 March 2020 7:18:08 PM
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Hi team,
Please see below the response provided to s. 22
at s. 22
this evening.
s. 22
s. 22
There is no APS-wide
directive that employees should work from home, or from their usual workplaces.
Whether employees work in their usual office environment, a different office
environment, or from home, will be a matter for the Head of each APS agency depending
on functions and operational requirements.
s.22

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s. 22
Thanks,
s. 47F
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
e: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx w: www.apsc.gov.au

From: Media Unit
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 11:41 AM
To: COVID19
Cc: Media Unit
Subject: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Importance: High
Hi team
FYI – we have received this enquiry from s. 22
We will send you our proposed response ASAP
s. 22

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s. 22
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
ato.gov.au/media
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From:
Media Unit
To:
COVID19
Cc:
s. 47F
Media Unit
Subject:
RE: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Friday, 27 March 2020 12:53:42 PM
His. 47F
The ATO is happy for the APSC to respond to the journalist. I will advise the journalist and bcc
your mailbox in. The ATO will not be drafting an ATO response for APSC review
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
ato.gov.au/media
From: COVID19 [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx]
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 10:56 AM
To: Media Unit
Cc: COVID19
Subject: RE: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi s. 47F
We’ve received a similar query from s. 22
. We can provide an APS response or will
you proceed with drafting an ATO response for APSC review?
Thanks,
s. 47F
From: Media Unit
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 11:41 AM
To: COVID19
Cc: Media Unit
Subject: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Importance: High
Hi team
FYI – we have received this enquiry from s. 22
We will send you our proposed response ASAP
s. 22

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s. 22
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
Media line 02 621 61901
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From:
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To:
COVID19
Cc:
Media Unit; s. 47F
Subject:
RE: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Friday, 27 March 2020 12:19:42 PM
Hi s. 47F
I have asked our Deputy Commissioner ATO People what his preference is (decline to comment
and allow ASPC to respond or provide an ATO response). I will get back to you once I know what
his preference is
s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
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From: COVID19 [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx]
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enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi s. 47F
We’ve received a similar query from s. 22
. We can provide an APS response or will
you proceed with drafting an ATO response for APSC review?
Thanks,
s. 47F
From: Media Unit
Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 11:41 AM
To: COVID19
Cc: Media Unit
Subject: s. 22
enquiry - ATO WFH [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Importance: High
Hi team
FYI – we have received this enquiry from s. 22
We will send you our proposed response ASAP
s. 22

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s. 47F
Australian Taxation Office
s. 47F
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