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Print The outgoing chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) James Shipton has confirmed retaining a phalanx of senior lawyers to defend his position in the face of the issues raised last year by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) about payment for his personal tax advice. During a recent hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Shipton confirmed he had retained the services of two Queen’s Counsels and two other lawyers with the objective of clearing his name with respect to issues raised by the ANAO over the payment of expenses. Under questioning for Labor backbencher, Deborah O’Neill, Shipton insisted that rather than being stood aside last year by the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, he had offered to stand aside pending the outcome of an investigation into his expenses and those of his former ASIC deputy chair, Daniel Crennan QC.

Wood mallesonsJames shiptonDeborah oneillDominic gattoJosh frydenbergNicholas walterAustralian national audit officeInvestments commissionFinancial servicesParliamentary joint committee on corporationsAustralian securitiesParliamentary joint committeeDeboraho neillDaniel crennanJames petersPhilip crutchfield