Peter-John Collins, the former Australian head of the international tax department at consulting firm giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over the improper use of confidential government information.
In a statement released on May 25, the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Steven Kennedy, said that the emails from the Tax Practitioners Board presented in Parliament on May 2, “highlighted the significant extent” to which Collins divulged confidential Commonwealth information and the “wide range of people within PwC who were, directly and indirectly, privy to the confidential information.”
“In light of these recent revelations and the seriousness of this misconduct, the Treasury has referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police to consider the commencement of a criminal investigation,” Kennedy said….