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October Newsletter

Tomorrow is the final day of Webinar Week! Thank you to everyone who has joined us so far. Here's some highlights from the first few sessions:

John Shepherd provided an update on projects currently happening at the ABS to digitise business reporting and opportunities they see for the future. The ABS are also launching their new business turnover monthly insight tomorrow (15 October).
Simon Foster and Christian Walkerden talked eInvoicing adoption including how customers and suppliers are being onboarded to the Peppol network and how einvoicing.com can be utilised in this process.
Laura Munsie covered the Attorney-General's Department RegTech roadmap and provided an update on the industry working group they are starting up with the help of DSPANZ.

Remember to join us tomorrow for a recap of the SSAM review and an in depth look at Anti Money Laundering.

DSPANZ News

SSAM Review Summaries & Overview at Webinar Week

The summaries from the SSAM review sessions are now available on our website. Matthew Prouse will be covering the outcomes of the review including potential changes to the standard tomorrow morning as a part of Webinar Week.

DSPANZ Representation

Over the past month, we have been attending the following webinars, meetings and roundtables:

OpenPeppol Agreements Revision Task Force (ARTF)
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Member and Stakeholder Roundtable
Security Standard for Add-on Marketplaces (SSAM) Review
Modernising Business Registers (MBR) Design Working Group
DSP Strategic Working Group
STP Phase 2 Employer Webinar Series
A-NZ Peppol All Stakeholders Working Group planning

DSPANZ AGM 2021

Our AGM is taking place next week on Thursday 21 October at 3pm AEDT. DSPANZ members can register to attend the AGM by following the link below. More information about Director Voting and Special Resolutions can also be found here.

Industry News

Big Picture Vision of Australian Tax and Compliance

On 1 September 2021, ATO Second Commissioner Jeremy Hirschhorn delivered the 2021 Pearcey Oration titled "Digital Transformation: Australia as a World Leader" via Zoom. Read more about the key themes from this address here.

STP Phase 2 Employer Webinar Recordings

The first two recordings from the ATO's STP Phase 2 employer webinar series are now available on the ATO's website. The recording from the first session on 22 September can be fo und here and the recording from the second session on 7 October can be found here.

Events

GNGB Round Table: MFA in Super - Why Not?

The GNGB is hosting a roundtable on Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) on Thursday 21 October from 10am - 11am which will explore:

The potential of MFA to improve super security
The challenges of implementing MFA
Emerging technologies in this space - what could the future look like?

Join your colleagues from the industry as well as the ATO in digging into this emerging topic that could be key to the security of super's future. Everyone is welcome and attendance is free. Click here to send your registration.