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Matthew Cridland

Matthew Cridland

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

Australia

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Hamilton Locke

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Tax; Indirect tax; GST; Duties; Customs and excise; Payroll tax; Land tax; Property, Infrastructure; Investment structures; Financing, Windfall Gains Tax (WGT), Commercial and Industrial Property Tax (CIPT).

Clients

Providing advice on securitisation transactions to both banks and non-bank lenders.

Providing advice to an operator of an ‘investor directed portfolio service’, including obtaining a favourable GST private ruling.

Providing advice to an asset finance company concerning the GST treatment of aircraft and rolling stock leasing arrangements.

Acting for a foreign company in respect of a GST audit on sales of NFTs to Australian consumers.

Assisting a large property group apply for corporate reconstruction exemptions on the transfer of $1.3BN in real property assets.

Advising on the GST and transfer duty issues associated with debt factoring arrangements.

Advising on all indirect tax issues on a sale of chattel mortgages and lease receivable assets.

Assisting an ASX listed group to object to payroll tax assessments.

Assisting an ASX listed group object to land tax assessments and land valuations.

Assisting foreign owned corporations apply for foreign surcharge purchase duty and foreign surcharge land tax exemptions and / or ex gratia relief.

Advising on luxury car tax issues associated with the importation and sale of motor vehicles.

Education

University of Sydney

Master of Laws

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Commerce

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Laws

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Tax - Australia

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Matthew Cridland of Hamilton Locke is based in Sydney and is widely acknowledged in the market for his strengths both as a practitioner in, and as a leading commentator on, GST-related matters. He is also regularly instructed on a range of front-end indirect tax issues, as well as audits and disputes.

Ranked Individuals at Hamilton Locke (9)

Australia

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