• 30 years'- International tax, commercial and accounting experience in Australia, and in-country in Papua New Guinea. Key financial and income tax roles within both the PNG petroleum industry and the accounting profession.
  
• Intimate working knowledge of the Income Tax 1959, Oil and Gas Act 1998, Unconventional Hydrocarbons Act 2015, and all other associated legislation.
  
• Oil Search representative responsible for negotiating with the State in respect of its acquisition of equity in both the Kutubu and Gobe oil projects. Responsible for Oil Search's Accumulated Liability for the Kutubu project.
  
• Key role in advising on PNG Unconventional Hydrocarbons Act 2015, under instruction from the then Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Hon. Nixon Duban, and advising on the PNG Unconventional Hydrocarbons Regulations, under instruction from then Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Hon. Ben Micah.
  
• Close ongoing relationship with PNG IRC. Assisted drafting changes to the PNG Tax Act that were necessary to enable the efficient and appropriate taxing of unitised resource projects in PNG - specifically required for the Gobe project.
  
• Attending to ongoing accounting and tax compliance roles for a wide range of in-country PNG clients.

Education
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia - 1988
Professional Year, qualifying for admission to the Institute as a Chartered Accountant.
University of New South Wales - 1984 - 1987
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Information Systems).

Professional Associations
Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Member of Papua New Guinea Certified Practising Accountants
Registered Papua New Guinea Tax Agent
Registered Australian BAS Agent


Professional Activities and Experience
Brad Hawkins Consulting (PNG) Ltd (Sydney and Port Moresby) (BHC) February 2003 - present
Oil Search Limited (Sydney) - 1995-2003 - Head of Tax
Independent Consultant (Port Moresby) - 1991-1995
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Port Moresby) - 1989-1991