Mark Burton

Associate Professor Mark Burton is an academic at the Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne. He holds dual roles as an Associate Professor and Principal Fellow. With over 20 years of experience in taxation law, he has engaged in both private practice and academia. His research focuses on technical tax issues, tax administration theory and practice, ethical dimensions of taxation, tax policy, and legislative processes. He has authored/co-authored influential works such as *Understanding Taxation Law* (LexisNexis, 2013) and *Tax Expenditure Management – A Critical Assessment* (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Currently, he is developing a monograph on the philosophy of taxation, exploring empirical, political, and interpretive dimensions.

Mark has consulted with the Australian Taxation Office and Australian National Audit Office. He completed his PhD in Law at the Australian National University, where his thesis examined the theory, history, and practice of interpreting tax legislation. He is affiliated with the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law.

His teaching spans undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels in taxation law. Notable contributions include advancing scholarly discourse on tax ethics and legislative interpretation. Despite no listed awards, his publications reflect significant academic impact.