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About

Dr Jared Clements is a specialist tax barrister with 18 years of experience across top-tier law firms and academia.

Before joining the Bar, Jared spent over a decade as an academic at the UWA Law School, teaching taxation, mining, and petroleum law in the JD, LLM and MTax programs. He also practised as a lawyer at Ashurst, Allens Arthur Robinson, and PwC.

Jared’s practice spans the full breadth of Australian taxation. He advises corporate clients, high net-worth individuals and family groups on their tax affairs. He has a special interest in duties on mining, petroleum and infrastructure transactions – the topic of his doctoral thesis.

Jared is the author of the taxation of trusts and partnerships chapters in Principles of Taxation Law (Thomson Reuters, 2026), a leading text used in law schools across Australia. He has also published extensively in peer-reviewed Australian law journals.

Jared holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from the University of Western Australia. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from Murdoch University, where he received the Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Academic Excellence for ranking in the top 2%.

Jared is a Member of the WA Bar Association, a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia and sits on the WA State Council as well as the State Taxes Committee.

Jared accepts briefs from law and accounting firms.

    • Doctor of Philosophy in Law, University of Western Australia

    • Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours, Murdoch University

    • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Murdoch University

    • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law

    • State Councillor, Tax Institute of Australia (2025 — Current)

    • State Taxes Committee, Tax Institute of Australia (2026 — Current)

    • Fellow, Tax Institute of Australia (2026 — Current)

    • Member, WA Bar Association (2026 — Current)

    • Associate Director, Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law, University of Western Australia (2015 – 2026)

    • Committee Member, Teaching and Learning Committee, Law School, University of Western Australia (2025 – 2026) 

    • Course Director, Master of Taxation Law, Law School, University of Western Australia (2018 – 2019)

    • Coordinator, Executive Education, Law School, University of Western Australia (2018 – 2019)

    • Equity and Diversity Advisor, Law School, University of Western Australia (2018)

    • Chair, State Taxes Liaison Committee, Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association (2018 – 2020)

    • State Committee Member, Western Australia, Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association (2015 – 2020)          

    • Board Member and Treasurer, Street Law Centre WA Inc (2014 – 2017)

    • Pro Bono Coordinator, Western Australia, Ashurst (2013)