The Mutual Agreement Procedure as Primary Forum for Tax Treaty Disputes: A Case Analysis of Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2024] FCA 1262; [2025] FCAFC 145

<p>This case note examines the Full Federal Court of Australia's decision in Oracle v Commissioner of Taxation, which repositioned the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) as the presumptive primary forum for resolving cross-border tax treaty disputes ahead of domestic litigation. It analyses the Court's treatment of taxpayer sequencing rights under the MLI, the evidentiary threshold for revenue-authority public interest objections, and the decision's implications for jurisdictions, including India and other Global South economies, facing structural conflicts between domestic limitation periods and MAP timelines.</p>