SYDNEY, June 15 (Reuters) - An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) local unit from receiving new tax-related contracts - the latest repercussion to hit the firm after its misuse of confidential federal government tax plans. PwC has come under fire after a former tax partner in the firm who was advising the Australian federal government on laws to prevent corporate tax avoidance shared confidential drafts with colleagues that were used to pitch to companies for work. Last week, PwC named at least 67 current and former staff involved in the leak of government tax plans. The Australian Federal Police is investigating the misuse of confidential government documents and four major pension funds have paused work with the firm. Some private-sector clients and government agencies have also suspended or are reviewing their dealings with PwC.

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Persons: PwC, Courtney Houssos, Houssos, Kristin Stubbins, Renju Jose, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: SYDNEY, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Federal Police, PwC, Thomson Locations: Australian, New South Wales, Sydney