Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 2) (Cth)

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Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 2)

I, ALEXANDER JOHN GOSSE DOWNER, Minister for Foreign Affairs, make this Determination under section 10A of the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972.

Dated 5 September 2005

ALEXANDER DOWNER

Minister for Foreign Affairs


  1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 2).

  1. Commencement

This Determination is taken to have commenced as follows:

(a)     1 February 2002 — sections 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)     23 April 2003 — Schedule 2;

(c)     1 January 2004 — Schedule 3;

(d)     12 February 2004 — Schedule 4;

(e)     1 June 2004 — Schedule 5;

(f)     1 January 2005 — Schedule 6;

(g)     9 February 2005 — Schedule 7;

(h)     14 April 2005 — Schedule 8.

  1. Amendment of Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000

Schedules 1 to 8 amend the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000.


Schedule 1        Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 February 2002

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, after item 74

insert

74A Romania Note   There are no exceptions to the standard package of concessions for this country.

Schedule 2        Amendment taken to have commenced on 23 April 2003

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, after item 22

insert

22A East Timor Any person, for the official use of the post, or a consular officer or a family member of a consular officer, for personal use The concession is limited to locally-manufactured motor vehicles, goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b) and alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

Schedule 3        Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 January 2004

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 67

substitute

67 New Zealand Any person, for the official use of the post, or a consular officer or a family member of a consular officer, for personal use The concession is limited to imported motor vehicles, locally-manufactured motor vehicles, goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b) and alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

[2]           Schedule 1, item 69

substitute

69 Pakistan
69.1 Any person, for the official use of the post

The concession is limited to:

   (a)  furniture and other household goods; and

   (b)  locally-manufactured motor vehicles; and

   (c)  telecommunications services; and

   (d)  goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b); and

   (e)  alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

69.2 A consular officer or a family member of a consular officer, for personal use

The concession is limited to:

   (a)  furniture and other household goods; and

   (b)  locally-manufactured motor vehicles; and

   (c)  goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b); and

   (d)  alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

Schedule 4        Amendment taken to have commenced on 12 February 2004

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 73

substitute

73 Poland A consular employee or a family member of a consular employee, for personal use

As for consular officers, except that acquisition of a motor vehicle for personal use is covered only if:

   (a)  the acquisition is made within 6 months of the consular employee’s installation in Australia; and

   (b)  no family member has received:

(i) a concession under section 10A of the Act for the acquisition of another motor vehicle; or

        (ii)   an exemption from indirect tax under subsection 6 (1A) of the Act on the importation of another motor vehicle

Schedule 5        Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 June 2004

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 25

substitute

25 El Salvador
25.1 Any person, for the official use of the post

The concession is limited to:

   (a)  goods purchased in Australia; and

   (b)  services mentioned in subparagraphs 6 (1) (a) (ii) and (v) to (vii); and

   (c)  goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b); and

   (d)  alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

25.2 A consular officer or a family member of a consular officer, for personal use The concession is limited to goods purchased in Australia, goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b) and alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

Schedule 6        Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 January 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 72

substitute

72 Philippines A consular employee or a family member of a consular employee, for personal use

As for consular officers, except that acquisition of a motor vehicle for personal use is covered only if:

   (a)  the acquisition is made within 6 months of the consular employee’s installation in Australia; and

   (b)  no family member has received:

(i) a concession under section 10A of the Act for the acquisition of another motor vehicle; or

        (ii)   an exemption from indirect tax under subsection 6 (1A) of the Act on the importation of another motor vehicle

Schedule 7        Amendment taken to have commenced on 9 February 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 23

substitute

23 Ecuador A consular employee or a family member of a consular employee, for personal use

As for consular officers, except that acquisition of a motor vehicle for personal use is covered only if:

   (a)  the acquisition is made within 6 months of the consular employee’s installation in Australia; and

   (b)  no family member has received:

(i) a concession under section 10A of the Act for the acquisition of another motor vehicle; or

        (ii)   an exemption from indirect tax under subsection 6 (1A) of the Act on the importation of another motor vehicle

Schedule 8        Amendment taken to have commenced on 14 April 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 3

substitute

3 Austria A consular employee or a family member of a consular employee, for personal use

As for consular officers, except that acquisition of a motor vehicle for personal use is covered only if:

   (a)  the acquisition is made within 6 months of the consular employee’s installation in Australia; and

   (b)  no family member has received:

(i) a concession under section 10A of the Act for the acquisition of another motor vehicle; or

        (ii)   an exemption from indirect tax under subsection 6 (1A) of the Act on the importation of another motor vehicle


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