Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)

Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972

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

Dated 10 May 2006

ALEXANDER DOWNER

Minister for Foreign Affairs


Contents

1Name of Determination   2

2Commencement   2

3Amendment of Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000   2

Schedule 1Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 April 2004                   3

Schedule 2Amendment taken to have commenced on 12 July 2005                  4

Schedule 3Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 August 2005                5

Schedule 4Amendment taken to have commenced on 27 September 2005       6

Schedule 5Amendments commencing on the day after registration                  7


  1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1).

  1. Commencement

This Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, as follows:

(a)    1 April 2004 — sections 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)    12 July 2005 — Schedule 2;

(c)    1 August 2005 — Schedule 3;

(d)    27 September 2005 — Schedule 4;

(e)    on the day after registration — Schedule 5.

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

Schedules 1 to 5 amend the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000.


Schedule 1        Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 April 2004

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 85

substitute

85 Switzerland 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 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 2        Amendment taken to have commenced on 12 July 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 70

substitute

70

Papua New Guinea

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

Schedule 3        Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 August 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 71, including subitems 71.1 and 71.2

substitute

71 Peru Any person, for the official use of the post or a consular officer, for personal use The concession provided under subparagraph 6 (1) (a) (i) is limited to household goods, motor vehicles and wine

Schedule 4        Amendment taken to have commenced on 27 September 2005

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 43

substitute

43 Italy 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 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        Amendments commencing on the day after registration

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, item 69, including subitems 69.1 and 69.2

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)  Australian-manufactured motor vehicles; and

   (c)  telecommunications services; and

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

   (e)  wine, 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)  Australian-manufactured motor vehicles; and

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

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

[2]           Schedule 1, item 77A, including 77A.1 and 77A.2

substitute

77A Serbia and Montenegro 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 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

[3]           Further amendments — ‘Australian-manufactured’

The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘locally-manufactured’ and inserting ‘Australian-manufactured’:

·     paragraph 6 (2) (d)

·     Schedule 1, subitem 8.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 8.2

·     Schedule 1, item 12

·     Schedule 1, item 18

·     Schedule 1, item 22A

·     Schedule 1, item 24

·     Schedule 1, subitem 30.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 30.2

·     Schedule 1, subitem 40.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 40.2

·     Schedule 1, item 42

·     Schedule 1, item 46

·     Schedule 1, subitem 50.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 50.2

·     Schedule 1, subitem 56.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 56.2

·     Schedule 1, item 67

·     Schedule 1, item 74

·     Schedule 1, subitem 88.2

·     Schedule 1, item 91

·     Schedule 1, subitem 96.2

·     Schedule 1, item 98

·     Schedule 1, subitem 100.1

·     Schedule 1, subitem 100.2.


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