Income Tax Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1993

No.370 1

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Income Tax Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.

Dated 15 December 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEORGE GEAR

Assistant Treasurer

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Income Tax Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:

 These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 120 (Signatures by or for group employers)

2.1   Subregulation 120 (1):

Omit “Every”, substitute “Subject to these Regulations, every”.

2.2   Paragraphs 120 (1) (d) and (e):

Omit the paragraphs, substitute:

• “and (d)

  in the case of a government body—by an officer of the government body appointed or authorised for the purpose.”.

2.3   After subregulation (1), insert:

“(1A)

In paragraph (1) (d), “government body” means:

• (a)

  the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

• (b)

  an authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.”.

3.   Regulation 124 (Variation of amount of notional tax of companies)

3.1   Subregulation 124 (1):

Omit “subsection 221AD (2)”, substitute “subsection 221AZB (4)”.

3.2   Subregulation 124 (2):

Omit “subsection 221AD (2)”, substitute “subsection 221AZB (4)”.

4.   New Division 9 of Part 7

4.1   After regulation 147, insert:

“Division 9—Prompt recovery, through estimates and payment

agreements, of amounts not remitted under Divisions 2, 3A, 3B and 4 of Part VI of the Act

Affidavits and statutory declarations of government bodies—prescribed persons

“147A.

(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 222AGF (7) (c), 222AHE (5) (c) and 222AIH (4) (c) of the Act, a prescribed person is a Paying Officer of the government body.

“(2)

In subregulation (1), “Paying Officer” means an officer of the government body who, by law or by reason of holding any office in the government body, disburses, or is responsible for disbursing, moneys of the government body.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1936 No. 94 as amended by 1939 Nos. 6 and 42; 1940 Nos. 138 and 289; 1941 Nos. 120 and 327; 1942 Nos. 339 and 553; 1943 Nos. 80, 127 and 151; 1944 Nos. 90 and 124; 1945 Nos. 12, 85, 169 and 192; 1946 No. 135; 1947 Nos. 77 and 173; 1948 Nos. 115 and 162; 1949 Nos. 25 and 50; 1950 Nos. 63 and 101; 1951 Nos. 136 and 157; 1952 Nos. 89, 90 and 102; 1953 Nos. 55 and 88; 1954 Nos. 11, 99 and 112; 1955 No. 23; 1956 Nos. 34, 35 and 96; 1957 Nos. 39 and 74; 1958 Nos. 27 and 70; 1959 Nos. 25 and 81; 1960 Nos. 44 and 74; 1962 Nos. 15, 44 and 112; 1963 Nos. 53 and 92; 1964 Nos. 74, 121 and 134; 1965 Nos. 133 and 187; 1966 No. 156; 1967 Nos. 112 and 126; 1968 No. 1; 1969 No. 68; 1970 Nos. 43, 126, 168 and 213; 1971 Nos. 120 and 148; 1972 Nos. 48, 50 and 137; 1973 No. 266; 1974 Nos. 193, 226 and 267; 1975 Nos. 88, 89, 99, 101 and 213; 1976 Nos. 115, 188 and 212; 1977 Nos. 77, 107 and 248; 1978 Nos. 85 and 193; 1979 Nos. 126 and 239; 1980 Nos. 86, 137 and 149; 1981 Nos. 116 and 360; 1982 Nos. 115, 128, 267 and 280; 1983 Nos. 79, 87, 111, 213 and 319; 1984 Nos. 172, 286, 408, and 416; 1985 Nos. 21, 148, 274 and 278; 1986 No. 325 and Acts Nos. 28, 49 and 112, 1986; Statutory Rules 1987 Nos. 92 and 120; 1988 Nos. 196, 208, 262, 381, 382, 383 and 384 and Act No. 97, 1988; Statutory Rules 1989 Nos. 67, 80, 115, 123, 124, 141, 250 and 358; 1990 Nos. 19, 126, 151, 152, 192, 347, 390, 398 and 468; 1991 Nos. 20, 121, 156, 158, 240, 300, 301, 390 and 391; 1992 Nos. 38, 129, 216, 313 and 449; 1993 Nos. 15, 46, 47, 65, 91, 159, 202 , 216, 275 and 288.