Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984 (Cth)

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Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984

No. 123 of 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short title

2. Commencement

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TAXATION (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1969

3. Principal Act

4. Interpretation

5. Repeal of section 6

6. Annual report

7. Duty stamps

8. When duty or tax payable

9. Default assessments

10. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

70. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

11. Amendment of assessments

12. Assessments in relation to deceased persons

13. Pending appeal or reference not to affect payment of tax or duty

14. Adjustments of duty or tax after appeal

15. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

81. Penalty for unpaid duty or tax

16. Recovery of additional penalty

17. Recovery of duty or tax from trustees of deceased persons

18. Collection of duty or tax from person indebted to person liable to duty or tax

19. Person in receipt, &c., of money from non-resident

20. Evidence

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

21. Insertion of section—

91a. Refunds of duty or tax

22. Further amendments relating to offences and formal amendments

23. Application of amendments

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNT DEBITS TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982

24. Principal Act

25. Interpretation

26. Repeal of section 5

27. Annual report

28. When tax payable

29. Insertion of section—

11a. Offences relating to certificates of exemption

30. Refund of amounts incorrectly paid

31. Refunds for tax paid on excluded debits

32. Default assessments

33. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

17. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

34. Amendment of assessments

35. Prescribed decisions

36. Repeal of section 21

37. Variation of prescribed decision

38. Adjustment of assessment after appeal

39. Penalty for unpaid tax

40. Repeal of section 60

41. Further amendments relating to offences

42. Application of amendments

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE CRIMES (TAXATION OFFENCES) ACT 1980

43. Principal Act

44. Interpretation

45. Insertion of section—

3a. Extension to external Territories and Australian installations

46. Penalties

PART V—AMENDMENTS OF THE ESTATE DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1914

47. Principal Act

48. Repeal of section 4b

49. Annual report

50. Quick succession rebates

51. Rebate of duty

52. Commissioner may require further or other returns

53. Amendment of assessments

54. Notice of assessment

55. Pending appeal or reference not to affect assessment

56. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

28c. Adjustment of duty after appeal

57. Insertion of section—

28e. Interpretation

58. Date of payment of duty

59. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

31. Penalty for unpaid duty

60. Duty debt due to Commonwealth

61. Duty may be sued for

62. Duty first charge on estate

63. Apportionment of duty among beneficiaries

64. Apportionment of duty

65. Registration of duty as charge

66. Duty—how payable

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

67. Commissioner may apply for order to sell

68. Application of proceeds

69. Repeal of sections and substitution of section—

46. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

70. Release from liability for duty in cases of hardship

71. Repeal of section 49

72. Further amendment relating to offences

73. Application of amendments

PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF THE GIFT DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1941

74. Principal Act

75. Repeal of sections 6 and 8

76. Annual report

77. Amendment of assessments

78. Notice of assessment

79. Insertion of section—

24a. Interpretation

80. Liability for gift duty

81. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

27. Penalty for unpaid duty

82. Duty may be sued for

83. Registration of duty as charge

84. No limitation of action

85. Objections and appeals

86. Pending appeal or reference not to affect assessment

87. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

38. Adjustment of duty after appeal

88. Repeal of sections and substitution of section—

42. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

89. Further amendments relating to offences

90. Application of amendments

PART VII—AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936

91. Principal Act

92. Interpretation

93. Repeal of sections 10 and 13

94. Annual report

95. Losses and outgoings

96. Qualifying expenditure

97. Payment of withholding tax

98. Application of credits

99. State credits

100. Amendment of assessments

101. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

172. Refund of amounts overpaid

102. Notice of assessment

103. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

182. Remuneration and allowances of members

104. Interpretation

105. Repeal of section 184b

106. Powers of Board

107. Pending appeal not to delay payment of tax

108. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

202. Adjustment of tax after appeal

109. When tax payable

110. Taxpayer leaving Australia

111. Extension of time and payment by instalments

112. Penalty for unpaid tax

113. Tax a debt due to the Commonwealth

114. Recovery of tax

115. Substituted service

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

116. Liquidators, &c.

117. When tax not paid during lifetime

118. Repeal of section 217

119. Commissioner may collect tax from person owing money to taxpayer

120. Assessment where no administration

121. Interpretation

122. Amount of instalment of tax

123. Estimated income tax

124. Notice of alteration of amount of instalment

125. Interpretation

126. Insertion of section—

221eaa. Failure to make deductions from salary or wages

127. Group employers

128. Employers other than group employers

129. Repeal of section and substitution of sections—

221n. Remission of certain amounts

221na. Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest

221nb. Penalties to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences

130. Employer not accounting for deductions

131. Employer failing to issue group certificate or deliver tax stamps sheet

132. Repeal of section 221u

133. Interpretation

134. Additional tax where income underestimated

135. Interpretation

136. Failure to make deductions from prescribed payments

137. Failure to pay amounts deducted to Commissioner

138. Failure to furnish deduction form, &c.

139. Remission of certain amounts

140. Insertion of sections—

221yhla. Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest

221yhlb. Penalties to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences

141. Repeal of section 221yho

142. Deductions to be forwarded to Commissioner, &c.

143. Repeal of section 221yw

144. Deductions to be forwarded to Commissioner, &c.

145. Liability of person who fails to make deduction, &c.

146. Insertion of sections—

221zda. Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest

221zdb. Penalties to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences

147. Repeal of section 221zj

148. Liability of person who fails to make deduction

149. Liability of person who fails to remit deduction

150. Insertion of sections—

221zqa. Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest

221zqb. Penalties to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences

151. Repeal of section 221zv

152. Repeal of Part VII and substitution of Part—

PART VII—PENALTY TAX

222. Penalty for failure to furnish returns

223. Penalty for false or misleading statements

224. Penalty tax where certain anti-avoidance provisions apply

225. Penalty tax where Division 13 of Part III applies

226. Penalty tax where Part IVa applies

227. Assessment of additional tax

228. Return to be incorporated in objection for certain purposes

153. Cancellation or suspension of registration of tax agent

154. Unregistered tax agents not to charge fees

155. Repeal of section 251v

156. Public officer of company

157. Public officer of trust estate

158. Agents and trustees

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

159. Persons in receipt or control of money from non-resident

160. Recovery of tax paid on behalf of another person

161. Contribution from joint taxpayers

162. Release of taxpayers from liability in cases of hardship

163. Further amendments relating to offences

164. Formal amendments

165. Application of amendments

166. Default imprisonment—transitional provisions

PART VIII—AMENDMENT OF THE INCOME TAX (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) ACT 1953

167. Principal Act

168. Collection of tax due to the United States of America

PART IX—AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PERSONAL INCOME TAX SHARING) ACT 1976

169. Principal Act

170. Interpretation

PART X—AMENDMENTS OF THE MIGRATION ACT 1958

171. Principal Act

172. Interpretation

173. Offences in relation to entering into or remaining in Australia

174. Persons concerned in bringing non-citizens secretly into Australia or harbouring prohibited non-citizens

175. Minister or authorized officer may require prohibited non-citizen to leave Australia

PART XI—AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY ACT 1984

176. Principal Act

177. Schedule

PART XII—AMENDMENTS OF THE PAY-ROLL TAX (TERRITORIES) ASSESSMENT ACT 1971

178. Principal Act

179. Repeal of sections 6 and 7

180. Annual report

181. Time for payment of tax

182. Assessments

183. Repeal of sections and substitution of sections—

24. Reduction of tax upon amendment of assessment

25. Refunds

25a. Employer leaving Australia

184. Time to pay—extensions and instalments

185. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

27. Penalty for unpaid tax

186. Recovery of tax

187. Substituted service

188. Liquidator to give notice

189. Agent for absentee principal in winding-up of business

190. Where tax not paid during lifetime

191. Repeal of section 33

192. Where no administration of estate of deceased taxpayer

193. Joint taxpayers

194. Commissioner may collect tax from person owing money to employer

195. Pending appeal not to delay payment of tax

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

196. Repeal of Parts and substitution of Part—

PART VII—PENALTY TAX

42. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

197. Public officer of company

198. Agents and trustees

199. Person in receipt or control of money for absentee

200. Release of employers in cases of hardship

201. Regulations

202. Further amendments relating to offences

203. Application of amendments

204. Default imprisonment—transitional provisions

PART XIII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 1) 1930

205. Principal Act

206. Repeal of sections 5 and 8

207. Annual report

208. Time for payment of tax

209. Further tax

210. Insertion of section—

25a. Reduction of tax upon amendment of assessment

211. Refunds of tax

212. Taxpayer leaving Australia

213. Time to pay—extensions and instalments

214. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

29. Penalty for unpaid tax

215. Recovery of tax

216. Substituted service

217. Liquidator to give notice

218. Agent for absentee principal in winding-up of business

219. When tax not paid during lifetime

220. Provision for payment of tax by executors or administrators

221. Recovery of tax paid on behalf of another person

222. Contributions from joint taxpayers

223. Commissioner may collect tax from person owing money to taxpayer

224. Interpretation

225. Repeal of section 39b

226. Pending appeal not to delay payment of tax

227. Repeal of Parts and substitution of Part—

PART VIII—PENALTY TAX

45. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

46. Penalty tax where certain anti-avoidance provisions apply

47. Assessment of additional tax

48. When additional tax due and payable

228. Public officer of company

229. Agents and trustees

230. Person in receipt or control of money for non-resident

231. Further amendments relating to offences

232. Default imprisonment—transitional provisions

233. Application of amendments

PART XIV—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 2) 1930

234. Principal Act

235. Time for payment of tax

236. Further tax

237. Refunds of tax

238. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

239. Application of amendment

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

PART XV—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 3) 1930

240. Principal Act

241. Time for payment of tax

242. Further tax

243. Refunds of tax

244. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

245. Application of amendment

PART XVI—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 4) 1930

246. Principal Act

247. Time for payment of tax

248. Further tax

249. Refunds of tax

250. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

251. Application of amendment

PART XVII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 5) 1930

252. Principal Act

253. Time for payment of tax

254. Refunds of tax

255. Refunds of tax on rejected goods

256. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

257. Further amendment relating to offences

PART XVIII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 6) 1930

258. Principal Act

259. Time for payment of tax

260. Further tax

261. Refunds of tax

262. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

263. Application of amendment

PART XIX—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 7) 1930

264. Principal Act

265. Time for payment of tax

266. Further tax

267. Refunds of tax

268. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

269. Application of amendment

PART XX—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 8) 1930

270. Principal Act

271. Time for payment of tax

272. Further tax

273. Refunds of tax

274. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

275. Application of amendment

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

PART XXI—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 9) 1930

276. Principal Act

277. Time for payment of tax

278. Further tax

279. Refunds of tax

280. Application of provisions of Sales Tax Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930

281. Application of amendment

PART XXII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX (EXEMPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS) ACT 1935

282. Principal Act

283. Insertion of section—

4. General administration of Act

284. Amendment relating to offences

PART XXIII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX PROCEDURE ACT 1934

285. Principal Act

286. Interpretation

287. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

4. General administration of Act

288. Repeal of section 8

289. Further amendments relating to offences

290. Application

PART XXIV—AMENDMENTS OF THE TAXATION ADMINISTRATION ACT 1953

291. Principal Act

292. Repeal of sections and substitution of sections—

2. Interpretation

3. Extension of Act to external Territories

293. Insertion of Part—

PART Ia—ADMINISTRATION

3a. General administration of Act

3b. Annual report

3c. Secrecy

294. Tenure of Commissioner and Second Commissioners

295. Repeal of sections and substitution of sections—

6. Leave of absence

6a. Resignation

6b. Acting appointments

6c. Suspension and removal from office of Commissioner or Second Commissioner

6d. Powers of Second Commissioner

296. Delegation

297. Insertion of headings and new sections—

PART III—PROSECUTIONS AND OFFENCES

Division 1—Preliminary

8a. Interpretation

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

Division 2—Offences

Subdivision A—Failure to comply with taxation requirements

8b. Interpretation

8c. Failure to comply with requirements under taxation law

8d. Failure to answer questions when attending before the Commissioner, &c.

8e. Penalties for failure to comply with requirements under taxation law

8f. Election to treat offence otherwise than as prescribed taxation offence

8g. Order to comply with requirement

8h. Penalty for failure to comply with order

Subdivision B—Offences relating to statements, records and certain other matters

8j. Interpretation

8k. False or misleading statements

8l. Incorrectly keeping records, &c.

8m. Penalties for offences against sub-sections 8k (1) and 8l (1)

8n. Recklessly making false or misleading statements

8p. Knowingly making false or misleading statements

8q. Recklessly or knowingly incorrectly keeping records, &c.

8r. Penalties for offences against sections 8n, 8p and 8q

8s. Election to treat offence otherwise than as prescribed taxation offence

8t. Incorrectly keeping records with intention of deceiving or misleading, &c.

8u. Falsifying or concealing identity with intention of deceiving or misleading, &c.

8v. Penalties for offences against sections 8t and 8u

8w. Court may order payment of amount in addition to penalty

Subdivision C—Miscellaneous

8x. Obstructing taxation officers

8y. Liability of officers, &c., of corporations

8z. Evidentiary certificate relating to previous convictions

Division 3—Prosecution of Taxation Offences

8za. Prosecution of taxation offences

8zb. Prosecution may be commenced at any time

8zc. Place where offence committed

8zd. Conduct by servants or agents of corporations

8ze. Penalty taxes to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences

8zf. Penalty for corporations

8zg. Enforcement of orders for payment

8zh. Penalties not to relieve from tax

Division 4—Prescribed Taxation Offences

8zj. Prosecution of prescribed taxation offences

8zk. Protection of witnesses

8zl. Averment

8zm. Evidence of authority to institute proceedings

8zn. Costs

298. Heading to Part III

299. Interpretation

300. Service of summons by post

301. Notice of conviction in absentia

302. Limitation of action to enforce payment of fine

303. Application of other laws

304. Interpretation

305. Applications for issue of certificates

306. Issue of certificates

307. Grounds on which issue of certificates may be refused

308. Repeal of sections 14e and 14f

309. Repeal of section 14ha

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

310. Repeal of section 14k

311. Repeal of section 14o

312. Insertion of Part—

PART IVa—DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA OF CERTAIN TAX DEBTORS

Division 1—Interpretation

14q. Interpretation

Division 2—Prohibition and Authorization of Departure of Certain Tax Debtors

14r. Departure from Australia of certain tax debtors prohibited

14s. Departure prohibition orders

14t. Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders

14u. Departure authorization certificates

Division 3—Appeals from and Review of Decisions of the Commissioner

14v. Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders

14w. Jurisdiction of courts

14x. Orders of court on appeal

14y. Applications for review of certain decisions

Division 4—Enforcement

14z. Powers of authorized officers

14za. Certain tax debtors to produce authority to depart, &c.

313. Repeal of section 15 and substitution of section—

15. Appearance by Commissioner, &c.

314. Insertion of section—

16. Payments out of Consolidated Revenue Fund

315. Powers of taxation officers in relation to references to currency, &c.

316. Further amendment relating to offences

317. Application of amendments

PART XXV—AMENDMENTS OF THE TAXATION (INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS) ACT 1983

318. Principal Act

319. Interpretation

320. Repeal of sections 5 and 6

321. Annual report

322. Entitlement to interest

323. Amount of interest

324. Insertion of section—

10a. Interest not to be paid for certain periods

325. Insertion of section—

11a. Adjustment where amount to be paid by, or refunded to, person does not exceed 49 cents

326. Certain agreements to remit additional tax, &c.

327. Repeal of section 14

PART XXVI—AMENDMENTS OF THE TAXATION (UNPAID COMPANY TAX) ASSESSMENT ACT 1982

328. Principal Act

329. Application of Assessment Act

330. Penalty for late payment of tax

331. Request to eliminate undistributed amount

332. Notification of company tax liability

333. Further amendment relating to offences

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

PART XXVII—AMENDMENTS OF THE TOBACCO CHARGES ASSESSMENT ACT 1955

334. Principal Act

335. Repeal of sections 8 and 9

336. Annual report

337. Due date of payment

338. Penalty for unpaid charge

339. Assessment of charge

340. Commissioner may sue for charge

341. Insertion of section—

21a. Reduction of charge upon amendment of assessment

342. Refunds of charge

343. Persons leaving Australia

344. Liquidators to give notice

345. Payment of charge by legal personal representative

346. Repeal of Part VI and substitution of Part—

PART VI—PENALTY CHARGE

29. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

347. Public officer of company

348. Further amendments relating to offences

349. Application of amendments

PART XXVIII—AMENDMENTS OF THE WOOL TAX (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1964

350. Principal Act

351. Repeal of sections 6 and 7

352. Annual report

353. Certificate by Commissioner as to payment of, or exemption from, tax or previous tax

354. Insertion of new section—

27a. Offences relating to certificates

355. Due date

356. Time to pay—extensions and instalments

357. Repeal of section and substitution of section—

38. Penalty for unpaid tax

358. Assessments

359. Default assessments

360. Notice of assessments

361. Date on which tax payable

362. Commissioner may sue for tax

363. Insertion of new section—

44a. Reduction of tax upon amendment of assessment

364. Refunds of tax

365. Substituted service

366. Liquidators to give notice

367. Agent for absentee principal in winding-up of business

368. When tax not paid during lifetime

369. Provision for payment of tax by trustees of deceased person

370. Where no administration of deceased person’s estate

371. Recovery of tax paid on behalf of another person

372. Contributions from persons jointly liable

373. Commissioner may collect tax from person owing money to person liable to tax

374. Interpretation

375. Repeal of section 55b

376. Pending reference or appeal not to delay payment of tax, &c.

377. Repeal of Parts and substitution of Part—

PART X—PENALTY TAX

61. Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

378. Public officer of company

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

379. Agents or trustees

380. Person in receipt or control of money for non-resident

381. Further amendments relating to offences

382. Application of amendments

383. Default imprisonment—transitional provisions

PART XXIX—MISCELLANEOUS

384. Deferment for 2 months of increased penalty for unpaid tax, &c.

385. Agreement to remit penalty for unpaid tax, &c.

SCHEDULE 1

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TAXATION (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1969 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 2

FORMAL AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TAXATION (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1969

SCHEDULE 3

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNT DEBITS TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 4

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE ESTATE DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1914 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 5

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE GIFT DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1941 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 6

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 7

FORMAL AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936

SCHEDULE 8

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE PAY-ROLL TAX (TERRITORIES) ASSESSMENT ACT 1971 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 9

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 1) 1930 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 10

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 5) 1930 RELATING TO OFFENCES

TABLE OF PROVISIONScontinued

SCHEDULE 11

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE SALES TAX (EXEMPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS) ACT 1935 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 12

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX PROCEDURE ACT 1934 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 13

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE TAXATION ADMINISTRATION ACT 1953 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 14

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE TAXATION (UNPAID COMPANY TAX) ASSESSMENT ACT 1982 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 15

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE TOBACCO CHARGES ASSESSMENT ACT 1955 RELATING TO OFFENCES

SCHEDULE 16

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE WOOL TAX (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1964 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984

No. 123 of 1984

 

An Act to amend various laws relating to taxation, and for other purposes

[Assented to 19 October 1984]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984.

Commencement

2. (1) Sections 1 and 2 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Sub-section 319 (1) shall be deemed to have come into operation immediately after the commencement of the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1983.

(3) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the fifty-sixth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TAXATION (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1969

Principal Act

3. The Australian Capital Territory Taxation (Administration) Act 19691is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “assessment” and substituting the following definition:

“‘assessment’ means—

(a) an assessment under this Act by the Commissioner of the amount of duty or tax payable under this Act (including an assessment of tax in respect of a return); or

(b) an assessment of the Commissioner under this Act of an additional amount payable under section 70,

and includes an amended assessment;”; and

(b) by omitting sub-section (5).

Repeal of section 6

5. Section 6 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Annual report

6. Section 6aof the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) For the purposes of section 34c of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901,a report that is required by sub-section (1) to be furnished as soon as practicable after 30 June in a year shall be taken to be a periodic report relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.”.

Duty stamps

7. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “or of additional amounts payable by way of penalty under section 70 of this Act”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) “, for denoting the payment of those additional amounts”.

When duty or tax payable

8. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “and” (last occurring);

 

(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:

“; and (d) a penalty is due and payable upon the date specified in the notice of assessment of the penalty as the date upon which the penalty is due and payable”;

(c) by omitting from sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) “or tax” (first occurring) and substituting “, tax or penalty”;

(d) by omitting from sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) “or tax” (last occurring) and substituting “, tax or penalty, as the case may be,”; and

(e) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(5) In this section, ‘penalty’ means an additional amount payable under section 70.”.

Default assessments

9. Section 68 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraphs (1) (a) and (b);

(b) by re-lettering paragraph (1) (c) as paragraph (1) (a);

(c) by omitting paragraphs (1) (d) and (e) and substituting the following word and paragraph:

“or (b) the Commissioner is of the opinion that a person is liable to pay duty or tax (whether or not any return or information has been furnished or any instrument has been lodged for assessment),”;

(d) by omitting from sub-section (1) “paragraph (c)” and substituting “paragraph (a)”; and

(e) by omitting from sub-sections (2) and (3) “paragraph (1) (c)” and substituting “paragraph (1) (a)”.

10. Section 70 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

“70. (1) Where a person refuses or fails, when and as required under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations to do so—

(a) to furnish a return, or any information, relating to a matter or thing;

(b) to lodge an instrument for assessment; or

(c) to cause an instrument to be duly stamped,

the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, an additional amount equal to double the amount of duty or tax payable by the person in respect of the matter, thing or instrument, as the case may be.

“(2) Where—

(a) a person—

(i) makes a statement to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the

 

operation of this Act or the regulations, that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii) omits from a statement made to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations, any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading in a material particular; and

(b) the duty or tax properly payable by the person exceeds the duty or tax that would have been payable by the person if it were assessed or determined on the basis that the statement were not false or misleading, as the case may be,

the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, an additional amount equal to double the amount of the excess.

“(3) Where, but for this sub-section, an additional amount, being an amount less than $20, is payable by a person under this section in respect of an act or omission, then, by force of this sub-section, the amount of the additional amount shall be taken to be $20.

“(4) The Commissioner shall make an assessment of the additional amount payable by a person under this section, and shall, as soon as practicable after the assessment is made, cause notice in writing of the assessment to be given to the person.

“(5) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude notice of an assessment made in respect of a person under sub-section (4) from being incorporated in notice of any other assessment made in respect of the person under this Act.

“(6) The Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, remit the whole or any part of an additional amount payable by a person under this section, but, for the purposes of the application of sub-section 33 (1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to the power of remission conferred by this sub-section, nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude the exercise of the power at a time before an assessment is made under sub-section (4) of the additional amount.

“(7) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a taxation officer is a reference to a statement made to a taxation officer orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification, objection, return or other document made, given or furnished, or purporting to be made, given or furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(b) made in an instrument lodged for assessment under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(c) made in answer to a question asked of a person under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

 

(d) made in any information furnished, or purporting to be furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations; or

(e) made in a document furnished to a taxation officer otherwise than under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations,

but does not include a statement made in a document produced pursuant to paragraph 61 (2) (c).

“(8) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations is a reference to such a statement made orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes such a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification or other document made, given or furnished to the person;

(b) made in answer to a question asked by the person; or

(c) made in any information furnished to the person.

“(9) In this section—

‘data processing device’ means any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

‘taxation officer’ means a person exercising powers, or performing functions under, pursuant to or in relation to this Act or the regulations.”.

Amendment of assessments

11. Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-section:

“(3) Where, by reason of an amendment of an assessment, a person’s liability to duty or tax is reduced, the amount by which the duty or tax is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 81, never to have been payable.”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:

“(5) In this section, ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70.

“(6) In sub-section (4), unless the contrary intention appears, ‘duty or tax’ also includes an additional amount payable under section 81.”.

Assessments in relation to deceased persons

12. Section 72 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70.”.

 

Pending appeal or reference not to affect payment of tax or duty

13. Section 77 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

Adjustments of duty or tax after appeal

14. Section 78 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:

“(2) If an assessment is varied on a reference or appeal, an amount of duty or tax not paid or underpaid is recoverable from the person liable under the assessment as varied to pay the duty or tax.

“(3) If a prescribed decision is set aside on a reference or appeal, the Commissioner shall cause notice in writing of that fact to be given to the person who requested review of the prescribed decision.

“(4) If, by reason of—

(a) the variation of an assessment on a reference or appeal; or

(b) the setting aside of a prescribed decision on a reference or appeal,

a person’s liability to duty or tax is reduced, the amount by which the duty or tax is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 81, never to have been payable.

“(5) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this section to duty or tax includes a reference to an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

15. Section 81 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for unpaid duty or tax

“81. (1) If any duty or tax remains unpaid after the time when it became due and payable or would, but for sub-section 9 (2) or (3), have become due and payable, an additional amount is due and payable by way of penalty by the person liable to pay the duty or tax at the rate of 20% per annum on the amount unpaid, computed from that time or, where the Commissioner has, under sub-section 9 (2), extended the time for payment of the duty or tax for a period or has, under sub-section 9 (3), permitted the payment of the duty or tax to be made by instalments, from such date as the Commissioner determines, not being a date prior to the date on which the duty or tax was originally due and payable.

 

“(2) Where an additional amount is payable by a person under this section in relation to an amount of duty or tax and—

(a) the Commissioner is satisfied that—

(i) the circumstances that contributed to the delay in payment of the duty or tax were not due to, or caused directly or indirectly by, an act or omission of the person; and

(ii) the person has taken reasonable action to mitigate, or mitigate the effects of, those circumstances;

(b) the Commissioner is satisfied that—

(i) the circumstances that contributed to the delay in payment of the duty or tax were due to, or caused directly or indirectly by, an act or omission of the person;

(ii) the person has taken reasonable action to mitigate, or mitigate the effects of, those circumstances; and

(iii) having regard to the nature of those circumstances, it would be fair and reasonable to remit the additional amount or part of the additional amount; or

(c) the Commissioner is satisfied that there are special circumstances by reason of which it would be fair and reasonable to remit the additional amount or part of the additional amount,

the Commissioner may remit the additional amount or part of the additional amount.

“(3) Where judgment is given by, or entered in, a court for the payment of—

(a) an amount of duty or tax; or

(b) an amount that includes an amount of duty or tax,

then—

(c) the duty or tax shall not be taken, for the purposes of sub-section (1), to have ceased to be due and payable by reason only of the giving or entering of the judgment; and

(d) if the judgment debt carries interest, the additional amount that would, but for this paragraph, be payable under this section in relation to the duty or tax shall, by force of this paragraph, be reduced by—

(i) in a case to which paragraph (a) applies—the amount of the interest; or

(ii) in a case to which paragraph (b) applies—an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount of the interest as the amount of the duty or tax bears to the amount of the judgment debt.

“(4) A reference in this section to duty or tax includes a reference to an additional amount payable under section 70.”.

Recovery of additional penalty

16. Section 82 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2).

 

Recovery of duty or tax from trustees of deceased persons

17. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (2) “this Act” and substituting “section 70 or 81”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) In sub-section (1), ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

Collection of duty or tax from person indebted to person liable to duty or tax

18. Section 84 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-section (7) the following sub-sections:

“(7a) Where—

(a) money has been paid by a person to a building society in respect of the issue of shares in the capital of the society (not being shares listed for quotation on a Stock Exchange); and

(b) the money has not been repaid,

the money shall, for the purposes of this section, be taken—

(c) in a case where the money is repayable on demand—to be due by the building society to the person; or

(d) in any other case—to be money that may become due by the building society to the person.

“(7b) Where, but for this sub-section, money is not due, or repayable on demand, to a person unless a condition is fulfilled, the money shall be taken, for the purposes of this section, to be due or repayable on demand, as the case may be, to the person notwithstanding that the condition has not been fulfilled.”;

(b) by inserting before the definition of “debt” in sub-section (8) the following definition:

“‘building society’ means a society registered or incorporated as a building society, co-operative housing society or other similar society under the law in force in a State;”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-section (8) the definition of “duty or tax” and substituting the following definition:

“‘duty or tax’ includes—

(a) an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81;

(b) a judgment debt or costs in respect of—

(i) duty or tax; or

(ii) an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81;

(c) any fine or costs imposed by a court in respect of—

(i) an offence against this Act or the regulations; or

(ii) any other taxation offence within the meaning of Part III of the Taxation Administration Act

 

1953 that relates to this Act or the regulations; and

(d) any amount ordered by a court, upon the conviction of a person for an offence of a kind referred to in paragraph (c), to be paid by the person to the Commissioner;”; and

(d) by omitting “, the Commonwealth, a State,” (first occurring) from the definition of “person indebted” in sub-section (8) and substituting “, a company, a partnership, the Commonwealth or a State”.

Person in receipt, &c., of money for non-resident

19. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(4) In this section, ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

Evidence

20. Section 86 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) A reference in this section to duty or tax includes a reference to an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

21. After section 91 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Refunds of duty or tax

“91a. (1) Subject to section 92, where the Commissioner finds in any case that duty or tax has been overpaid by a person, the Commissioner shall—

(a) refund the amount of any duty or tax overpaid; or

(b) apply the amount of any duty or tax overpaid against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth, being a liability arising under, or by virtue of, an Act of which the Commissioner has the general administration, and refund any part of the amount not so applied.

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty or tax’ includes an additional amount payable under section 70 or 81.”.

Further amendments relating to offences and formal amendments

22. (1) The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

Application of amendments

23. (1) In this section, “amended Act” means the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

 

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 10, 62, 63, 65, 70 and 81 and Part VII of the Principal Act effected by this Act—

(a) sub-sections 10 (3), (4) and (5) of the Principal Act continue to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to a person convicted, whether before or after that commencement, of an offence against sub-section 10 (1) or (2) of the Principal Act;

(b) sub-sections 62 (3), (4) and (5) of the Principal Act continue to apply, after that commencement, in relation to a person convicted, whether before or after that commencement, of an offence against sub-section 62 (1) of the Principal Act;

(c) sub-sections 62 (6) and 63 (3), section 65 and Part VII of the Principal Act continue to apply, after that commencement, in relation to an offence against the Principal Act committed before that commencement; and

(d) sub-sections 70 (6) and 81 (2) of the Principal Act continue to apply, after that commencement, in relation to a liability for an additional amount that accrued before that commencement,

as if that repeal had not been effected.

(3) In determining whether, at a time before the commencement of this section, a reference in a provision of the Principal Act to duty or tax included a reference to an additional amount, the amendments made by this Act shall be disregarded.

(4) Sub-section 81 (3) of the amended Act applies in relation to judgments given or entered after the commencement of this section.

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNT DEBITS TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982

Principal Act

24. The Bank Account Debits Tax Administration Act 19822is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation

25. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “assessment” and substituting the following definition:

“‘assessment’ means—

(a) the ascertainment of tax payable under this Act in respect of a taxable debit or taxable debits, or an eligible debit or eligible debits, as the case may be; or

(b) the ascertainment of additional tax payable under section 17;”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

 

“(8) A reference in this Act to a liability of a person to the Commonwealth is a reference to a liability of a person to the Commonwealth arising under, or by virtue of, an Act of which the Commissioner has the general administration.”.

Repeal of section 5

26. Section 5 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Annual report

27. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “during the year that ended on that 30 June”;

(b) by omitting sub-section (3); and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(5) For the purposes of section 34c of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a report that is required by sub-section (1) to be furnished as soon as practicable after 30 June in a year shall be taken to be a periodic report relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.”.

When tax payable

28. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) “by the person liable to pay the tax”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) all the words after “days” and substituting the following word and sub-paragraphs:

“after—

(i) in a case in which notice of that assessment was required to be served on one person—the day on which the notice was served on the person;

(ii) in a case in which notice of that assessment was required to be served on 2 or more persons and notice of that assessment was served on those persons on the same day—the day on which the notice was served on the persons; or

(iii) in a case in which notice of that assessment was required to be served on 2 or more persons and notice of that assessment was served on those persons on different days—the earliest of those days”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) Additional tax under section 17 is due and payable on the date specified in the notice of assessment of the additional tax as the date on which the additional tax is due and payable.”.

29. After section 11 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part III:

 

Offences relating to certificates of exemption

“11a. (1) A person shall not—

(a) forge a certificate or utter a certificate knowing it to be forged;

(b) without lawful authority, alter or sign a certificate;

(c) deliver a document (not being a certificate) that purports to be a certificate; or

(d) knowingly represent that a certificate is in respect of an account other than the account in respect of which the certificate was issued.

Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘certificate’ means a certificate of exemption.”.

Refund of amounts incorrectly paid

30. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (1) “by a person” after “made”;

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) all the words after “the Commissioner” (last occurring) and substituting the following word and paragraphs:

“shall—

(a) refund the amount to the person; or

(b) apply the amount against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of the amount not so applied”;

(c) by inserting in sub-section (5) “by a person” after “made”; and

(d) by omitting paragraphs (5) (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(a) if the Commissioner is satisfied that the amount was not payable, the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount to the person; or

(ii) apply the amount against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of the amount not so applied;

(b) if the Commissioner is satisfied that part only of the amount was not payable, the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund that part of the amount to the person;

(ii) apply that part of the amount against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of that part of the amount not so applied; or”.

Refunds for tax paid on excluded debits

31. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (1) “by a person” after “made”; and

 

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) all the words after “the Commissioner” (last occurring) and substituting the following word and paragraphs:

“shall—

(a) pay an amount equal to the amount of that tax to the person; or

(b) apply an amount equal to the amount of that tax against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of that amount not so applied”.

Default assessments

32. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:

“(1) Where the Commissioner is of the opinion that 2 or more persons are jointly and severally liable to pay tax on a taxable debit or taxable debits made to a taxable account (whether or not any return has been furnished), the Commissioner may make an assessment of the amount of the tax.

“(2) Where the Commissioner is of the opinion that a person is liable, or 2 or more persons are jointly and severally liable, to pay tax on an eligible debit or eligible debits made to an account other than a taxable account (whether or not any return has been furnished), the Commissioner may make an assessment of the amount of the tax.”; and

(b) by omitting paragraphs (3) (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(a) in a case to which sub-section (1) applies—the bank with which the account is kept; or

(b) in a case to which sub-section (2) applies—the person liable, or the persons jointly and severally liable, to pay the tax”.

33. Section 17 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

“17. (1) Where a person refuses or fails, when and as required under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations to do so—

(a) to furnish a return, or any information, relating to a taxable debit or taxable debits made to a taxable account or an eligible debit or eligible debits made to an account other than a taxable account; or

(b) to notify the Commissioner of an eligible debit made to an exempt account,

the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, additional tax equal to double the amount of tax payable by the person in respect of the taxable debit or taxable debits or the eligible debit or eligible debits, as the case may be.

 

“(2) Where—

(a) a person—

(i) makes a statement to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations, that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii) omits from a statement made to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations, any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading in a material particular; and

(b) the tax properly payable by the person exceeds the tax that would have been payable by the person if it were assessed or determined on the basis that the statement were not false or misleading, as the case may be,

the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, additional tax equal to double the amount of the excess.

“(3) Where, but for this sub-section, an amount of additional tax, being an amount less than $20, is payable by a person under this section in respect of an act or omission, then, by force of this sub-section, the amount of the additional tax shall be taken to be $20.

“(4) The Commissioner shall make an assessment of the additional tax payable by a person under this section and shall, as soon as practicable after the assessment is made, cause notice in writing of the assessment to be served, by post or otherwise, on the person.

“(5) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude notice of an assessment made in respect of a person under sub-section (4) from being incorporated in notice of any other assessment made in respect of the person under this Act.

“(6) The Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, remit the whole or any part of the additional tax payable by a person under this section, but, for the purposes of the application of sub-section 33 (1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to the power of remission conferred by this sub-section, nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude the exercise of the power at a time before an assessment is made under sub-section (4) of the additional tax.

“(7) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a taxation officer is a reference to a statement made to a taxation officer orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification, objection, return or other document made, given or furnished, or purporting to be made, given or furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

 

(b) made in answer to a question asked of a person under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(c) made in any information furnished, or purporting to be furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations; or

(d) made in a document furnished to a taxation officer otherwise than under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations,

but does not include a statement made in a document produced pursuant to sub-paragraph 59 (1) (b) (ii).

“(8) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations is a reference to such a statement made orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes such a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification or other document made, given or furnished to the person;

(b) made in answer to a question asked by the person; or

(c) made in any information furnished to the person.

“(9) In this section—

‘data processing device’ means any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

‘taxation officer’ means a person exercising powers, or performing functions under, pursuant to or in relation to this Act or the regulations.”.

Amendment of assessments

34. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:

“(2a) Where, by reason of an amendment of an assessment, a person’s liability to tax is reduced—

(a) the amount by which the tax is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 36, never to have been payable; and

(b) subject to sub-section (3), the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any tax overpaid; or

(ii) apply the amount of any tax overpaid against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of the amount that is not so applied.”;

(b) by omitting from sub-section (3) “and” (first occurring) and substituting “, the amount of the tax overpaid shall not be refunded to the bank or applied against a liability of the bank to the Commonwealth unless”;

(c) by omitting from sub-section (3) “, the amount of tax overpaid shall be refunded to the bank”;

(d) by omitting sub-section (4); and

 

(e) by omitting sub-section (7) and substituting the following sub-section:

“(7) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘tax’ includes additional tax under section 17 or 36.”.

Prescribed decisions

35. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “Supreme Court” all the words after “Northern Territory”.

Repeal of section 21

36. Section 21 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Variation of prescribed decision

37. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following paragraph:

“(aa) in a case where the variation of the prescribed decision results in a reduction of tax—the amount by which the tax is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 36, never to have been payable;”;

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(c) the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any tax overpaid as a result of the variation of the prescribed decision; or

(ii) apply the amount of any tax overpaid as a result of the variation of the prescribed decision against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of the amount that is not so applied”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), unless the contrary intention appears, ‘tax’ includes additional tax under section 17 or 36.”.

Adjustment of assessment after appeal

38. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following paragraph:

“(aa) in a case where the variation of the assessment results in a reduction of tax—the amount by which the tax is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 36, never to have been payable;”;

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(c) the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any tax overpaid as a result of the variation of the assessment; or

(ii) apply the amount of any tax overpaid as a result of the variation of the assessment against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth and refund any part of the amount that is not so applied”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), unless the contrary intention appears, tax includes additional tax under section 17 or 36.”.

 

Penalty for unpaid tax

39. Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “assessed under this Act”;

(b) by inserting in sub-section (1) “by the person liable, or the persons jointly and severally liable, to pay the tax” after “by way of penalty”;

(c) by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-sections:

“(2a) Where judgment is given by, or entered in, a court for the payment of—

(a) an amount of tax; or

(b) an amount that includes an amount of tax,

then—

(c) the tax shall not be taken, for the purposes of sub-section (1), to have ceased to be due and payable by reason only of the giving or entering of the judgment; and

(d) if the judgment debt carries interest, the additional tax that would, but for this paragraph, be payable under this section in relation to the tax shall, by force of this paragraph, be reduced by—

(i) in a case to which paragraph (a) applies—the amount of the interest; or

(ii) in a case to which paragraph (b) applies—an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount of the interest as the amount of the tax bears to the amount of the judgment debt.”; and

(d) by inserting in sub-section (4) “unless the contrary intention appears,” after “section,”.

Repeal of section 60

40. Section 60 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Further amendments relating to offences

41. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 3.

Application of amendments

42. (1) In this section, “amended Act” means the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2) An assessment made under section 16 of the Principal Act before the commencement of this section has effect, after that commencement, as if it were an assessment made under section 16 of the amended Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 17 and Parts VII and VIII of the Principal Act effected by this Act—

(a) sub-section 17 (5) of the Principal Act continues to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to a liability for additional tax that accrued before that commencement;

(b) sub-section 38 (3), sections 42 and 43 and Part VIII of the Principal Act continue to apply, after that commencement, in relation to offences against the Principal Act committed before that commencement; and

 

(c) section 39 of the Principal Act continues to apply, after that commencement, in relation to a person convicted, whether before or after that commencement, of an offence against section 12, 38 or 56 of the Principal Act,

as if that repeal had not been effected.

(4) In determining whether, at a time before the commencement of this section, a reference in a provision of the Principal Act to tax included a reference to additional tax, the amendments made by this Act shall be disregarded.

(5) Sub-section 36 (2a) of the amended Act applies in relation to judgments given or entered after the commencement of this section.

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE CRIMES (TAXATION OFFENCES) ACT 1980

Principal Act

43. The Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 19803is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation

44. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting before the definition of “Commissioner” in sub-section (1) the following definition:

“‘Australian installation’ means an installation within the meaning of the Sales Tax Act (No. 1) 1930 that is deemed by virtue of section 2a of that Act to be part of Australia;”;

(b) by omitting “, 221ydb or 226” from paragraph (b) of the definition of “income tax” in sub-section (1) and substituting “or 221ydb or Part VII”;

(c) by omitting “sub-section 221f (5) or (10)” from paragraph (d) of the definition of “income tax” in sub-section (1) and substituting “sub-section 221eaa (1) or 221f (5), sub-paragraph 221f (12) (b) (ii) or paragraph 221g (4a) (d)”; and

(d) by omitting paragraph (g) of the definition of “income tax” in sub-section (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(g) any amount payable to the Commissioner under sub-section 221yhd (1) or (1d) or 221yhh (1), sub-paragraph 221yhj (1) (b) (ii), sub-section 221yn (1) or (4), 221yq (1), 221zc (1) or (4), 221zd (1), 221zn (1) or 221zo (1) or section 221zp of the Income Tax Assessment Act;”.

45. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Extension to external Territories and Australian installations

“3a. This Act extends to every external Territory and to Australian installations.”.

 

Penalties

46. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:

“(5) Notwithstanding that a consent in accordance with sub-section (4) has not been given in relation to an offence against this Act—

(a) a person may be charged with the offence;

(b) a person may be arrested for the offence, and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed; and

(c) a person so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail,

but no further step in proceedings for the offence shall be taken until such a consent has been given.

“(6) Nothing in sub-section (5) prevents the discharging of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.”.

PART V—AMENDMENTS OF THE ESTATE DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1914

Principal Act

47. The Estate Duty Assessment Act 19144is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Repeal of section 4b

48. Section 4b of the Principal Act is repealed.

Annual report

49. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) For the purposes of section 34c of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a report that is required by sub-section (1) to be furnished as soon as practicable after 30 June in a year shall be taken to be a periodic report relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.”.

Quick succession rebates

50. Section 8a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraphs (5) (c) and (d) “section 47a” and substituting “46”.

Rebate of duty

51. Section 9e of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (3) (d) “section 47a” and substituting “46”.

Commissioner may require further or other returns

52. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting “an administrator to furnish” after “require”; and

(b) by omitting “lodged” and substituting “furnished”.

 

Amendment of assessments

53. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (11) and substituting the following sub-sections:

“(11) Where, by reason of an amendment of an assessment, a person’s liability to duty is reduced—

(a) the amount by which the duty is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 31, never to have been payable; and

(b) the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any duty overpaid; or

(ii) apply the amount of any duty overpaid against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth, being a liability arising under, or by virtue of, an Act of which the Commissioner has the general administration, and refund any part of the amount not so applied.

“(12) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 31 or 46.”.

Notice of assessment

54. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 46.”.

Pending appeal or reference not to affect assessment

55. Section 28b of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “estate”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 31 or 46.”.

56. Section 28c of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Adjustment of duty after appeal

“28c. (1) Where, by reason of an alteration of an assessment on an appeal or reference, a person’s liability to duty is reduced—

(a) the amount by which the duty is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 31, never to have been payable; and

(b) the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any duty overpaid; or

(ii) apply the amount of any duty overpaid against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth, being a liability arising under, or by virtue of, an Act of which the Commissioner has

 

the general administration, and refund any part of the amount not so applied.

“(2) Where, by reason of an alteration of an assessment on an appeal or reference, a person’s liability to duty is increased, the amount of the increased duty is recoverable from the person.

“(3) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 31 or 46.”.

57. Before section 29 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part VI:

Interpretation

“28e. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 46.”.

Date of payment of duty

58. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “within” and substituting “at the end of the period of; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) Additional duty under section 46 is due and payable at the end of the period of 30 days after the service by post of a notice of assessment of the additional duty.”.

59. Section 31 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for unpaid duty

“31. (1) If any duty remains unpaid after the time when it became due and payable or would, but for section 30, have become due and payable, additional duty is due and payable by way of penalty by the person liable to pay the duty at the rate of 20% per annum on the amount unpaid, computed from that time or, where, under section 30, the Commissioner has determined that the period for payment of the duty be extended or that payment of the duty may be made by instalments, from such date as the Commissioner determines, not being a date prior to the date on which the duty was originally due and payable.

“(2) Where additional duty is payable by a person under this section in relation to an amount of duty and—

(a) the Commissioner is satisfied that—

(i) the circumstances that contributed to the delay in payment of the duty were not due to, or caused directly or indirectly by, an act or omission of the person; and

(ii) the person has taken reasonable action to mitigate, or mitigate the effects of, those circumstances;

 

(b) the Commissioner is satisfied that—

(i) the circumstances that contributed to the delay in payment of the duty were due to, or caused directly or indirectly by, an act or omission of the person;

(ii) the person has taken reasonable action to mitigate, or mitigate the effects of, those circumstances; and

(iii) having regard to the nature of those circumstances, it would be fair and reasonable to remit the additional duty or part of the additional duty; or

(c) the Commissioner is satisfied that there are special circumstances by reason of which it would be fair and reasonable to remit the additional duty or part of the additional duty,

the Commissioner may remit the additional duty or part of the additional duty.

“(3) Where judgment is given by, or entered in, a court for the payment of—

(a) an amount of duty; or

(b) an amount that includes an amount of duty,

then—

(c) the duty shall not be taken, for the purposes of sub-section (1), to have ceased to be due and payable by reason only of the giving or entering of the judgment; and

(d) if the judgment debt carries interest, the additional duty that would, but for this paragraph, be payable under this section in relation to the duty shall, by force of this paragraph, be reduced by—

(i) in a case to which paragraph (a) applies—the amount of the interest; or

(ii) in a case to which paragraph (b) applies—an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount of the interest as the amount of the duty bears to the amount of the judgment debt.”.

Duty debt due to Commonwealth

60. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “The duty assessed under this Act” and substituting “Duty”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Duty may be sued for

61. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “, including any additional duty,”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

 

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Duty first charge on estate

62. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “The duty assessed under this Act” and substituting “Duty”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (b) “the duty assessed” and substituting “duty”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (3) (f) “assessed” (first occurring) and substituting “payable”;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (3) (f) “was assessed” and substituting “is payable”; and

(e) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(5) In this section, ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Apportionment of duty among beneficiaries

63. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Apportionment of duty

64. Section 35a of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-paragraph (b) (i) “assessed” and substituting “payable”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Registration of duty as charge

65. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “assessed under this Act”;

(b) by omitting “assessed with the duty” and substituting “in relation to which the duty is payable”;

(c) by omitting “shall” and substituting “may”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Duty—how payable

66. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “assessed under this Act”; and

 

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) In this section, ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Commissioner may apply for order to sell

67. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “is not paid by the final date fixed for the payment thereof under the authority of this Act” and substituting “due and payable under this Act has not been paid”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

Application of proceeds

68. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting “and additional duty”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘duty’ also includes additional duty under section 31.”.

69. Sections 46, 47, 47a and 48 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for failure to furnish return, &c.

“46. (1) Where an administrator refuses or fails to furnish, when and as required under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations to do so, a return, or any information, relating to an estate, the administrator is liable to pay, by way of penalty, additional duty equal to double the amount of duty payable by the administrator in respect of the estate.

“(2) Where—

(a) an administrator—

(i) makes a statement to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations, that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii) omits from a statement made to a taxation officer, or to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations, any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading in a material particular; and

(b) the duty properly payable by the administrator exceeds the duty that would have been payable by the administrator if it were assessed on the basis that the statement were not false or misleading, as the case may be,

the administrator is liable to pay, by way of penalty, additional duty equal to double the amount of the excess.

 

“(3) Where, but for this sub-section, an amount of additional duty, being an amount less than $20, is payable by an administrator under this section in respect of an act or omission, then, by force of this sub-section, the amount of the additional duty shall be taken to be $20.

“(4) The Commissioner shall make an assessment of the additional duty payable by an administrator under this section in respect of an estate.

“(5) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude notice of an assessment made in respect of an estate under sub-section (4) from being incorporated in notice of any other assessment made in respect of the estate under this Act.

“(6) The Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, remit the whole or any part of the additional duty payable by an administrator under this section, but, for the purposes of the application of sub-section 33 (1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to the power of remission conferred by this sub-section, nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude the exercise of the power at a time before an assessment is made under sub-section (4) of the additional duty.

“(7) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a taxation officer is a reference to a statement made to a taxation officer orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification, objection, return or other document made, given or furnished, or purporting to be made, given or furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(b) made in answer to a question asked of a person under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(c) made in any information furnished, or purporting to be furnished, under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations; or

(d) made in a document furnished to a taxation officer otherwise than under or pursuant to this Act or the regulations,

but does not include a statement made in a document produced pursuant to paragraph 45 (1) (b).

“(8) A reference in sub-section (2) to a statement made to a person other than a taxation officer for a purpose in connection with the operation of this Act or the regulations is a reference to such a statement made orally, in writing, in a data processing device or in any other form and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes such a statement—

(a) made in an application, certificate, declaration, notification or other document made, given or furnished to the person;

(b) made in answer to a question asked by the person; or

(c) made in any information furnished to the person.

 

“(9) In this section—

‘data processing device’ means any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

‘taxation officer’ means a person exercising powers, or performing functions under, pursuant to or in relation to this Act or the regulations.”.

Release from liability for duty in cases of hardship

70. Section 48a of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(13) In this section, ‘duty’ includes additional duty under section 31 or 46.”.

Repeal of section 49

71. Section 49 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Further amendment relating to offences

72. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 4.

Application of amendments

73. (1) In this section, “amended Act” means the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2) In determining whether, at a time before the commencement of this section, a reference in a provision of the Principal Act to duty or estate duty included a reference to additional duty, the amendments made by this Act shall be disregarded.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 31, 47 and 47a of the Principal Act effected by this Act—

(a) sub-section 31 (3) of the Principal Act, the proviso to sub-section 47a (1) of the Principal Act and sub-section 47a (2) of the Principal Act continue to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to a liability for additional duty that accrued before that commencement;

(b) sub-section 47 (2) of the Principal Act continues to apply, after that commencement, in relation to an offence against paragraph 47 (1) (a) or (c) of the Principal Act committed before that commencement; and

(c) sub-section 47 (3) of the Principal Act continues to apply, after that commencement, in relation to a person convicted, whether before or after that commencement, of an offence against paragraph 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Principal Act,

as if that repeal had not been effected.

(4) Sub-section 31 (3) of the amended Act applies in relation to judgments given or entered after the commencement of this section.

 

PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF THE GIFT DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1941

Principal Act

74. The Gift Duty Assessment Act 194 75 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Repeal of sections 6 and 8

75. Sections 6 and 8 of the Principal Act are repealed.

Annual report

76. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) For the purposes of section 34c of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a report that is required by sub-section (1) to be furnished as soon as practicable after 30 June in a year shall be taken to be a periodic report relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.”.

Amendment of assessments

77. Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:

“(2) Where, by reason of an amendment of an assessment, a person’s liability to gift duty is reduced—

(a) the amount by which the gift duty is so reduced shall be taken, for the purposes of section 27, never to have been payable; and

(b) the Commissioner shall—

(i) refund the amount of any gift duty overpaid; or

(ii) apply the amount of any gift duty overpaid against any liability of the person to the Commonwealth, being a liability arising under, or by virtue of, an Act of which the Commissioner has the general administration, and refund any part of the amount not so applied.

“(3) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘gift duty’ includes additional gift duty under section 27 or 42.”.

Notice of assessment

78. Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “under section 21 or 23” after “made”.

79. Before section 25 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part V:

Interpretation

“24a. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘gift duty’ includes additional gift duty under section 42.”.

 

Liability for gift duty

80. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:

“(1a) Additional gift duty under section 42 is due and payable on the date specified in the notice of assessment of the additional gift duty as the date on which the additional gift duty is due and payable.”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(8) In sub-sections (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7), ‘gift duty’ also includes additional gift duty under section 27.”.

81. Section 27 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Penalty for unpaid duty

“27. (1) If any gift duty payable in respect of a gift remains unpaid after the expiration of the period of 30 days after service upon the donor of notice of the assessment made in respect of the gift, additional gift duty is due and payable by way of penalty by the person liable to pay the gift duty at the rate of 20% per annum on the amount unpaid, computed from the expiration of that period, or, where, under section 26, the Commissioner has granted an extension of time for payment of the gift duty or has permitted payment of the gift duty to be made by instalments, from such date as the Commissioner determines, not being a date prior to the thirtieth day after service of the notice of assessment upon the donor.

“(2) If any penalty duty remains unpaid after the time when it became due and payable or would, but for section 26, have become due and payable, additional gift duty is due and payable by way of penalty by the person liable to pay the penalty duty at the rate of 20% per annum on the amount unpaid, computed from that time, or, where, under section 26, the Commissioner has granted an extension of time for payment of the penalty duty or has permitted payment of the penalty duty to be made by instalments, from such date as the Commissioner determines, not being a date prior to the date on which the penalty duty was originally due and payable.

(b) Omit “thirty”, substitute “30”.

Sub-section 67 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”.

Sub-section 67 (3)—

Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (2)”.

Sub-section 71 (1)—

Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

Sub-section 71 (2)—

Omit “The last preceding sub-section”, substitute “Sub-section (1)”.

Sub-sections 74 (1) and (5)—

Omit “sixty” (wherever occurring), substitute “60”.

Sub-section 74 (5)—

Omit “Two dollars”, substitute “$2”.

Sub-section 75 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 74”.

Sub-section 82 (1)—

Omit “of this Act or the last preceding section”, substitute “or 81”.

Sub-sections 84 (3) and (4)—

Omit “sub-section (1) of” (wherever occurring).

Sub-section 84 (8)—

(a) Omit “, a State or Territory”, substitute “or a State”.

(b) Add at the end thereof the following definition:

“‘State’ includes a Territory.”.

Paragraph 85 (2) (b)—

Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Paragraphs 94 (1) (b) and (d) and (2) (a)—

Omit “two” (wherever occurring), substitute “2”.

Paragraphs 94 (1) (c) and (d) and (2) (b)—

Omit “sixteen” (wherever occurring), substitute “16”.

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Section 95—

Omit “Commissioner of Taxation, Second Commissioner of Taxation, Acting Commissioner of Taxation, Acting Second Commissioner of Taxation, Deputy Commissioner of Taxation”, substitute “Commissioner”.

Paragraphs 96 (1) (b) and (c)—

Omit “three” (wherever occurring), substitute “3”.

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SCHEDULE 3 Section 41

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNT DEBITS TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Sub-section 7 (2)—

Omit “summary”.

Sub-section 11 (4)—

Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-sections:

“(4) Subject to sub-section (4a), where—

(a) an eligible debit has been made to an exempt account; or

(b) the account holder or one or more of the account holders, as the case requires, of an exempt account expects or expect that an eligible debit will be made to the exempt account within the ensuing period of 30 days,

the account holder or each of the account holders, as the case requires, of the exempt account, shall, within 7 days, notify the Commissioner in writing accordingly.

“(4a) Where—

(a) there are 2 or more account holders of an exempt account; and

(b) one of those account holders notifies the Commissioner in accordance with sub-section (4) of an eligible debit to, or expected to be made to, the exempt account,

the other account holder or account holders, as the case requires, shall not be required to notify the Commissioner under that sub-section of the eligible debit.”.

Sub-section 12 (1)—

Omit the penalty at the foot thereof.

Sub-section 12 (5)—

Omit the sub-section.

Part VII—

Repeal the Part.

Part VIII—

Repeal the Part.

Section 56—

Omit “Penalty: $2,000.”.

 

SCHEDULE 3—continued

Sub-section 57 (1)—

Omit “fails to comply with this sub-section, the bank is guilty of a separate offence punishable on conviction by a penalty”, substitute “refuses or fails to comply with this sub-section (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), the bank is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine”.

Sub-section 57 (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” before “fails”.

(b) Omit “, guilty of a separate offence punishable on conviction by a penalty”, substitute “(including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine”.

Paragraph 62 (c)—

(a) Insert “a fine of after “exceeding”.

(b) Omit “, for a breach of”, substitute “for offences against”.

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SCHEDULE 4 Section 72

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE ESTATE DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1914 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 50—

Omit all the words after “to this Act”, substitute “and, in particular, may make regulations—

(a) prescribing penalties not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations; and

(b) for and in relation to the practice and procedure of a Supreme Court in proceedings to which section 28d applies”.

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SCHEDULE 5 Section 89

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE GIFT DUTY ASSESSMENT ACT 1941 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 10—

Omit “Five hundred dollars or imprisonment for twelve months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Paragraph 47 (b)—

Omit “less than $2 or more than $40 for any breach of, substitute “exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against”.

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SCHEDULE 6 Section 163

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 16—

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 82t (2)—

Omit the sub-section.

Sub-section 128a (4)—

Omit “227, 230, 251,”

Sub-section 128u (2)—

Omit “227, 230,”.

Sub-section 136a (7)—

Omit “and is punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding the sum of $200”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding the sum of $2,000”.

Sub-section 165 (1)—

Add at the foot thereof the following: “Penalty: $1,000.”.

Sub-section 213 (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit “shall be”, substitute “is”.

(c) Omit “Penalty: Not less than $4 or more than $200.”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this sub-section: $2,000.”.

Sub-section 215 (4)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 215 (4) (b)—

Omit “and is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $2 and not more than $100”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

Sub-section 218 (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” before “fails”.

(b) Omit “shall be”, substitute “is”.

(c) Omit “$100”, substitute “$1,000”.

After sub-section 218 (2)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(3) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (2) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to comply with a notice under this section, the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount or the aggregate of the amounts, as the case requires, that the convicted person or the other person, as the case may be, refused or failed to pay to the Commissioner in accordance with the notice.”.

 

SCHEDULE 6—continued

Sub-section 221c (1a)—

Omit “$40”, substitute “$1,000”.

After sub-section 221c (1a)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(1b) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (1a) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to make a deduction from salary or wages in accordance with that sub-section, the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount of the deduction.”.

Section 221d

Omit “$40”, substitute “$500”.

Sub-section 221e (3)—

Omit “$40”, substitute “$500”.

Section 221e

Omit “Penalty: $100.”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this sub-section: $2,000.”.

Sub-section 221f (7)—

Omit all the words after “requirements of”, substitute “a paragraph of sub-section (5)”.

Section 221f

Add at the end thereof the following sub-sections:

“(13) A person who contravenes sub-section (1), (2) or (2a) is, in respect of each day on which the person contravenes the sub-section (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.

“(14) A person shall not contravene sub-section (5) by virtue of paragraph (a) of that sub-section.

Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

“(15) A person shall not contravene—

(a) sub-section (5) by virtue of paragraph (b), (c), (ca), (d), (e) or (f) of that sub-section; or

(b) sub-section (6).

Penalty: $2,000.

“(16) A reference in sub-section (14) or (15) to a contravention of sub-section (5) by virtue of a paragraph of sub-section (5) includes a reference to a contravention of the requirements of the paragraph as varied under sub-section (7).”.

Sub-sections 221g (5) and (6)—

Omit the sub-sections, substitute the following sub-sections:

“(5) A person shall not contravene—

(a) sub-section (1) by virtue of paragraph (b) of that sub-section; or

(b) sub-section (2b) by virtue of paragraph (b) of that sub-section.

Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

SCHEDULE 6—continued

“(6) A person shall not contravene—

(a) sub-section (1) (otherwise than by virtue of paragraph (b) of that sub-section);

(b) sub-section (2b) (otherwise than by virtue of paragraph (b) of that sub-section); or

(c) sub-section (2), (3) or (4).

Penalty: $2,000.”.

Section 221l

Omit “Penalty: $40.”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this sub-section: $500.”.

Sub-section 221m (1)—

Omit “$100”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 221s (2)—

Omit “$40”, substitute “$500”.

Sub-section 221t (2)—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Sub-section 221t (3)—

(a) Omit “any” (last occurring).

(b) Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Paragraph 221v (e)—

Add at the end thereof “or”.

Paragraph 221v (f)—

Omit “or” (last occurring).

Paragraph 221v (g)—

Omit the paragraph.

Section 221v

Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $1,000, or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 221y (1)—

Omit “shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or both”.

Section 221yaa—

Repeal the section.

Sub-section 221yhd (3)—

Omit “or fails to comply with”.

Paragraph 221yhd (3) (b)—

Omit all the words from and including “applies—” to the end of the paragraph, substitute “applies—a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both; or”.

 

SCHEDULE 6—continued

Sub-section 221yhn (2)—

(a) Omit “section 243”, substitute “section 8zl of the Taxation Administration Act 1953”.

(b) Omit all the words after “provisions apply in”, substitute “relation to a prosecution for a prescribed taxation offence within the meaning of Part III of that Act”.

Sub-section 221yhn (3)—

Omit the sub-section.

Sub-section 221yhr (3)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails”.

Section 221yhv

Repeal the section.

Sub-section 221yl (4a)—

Omit “against this Act punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding $200”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

After sub-section 221yl (4a)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(4b) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (4a) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to make a deduction from a dividend or from interest as required by this section, the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount of the deduction.”.

Sub-section 221yn (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit “against this Act punishable, upon conviction,”, substitute “punishable on conviction”.

(c) Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 221yn (3)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit “against this Act punishable, upon conviction,”, substitute “punishable on conviction”.

(c) Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 221yp (4)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit “against this Act punishable upon conviction,”, substitute “punishable on conviction”.

(c) Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 221yq (1)—

Insert “refused or” after “person has”.

 

SCHEDULE 6—continued

Sub-section 221yr (2)—

(a) Omit “section 243”, substitute “section 8zl of the Taxation Administration Act 1953”.

(b) Omit all the words after “provisions apply in”, substitute “relation to a prosecution for a prescribed taxation offence within the meaning of Part III of that Act”.

Sub-section 221yr (3)—

Omit the sub-section.

Section 221yx

Repeal the section.

Sub-section 221zb (2)—

(a) Omit “and is punishable, upon conviction,”, substitute “punishable on conviction”.

(b) Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 221zb

Add at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(3) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (2) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to make a deduction from a mining payment in accordance with sub-section (1), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount of the deduction.”.

Sub-section 221zc (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 221zc (3)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

Sub-section 221ze (2)—

(a) Omit “section 243”, substitute “section 8zl of the Taxation Administration Act 1953”.

(b) Omit all the words after “provisions apply in”, substitute “relation to a prosecution for a prescribed taxation offence within the meaning of Part III of that Act”.

Sub-section 221ze (3)—

Omit the sub-section.

Section 221zk

Repeal the section.

Sub-section 221zn (5)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” before “fails”.

(b) Omit “upon”, substitute “on”.

 

SCHEDULE 6—continued

Paragraph 221zn (5) (a)—

(a) Insert “refusal or” before “failure”.

(b) Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both”.

Paragraph 221zn (5) (b)—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 221zr (2)—

(a) Omit “section 243”, substitute “section 8zl of the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

(b) Omit all the words after “provisions apply in”, substitute “relation to a prosecution for a prescribed taxation offence within the meaning of Part III of that Act”.

Sub-section 221zr (3)—

Omit the sub-section.

Section 221zw

Repeal the section.

Sub-section 251j (10)—

Omit “$20”, substitute “$500”.

Paragraph 251k (2a) (b)—

Insert “refused or” after “has”.

Sub-section 251k (7)—

Omit “$20”, substitute “$500”.

Sub-section 251k (8)—

(a) Omit “a” (last occurring).

(b) Omit “$20”, substitute “$500”.

Sub-section 251l (1)—

Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Sub-section 251n (1)—

Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $100”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 251n (2)—

Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $100”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 251o

Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $100”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 251p

Insert “refusal or” before “failure” (wherever occurring).

Sub-section 252a (1)—

Omit all the words after “trust estate” (sixth occurring), substitute “is, in respect of each day on which the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) are in existence

 

SCHEDULE 6—continued

(including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

Sub-section 252a (13)—

Insert “refusal or” before “failure”.

Sub-section 262a (1)—

(a) Omit “keep sufficient”, substitute “, for the purposes of this Act, keep”.

(b) Omit “to enable his assessable income and allowable deductions to be readily ascertained”.

(c) Omit “Not less than $4 or more than $200”, substitute “$2,000”.

After sub-section 262a (1)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(1a) A person who is required by sub-section (1) to keep records shall so keep the records as to enable the person’s assessable income and allowable deductions to be readily ascertained.

Penalty: $2,000.”.

Sub-section 266 (1)—

Omit “not less than $2 or more than $40 for any breach of, substitute “not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against”.

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SCHEDULE 7 Section 164

FORMAL AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936

Paragraph 16 (4) (i)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

“(ha) the Secretary to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs for the purpose of the administration of any law of the Commonwealth relating to financial assistance to students;”.

Sub-sub-paragraph 23 (c) (vii) (1) (b)—

Omit “Secretary to the Department of Trade and Resources”, substitute “Secretary to the Department of Trade”.

Sub-paragraph 23ad (3) (d) (iii)—

Omit “Division 5b of Part V of the National Health Act 1953-1973”, substitute “Part Vb of the National Health Act 1953”.

Sub-sections 23af (11), (12), (13) and (14)—

Omit “Minister for Trade and Resources” (wherever occurring), substitute “Minister for Trade”.

Sub-section 23af (18) (definition of “eligible project”)—

Omit “Minister for Trade and Resources”, substitute “Minister for Trade”.

Sub-paragraph 78 (1) (a) (iv)—

Omit “Minister for Education”, substitute “Minister for Education and Youth Affairs”.

 

SCHEDULE 7—continued

Paragraphs 78 (5) (a) and (b)—

Omit “Minister for Education” (wherever occurring), substitute “Minister for Education and Youth Affairs”.

Sub-section 82ka (1) (definition of “gross income”)—

Omit “Division 5b of Part V of the National Health Act 1953-1974”, substitute “Part Vb of the National Health Act 1953”.

Sub-section 124k (1) (definition of “Australian film”)—

Omit “Minister for Home Affairs”, substitute “Minister for Home Affairs and Environment”.

Sub-section 124k (1a)—

Omit “Minister for Home Affairs”, substitute “Minister for Home Affairs and Environment”.

Sub-section 159j (6) (definition of “separate net income”)—

Omit “Division 5b of Part V of the National Health Act 1953-1975”, substitute “Part Vb of the National Health Act 1953”.

Sub-section 159p (2)—

Omit “Division 5b of Part V of the National Health Act 1953-1975”, substitute “Part Vb of the National Health Act 1953”.

Paragraph 160aba (2) (b)—

Omit “Secretary to the Department of Trade and Resources”, substitute “Secretary to the Department of Trade”.

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SCHEDULE 8 Section 202

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE PAY-ROLL TAX (TERRITORIES) ASSESSMENT ACT 1971 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Sub-section 8 (2)—

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 30 (4)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 30 (4) (b)—

Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

After sub-section 36 (1)—

Insert the following sub-sections:

“(1a) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a notice under sub-section (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000.

 

SCHEDULE 8—continued

“(1b) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (1a) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to comply with a notice under this sub-section (1), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount that the convicted person or the other person, as the case may be, refused or failed to pay to the Commissioner in accordance with the notice.”.

Sub-section 64 (3)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “company” (first occurring).

(b) Omit all the words after “it is”, substitute “, in respect of each day on which it so refuses or fails to appoint a public officer (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50”.

Sub-section 64 (6)—

Insert “refusal or” before “failure”.

Section 64—

Add at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(10) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this section to this Act or the regulations includes a reference to Part III of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to the extent to which that Part of that Act relates to this Act or the regulations.”.

Sub-section 67 (1)—

(a) Omit “proper”.

(b) Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Paragraph 70 (1) (b)—

Omit “$40”, substitute “$500”.

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SCHEDULE 9 Section 231

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 1) 1930 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Sub-section 10 (2)—

Omit “$500”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 10 (3)—

Omit “$500”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Section 12—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Section 13—

(a) Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (first and second occurring).

(b) Omit all the words after “so required by”, substitute “the Commissioner is, in respect of each day on which he refuses or fails to become so registered, to apply for

 

SCHEDULE 9—continued

a fresh certificate or to give security to the satisfaction of the Commissioner (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $250”.

Section 14—

(a) Omit “or fails to observe”.

(b) Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Section 15—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Sub-section 32 (2e)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 32 (2e) (b)—

Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

Sub-section 38 (2)—

(a) Insert “refuses or” after “who”.

(b) Omit “$100”, substitute “$1,000”.

After sub-section 38 (2)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(3) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (2) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to comply with a notice under this section, the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount that the convicted person or the other person, as the case may be, refused or failed to pay to the Commissioner in accordance with the notice.”.

Sub-section 70c (1)—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Sub-section 70d (1)—

Omit “Penalty: $200.”.

Section 70d

Omit “Penalty: $200.” (last occurring), substitute “Penalty: $5,000.”.

Sub-section 70e (1)—

(a) Omit “proper”.

(b) Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Paragraph 73 (b)—

Omit “not less than $2 nor more than $40 for any breach of the regulations”, substitute “not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations”.

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SCHEDULE 10 Section 257

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT (No. 5) 1930 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 8—

Omit all the words after “entry” (first occurring), substitute “and who refuses or fails to lodge that entry is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $2,000”.

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SCHEDULE 11 Section 284

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE SALES TAX (EXEMPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS) ACT 1935 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 7—

Omit “not less than Two dollars or more than Forty dollars for any breach of the regulations”, substitute “not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations”.

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SCHEDULE 12 Section 289

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE SALES TAX PROCEDURE ACT 1934 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 7—

Repeal the section.

Section 9—

Repeal the section.

Section 11—

Repeal the section.

Section 12—

Repeal the section.

Paragraph 13 (d)—

Omit the paragraph.

Paragraph 13 (i)—

Omit “for any breach of the Regulations”, substitute “not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations”.

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SCHEDULE 13 Section 316

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE TAXATION ADMINISTRATION ACT 1953 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Paragraph 18 (b)—

Omit “, by way of fines not exceeding $250,”, substitute “not exceeding a fine of $500”.

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SCHEDULE 14 Section 333

FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE TAXATION (UNPAID COMPANY TAX) ASSESSMENT ACT 1982 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 24—

Add at the end thereof “and, in particular, may make regulations prescribing penalties not exceeding a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations”.

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SCHEDULE 15 Section 348

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE TOBACCO CHARGES ASSESSMENT ACT 1955 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 10—

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 27 (4)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 27 (4) (b)—

Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

Sub-section 40 (2)—

Omit the penalty at the foot thereof.

After sub-section 40 (2)—

Insert the following sub-section:

“(2a) A company that contravenes sub-section (2) is, in respect of each day on which it contravenes that sub-section (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

 

SCHEDULE 15—continued

Section 40—

Add at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(11) A reference in this section (other than in sub-section (2)) to this Act or the regulations includes a reference to Part III of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to the extent to which that Part of that Act relates to this Act or the regulations.”.

Paragraph 42 (b)—

Omit “$40 for a breach of the regulations”, substitute “a fine of $500 for offences against the regulations”.

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SCHEDULE 16 Section 381

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE WOOL TAX (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1964 RELATING TO OFFENCES

Section 8—

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “$5,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both”.

Sub-section 13 (1)—

Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:

“(1) A wool-broker who sells shorn wool without being registered under this section as a wool-broker in respect of the State in which shorn wool is sold is, in respect of each day on which the wool-broker so sells shorn wool (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

Sub-section 14 (4)—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Sub-section 15 (1)—

Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:

“(1) A person who subjects shorn wool—

(a) produced by the person;

(b) purchased by the person from a person other than a wool-broker or registered wool-dealer; or

(c) owned by another person (not being a manufacturer or registered wool-dealer),

to a process of manufacture without being registered under this section as a manufacturer in respect of the State in which the shorn wool is subjected to the process of manufacture is, in respect of each day on which the person so subjects such shorn wool to the process of manufacture (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

Sub-section 16 (1)—

Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:

“(1) A person who exports shorn wool—

(a) in respect of which the person is not in possession of a prescribed certificate; and

(b) that has not, in pursuance of an arrangement with the Commissioner, been appraised,

SCHEDULE 16—continued

without being registered under this section as an exporter in respect of the State from a place in which the wool is exported is, in respect of each day on which the person so exports such shorn wool (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

Section 21—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 22—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 23—

Omit “$400”, substitute “$2,000”.

Section 24—

Omit “$400”, substitute “$2,000”.

Section 25—

Omit “$400”, substitute “$2,000”.

Section 26—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 27—

Omit “$400”, substitute “$1,000”.

Sub-section 47 (4)—

Insert “refuses or” before “fails” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 47 (4) (b)—

Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000”.

After sub-section 54 (1)—

Insert the following sub-sections:

“(1a) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a notice under sub-section (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000.

“(1b) Where a person (in this sub-section referred to as the ‘convicted person’) is convicted before a court of an offence against sub-section (1a) in relation to the refusal or failure of the convicted person or another person to comply with a notice under this sub-section the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the convicted person, order the convicted person to pay to the Commissioner an amount not exceeding the amount that the convicted person or the other person, as the case may be, refused or failed to pay to the Commissioner in accordance with the notice.”.

Sub-section 86 (6)—

Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:

“(6) If the company refuses or fails duly to appoint a public officer when and as often as such an appointment becomes necessary, the company is, in respect of each day on which it so refuses or fails to appoint a public officer (including the day of a conviction of an offence against this sub-section or any subsequent day), guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $50.”.

 

SCHEDULE 16—continued

Section 86—

Add at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(13) A reference in this section to this Act or the regulations includes a reference to Part III of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to the extent to which that Part of that Act relates to this Act or the regulations.”.

Sub-section 89 (1)—

Omit “$200”, substitute “$2,000”.

Paragraph 89 (1) (a)—

(a) Omit “proper”.

(b) Omit “full”.

Paragraph 93 (1) (b)—

Omit “$100”, substitute “$500”.

NOTES

1. No. 42, 1969, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 216, 1973; No. 61, 1981; No. 92, 1981; No. 127, 1981; No. 127, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

2. No. 142, 1982, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 39 and 110, 1983; and No. 102, 1984.

3. No. 156, 1980.

4. No. 22, 1914, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 29, 1916; No. 34, 1922; No. 47, 1928; No. 12, 1940; No. 18, 1942; No. 16, 1947; No. 80, ,1950; Nos. 1 and 52, 1953; No. 94, 1956; No. 60, 1957; No. 97, 1962; No. 72, 1963; Nos. 32 and 138, 1965; Nos. 53 and 93, 1966; No. 40, 1967; No. 9, 1970; No. 95, 1972; No. 216, 1973; No. 130, 1974; No. 169, 1976; No. 22, 1978; Nos. 19 and 60, 1979; No. 92, 1981; and No. 39, 1983.

5. No. 52, 1941, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 17, 1942; No. 14, 1947; No. 80, 1950; No. 1, 1953; No. 57, 1957; No. 73, 1963; No. 93, 1966; No. 41, 1967; No. 97, 1972; No. 216, 1973; No. 24, 1978; Nos. 19 and 61, 1979; Nos. 61 and 92, 1981; and No. 39, 1983.

6. No. 27, 1936, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 88, 1936; No. 5, 1937; No. 46, 1938; No. 30, 1939; Nos. 17 and 65, 1940; Nos. 58 and 69, 1941; Nos. 22 and 50, 1942; No. 10, 1943; Nos. 3 and 28, 1944; Nos. 4 and 37, 1945; No. 6, 1946; Nos. 11 and 63, 1947; No. 44, 1948; No. 66, 1949; No. 48, 1950; No. 44, 1951; Nos. 4, 28 and 90, 1952; Nos. 1, 28, 45 and 81, 1953; No. 43, 1954; Nos. 18 and 62, 1955; Nos. 25, 30 and 101, 1956; Nos. 39 and 65, 1957; No. 55, 1958; Nos. 12, 70 and 85, 1959; Nos. 17, 18, 58 and 108, 1960; Nos. 17, 27 and 94, 1961; Nos. 39 and 98, 1962; Nos. 34 and 69, 1963; Nos. 46, 68, 110 and 115, 1964; Nos. 33, 103 and 143, 1965; Nos. 50 and 83, 1966; Nos. 19, 38, 76 and 85, 1967; Nos. 4, 60, 70, 87 and 148, 1968; Nos. 18, 93 and 101, 1969; No. 87, 1970; Nos. 6, 54 and 93, 1971; Nos. 5, 46, 47, 65 and 85, 1972; Nos. 51, 52, 53, 164 and 165, 1973; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); Nos. 26 and 126, 1974; Nos. 80 and 117, 1975; Nos. 50, 53, 56, 98, 143, 165 and 205, 1976; Nos. 57, 126 and 127, 1977; Nos. 36, 57, 87, 90, 123, 171 and 172, 1978; Nos. 12, 19, 27, 43, 62, 146, 147 and 149, 1979; Nos. 19, 24, 57, 58, 124, 133, 134 and 159, 1980; Nos. 61, 92, 108, 109,

 

NOTES—continued

110, 111, 154 and 175, 1981; Nos. 29, 38, 39, 76, 80, 106 and 123, 1982; Nos. 14, 25, 39, 49, 51, 54 and 103, 1983; and Nos. 14, 47 and 115, 1984.

7. No. 82, 1953, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 25, 1958; No. 88, 1959; Nos. 19 and 29, 1960; No. 71, 1963; No. 112, 1964; No. 105, 1965; No. 17, 1966; Nos. 39 and 86, 1967; No. 3, 1968; No. 24, 1969; No. 48, 1972; Nos. 11 and 216, 1973; No. 129, 1974; No. 119, 1975; Nos. 52, 55 and 143, 1976; No. 134, 1977; No. 87, 1978; Nos. 23 and 127, 1980; Nos. 28, 110, 143 and 154, 1981; and; Nos. 51 and 57, 1983.

8. No. 123, 1976, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 93, 1977; No. 127, 1979; No. 25, 1980; No. 100, 1981; and No. 51, 1983.

9. No. 62, 1958, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 87, 1964; No. 10, 1966; Nos. 16 and 216, 1973; No. 91, 1976; Nos. 117 and 118, 1979; Nos. 89 and 175, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 51, 1982; and Nos. 73 and 112, 1983.

10. No. 41, 1984.

11. No. 77, 1971, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 66, 1972; No. 216, 1973; No. 172, 1976; Nos. 55 and 62, 1978; Nos. 10, 19 and 64, 1979; Nos. 11 and 134, 1980; No. 69, 1981; Nos. 122 and 128, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

12. No. 25, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 62, 1930; No. 25, 1931; Nos. 39 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17 and 47, 1933; Nos. 16 and 29, 1934; Nos. 8, 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; Nos. 30 and 64, 1940; No. 54, 1942; No. 1, 1953; No. 40, 1962; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; No. 197, 1978; No. 19, 1979; No. 134, 1980; Nos. 51 and 122, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

13. No. 27, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 64, 1930; No. 27, 1931; Nos. 40 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17 and 48, 1933; Nos. 16 and 30, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 198, 1978.

14. No. 29, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 65, 1930; No. 29, 1931; Nos. 41 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17 and 49, 1933; No. 16, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 199, 1978.

15. No. 31, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 66, 1930; No. 31, 1931; Nos. 42 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17 and 50, 1933; No. 16, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 200, 1978.

16. No. 33, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 67, 1930; No. 33, 1931; Nos. 43 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17, 25 and 51, 1933; Nos. 16 and 62, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 26, 1939; No. 71, 1953; No. 45, 1963; No. 93, 1966; No. 109, 1968; No. 216, 1973; No. 91, 1976; No. 201, 1978; and Nos. 51 and 80, 1982.

17. No. 35, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 68, 1930; No. 35, 1931; Nos. 44 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17, 25 and 52, 1933; Nos. 16 and 62, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 202, 1978.

18. No. 37, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 69, 1930; No. 37, 1931; Nos. 45 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17, 25 and 53, 1933; Nos. 16 and 62, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 203, 1978.

 

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19. No. 39, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 70, 1930; No. 39, 1931; Nos. 46 and 64, 1932; Nos. 17, 25 and 54, 1933; Nos. 16 and 62, 1934; Nos. 45 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 204, 1978.

20. No. 41, 1930, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 71, 1930; No. 41, 1931; No. 47, 1932; No. 55, 1933; Nos. 9 and 61, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 13, 1946; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; and No. 205, 1978.

21. No. 60, 1935, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 41, 1936; No. 78, 1938; No. 32, 1939; Nos. 29 and 76, 1940; No. 32, 1941; No. 6, 1942; Nos. 35 and 44, 1943; No. 31, 1944; No. 36, 1945; Nos. 12 and 67, 1946; No. 65, 1947; No. 42, 1948; No. 54, 1949; No. 37, 1950; No. 42, 1951; No. 44, 1952; No. 53, 1953; No. 45, 1954; No. 5, 1956; No. 71, 1957; Nos. 17 and 92, 1959; Nos. 65 and 88, 1960; Nos. 1 and 76, 1961; No. 4, 1962; No. 44, 1963; No. 30, 1965; Nos. 26 and 62, 1966; Nos. 21, 29 and 80, 1967; No. 78, 1970; Nos. 67 and 87, 1972; Nos. 17, 181 and 216, 1973; No. 24, 1975; No. 175, 1976; No. 107, 1978; Nos. 3, 94 and 157, 1979; No. 142, 1981; Nos. 64, 93 and 115, 1982; Nos. 63, 84 and 136, 1983; and No. 81, 1984.

22. No. 53, 1934, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 12, 1935; No. 78, 1936; No. 63, 1940; No. 1, 1953; No. 93, 1966; and No. 216, 1973.

23. No. 1, 1953, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 28, 39, 40 and 52, 1953; No. 18, 1955; No. 39, 1957; No. 95, 1959; No. 17, 1960; No. 75, 1964; No. 155, 1965; No. 93, 1966; No. 120, 1968; No. 216, 1973; No. 133, 1974; No. 37, 1976; Nos. 19 and 59, 1979; and Nos. 39 and 117, 1983.

24. No. 12, 1983.

25. No. 119, 1982.

26. No. 58, 1955, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 43, 1962; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; No. 134, 1980; No. 122, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

27. No. 30, 1964, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973; No. 19, 1979; No. 134, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 122, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

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