40‑75 Meaning of new residential premise40‑75 Meaning of new residential premises

40‑75 Meaning of new residential premises

When premises are new residential premises (1) *Residential premises are new residential premises if they: (a) have not previously been sold as residential premises (other than *commercial residential premises) and have not previously been the subject of a *long‑term lease; or (b) have been created through *substantial renovations of a building; or (c) have been built, or contain a building that has been built, to replace demolished premises on the same land. Paragraphs (b) and (c) have effect subject to paragraph (a).

Note 1: For example, residential premises will be new residential premises if they are created as described in paragraph (b) or (c) to replace earlier premises that had ceased to be new residential premises because of paragraph (a).

Note 2: However, premises that are new residential premises because of paragraph (b) or (c) will cease to be new residential premises once they are sold, or supplied by way of long‑term lease, as residential premises (see paragraph (a)).

Note 3: Premises created because of the registration of, for example, a strata title plan, or a plan to subdivide land, may not become new residential premises (see subsection (2AA)).

(2) However, the *residential premises are not new residential premises if, for the period of at least 5 years since: (a) if paragraph (1)(a) applies (and neither paragraph (1)(b) nor paragraph (1)(c) applies)—the premises first became residential premises; or (b) if paragraph (1)(b) applies—the premises were last *substantially renovated; or (c) if paragraph (1)(c) applies—the premises were last built; the premises have only been used for making supplies that are *input taxed because of paragraph 40‑35(1)(a). Subdivisions etc. may not result in new residential premises (2AA) Despite subsection (1), the *residential premises are not new residential premises if: (a) they are created from residential premises that became the subject of a *property subdivision plan; and (b) the residential premises referred to in paragraph (a) were not new residential premises immediately before they became the subject of that plan. This subsection has effect subject to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c). Disregard certain supplies of the premises (2A) A supply of the *residential premises is disregarded as a sale or supply for the purposes of applying paragraph (1)(a): (a) if it is a supply by a member of a *GST group to another member of the GST group; or (b) if: (i) it is a supply by the *joint venture operator of a *GST joint venture to another entity that is a *participant in the joint venture; and (ii) the other entity acquired the interest, unit or lease for consumption, use or supply in the course of activities for which the joint venture was entered into. (2B) A supply (the wholesale supply) of the *residential premises is disregarded as a sale or supply for the purposes of applying paragraph (1)(a) if: (a) the premises from which the residential premises were created had earlier been supplied to the *recipient of the wholesale supply or one or more of its *associates; and (b) an arrangement (including an agreement) was made by: (i) the supplier of the earlier supply, or one or more associates of the supplier; and (ii) the recipient of the earlier supply, or one or more associates of the recipient; and (c) under the arrangement, the wholesale supply was conditional on: (i) specified building or renovation work being undertaken by the recipient of the earlier supply, or by one or more associates of the recipient; or (ii) circumstances existing as specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph.