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This Act may be cited as the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999.
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This Act imposes a 10% goods and services tax (GST) as a customs duty on imports. It applies only where that GST qualifies as a constitutional "duty of customs" and it does not tax property owned by a State.
Importers (or their agents) pay GST at the border. The Act operates alongside the principal GST law and excludes GST imposed under the specified Recipients—Customs Act, which narrows when this customs imposition applies.
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Direct links to the current provisions in A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999.
This Act may be cited as the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999.
This Act commences on 1 July 2000.
(1) The tax that is payable under the GST law (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999) is imposed by this section under the name of goods and services tax (GST). (2) This section imposes GST only so far as that tax: (a) is a duty of customs within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution; and (b) is not imposed by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition (Recipients)—Customs) Act 2005.
The rate of goods and services tax payable under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 is 10%.
(1) This Act does not impose a tax on property of any kind belonging to a State. (2) Property of any kind belonging to a State has the same meaning as in section 114 of the Constitution.
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This Act may be cited as the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999.
This Act commences on 1 July 2000.
(1) The tax that is payable under the GST law (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999) is imposed by this section under the name of goods and services tax (GST). (2) This section imposes GST only so far as that tax: (a) is a duty of customs within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution; and (b) is not imposed by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition (Recipients)—Customs) Act 2005.
The rate of goods and services tax payable under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 is 10%.
(1) This Act does not impose a tax on property of any kind belonging to a State. (2) Property of any kind belonging to a State has the same meaning as in section 114 of the Constitution.