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A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999
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#### 7‑15 The amount of luxury car tax
(1) The amount of luxury car tax payable on a \*taxable importation of a luxury car is as follows:

where:
> luxury car tax value of the \*car is the sum of:
(a) the customs value (for the purposes of Division 2 of Part VIII of the Customs Act 1901) of the car and of any \*car parts, accessories or attachments covered by subsection 7‑10(2); and
(b) the amount paid or payable:
(i) for the \*international transport of the car and any car parts, accessories or attachments covered by subsection 7‑10(2) to their \*place of consignment in the indirect tax zone; and
(ii) to insure the car and any car parts, accessories or attachments covered by subsection 7‑10(2) for that transport;
to the extent that the amount is not already included under paragraph (a); and
(c) any \*customs duty payable in respect of the \*importation of the car and of any car parts, accessories or attachments covered by subsection 7‑10(2); and
(d) any \*GST payable in respect of the importation of the car and of any car parts, accessories or attachments covered by subsection 7‑10(2); and
(e) if the \*importation of the car is \*GST‑free (to an extent) because of paragraph 13‑10(b) of the \*GST Act in conjunction with Subdivision 38‑P of that Act—an amount equal to the amount of \*GST that was not payable because of paragraph 13‑10(b) and Subdivision 38‑P.
> rate is the rate applicable under:
(a) the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—General) Act 1999; or
(b) the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999; or
(c) the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Act 1999.
(2) The Commissioner may, in writing:
(a) determine the way in which the amount paid or payable for a specified kind of transport or insurance is to be worked out for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of luxury car tax value in subsection (1); and
(b) in relation to importations of a specified kind or importations to which specified circumstances apply, determine that the amount paid or payable for a specified kind of transport or insurance is taken, for the purposes of that paragraph, to be zero.