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Duties Act 1997
9Imposition of duty on dutiable transactions that are not transfers
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#### 9 Imposition of duty on dutiable transactions that are not transfers
9 Imposition of duty on dutiable transactions that are not transfers
> > (1) The duty charged by this Chapter on a dutiable transaction referred to in section 8 (1) (b) is to be charged as if each such dutiable transaction were a transfer of dutiable property.
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> > (2) Accordingly, for the purpose of charging duty under this Chapter, in relation to a dutiable transaction specified in Column 1 of the following Table—
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> > > (a) the property specified opposite the dutiable transaction in Column 2 is taken to be the property transferred (and a reference in this Act to property transferred includes a reference to such property), and
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> > > (b) the person specified opposite the dutiable transaction in Column 3 is taken to be the transferee of the dutiable property (and a reference in this Act to a transferee includes a reference to such a person), and
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> > > (c) the transfer of the dutiable property is taken to have occurred at the time specified opposite the dutiable transaction in Column 4 (and a reference in this Act to the time at which a transfer occurs includes a reference to such a time).
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> > Table
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> > | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
> > | Dutiable transaction | Property transferred | Transferee | When transfer occurs |
> > | agreement for sale or transfer | the property agreed to be sold or transferred | the purchaser or transferee | when the agreement is entered into |
> > | declaration of trust | the property vested or to be vested in the declarant | the person declaring the trust | when the declaration is made |
> > | surrender | the surrendered property | the person to whom the property is surrendered | when the surrender takes place |
> > | foreclosure | the mortgaged property | the mortgagee | when the foreclosure order is made |
> > | vesting by court order | the vested property | the person in whom the property is vested | when the order is made |
> > | enlargement of a term in land into a fee simple | the estate in fee simple | the person who acquires the estate in fee simple | when the term is enlarged |
> > | vesting by statute law | the vested land in New South Wales | the person in whom the land is vested | when the vesting by statute law occurs |
> > | lease | the leased property | the lessee | when the lease is entered into |
> > | another transaction that results in a change in beneficial ownership of dutiable property | the property the beneficial ownership of which is changed | the person who obtains the beneficial ownership or whose beneficial ownership is increased | when beneficial ownership changes |
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> **s 9:** Am 1998 No 104, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2002 No 108, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2003 No 80, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2006 No 49, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2022 No 16, Sch 1\[5\].