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Duties Act 2001
sec.246SReassessment of windfall duty
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### sec.246S Reassessment of windfall duty
This section applies if—
windfall duty is assessed on a claim for an AFAD windfall in relation to a relevant transaction; and
the commissioner would, if the invalid AFAD to which the AFAD windfall relates had been validly imposed on the relevant transaction, have been required or permitted to make a reassessment of liability for AFAD for the relevant transaction under chapter 4 or the Administration Act .
If a reassessment would have been required for the AFAD, the commissioner must make a reassessment of the windfall duty.
If a reassessment would have been permitted for the AFAD, the commissioner may make a reassessment of the windfall duty.
For reassessing the windfall duty—
chapter 4 applies for working out the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD; and
the Administration Act , part 5 applies for working out unpaid tax interest and penalty tax in relation to the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD.
s 246S ins 2025 No. 15 s 5
(sec.246S-ssec.1) This section applies if— windfall duty is assessed on a claim for an AFAD windfall in relation to a relevant transaction; and the commissioner would, if the invalid AFAD to which the AFAD windfall relates had been validly imposed on the relevant transaction, have been required or permitted to make a reassessment of liability for AFAD for the relevant transaction under chapter 4 or the Administration Act .
(sec.246S-ssec.2) If a reassessment would have been required for the AFAD, the commissioner must make a reassessment of the windfall duty.
(sec.246S-ssec.3) If a reassessment would have been permitted for the AFAD, the commissioner may make a reassessment of the windfall duty.
(sec.246S-ssec.4) For reassessing the windfall duty— chapter 4 applies for working out the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD; and the Administration Act , part 5 applies for working out unpaid tax interest and penalty tax in relation to the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD.
- (a) windfall duty is assessed on a claim for an AFAD windfall in relation to a relevant transaction; and
- (b) the commissioner would, if the invalid AFAD to which the AFAD windfall relates had been validly imposed on the relevant transaction, have been required or permitted to make a reassessment of liability for AFAD for the relevant transaction under chapter 4 or the Administration Act .
- (a) chapter 4 applies for working out the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD; and
- (b) the Administration Act , part 5 applies for working out unpaid tax interest and penalty tax in relation to the amount of the invalid AFAD as if it were validly imposed AFAD.