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Duties Act 2001
sec.425Reassessment on application
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### sec.425 Reassessment on application
This section applies if—
duty has been paid on a transaction to the extent that it gives effect to an instrument for the transfer, or agreement for the transfer, of—
matrimonial property from 1 party to a marriage to the other party; or
de facto relationship property from 1 de facto partner to the other; and
duty was paid on the basis that the instrument was not a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument; and
either of the following applies—
when the duty was paid, the instrument was a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property;
after the duty was paid, the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
On application made by a party to the marriage or 1 of the de facto partners, the commissioner must make a reassessment of duty for the transfer as if it were exempt from duty under section 424 .
The application must be made within 6 months after—
if subsection (1) (c) (i) applies—the instrument is made; or
if subsection (1) (c) (ii) applies—the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
The applicant must lodge the matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property with the application.
s 425 amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
(sec.425-ssec.1) This section applies if— duty has been paid on a transaction to the extent that it gives effect to an instrument for the transfer, or agreement for the transfer, of— matrimonial property from 1 party to a marriage to the other party; or de facto relationship property from 1 de facto partner to the other; and duty was paid on the basis that the instrument was not a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument; and either of the following applies— when the duty was paid, the instrument was a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property; after the duty was paid, the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
(sec.425-ssec.2) On application made by a party to the marriage or 1 of the de facto partners, the commissioner must make a reassessment of duty for the transfer as if it were exempt from duty under section 424 .
(sec.425-ssec.3) The application must be made within 6 months after— if subsection (1) (c) (i) applies—the instrument is made; or if subsection (1) (c) (ii) applies—the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
(sec.425-ssec.4) The applicant must lodge the matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property with the application.
- (a) duty has been paid on a transaction to the extent that it gives effect to an instrument for the transfer, or agreement for the transfer, of— (i) matrimonial property from 1 party to a marriage to the other party; or (ii) de facto relationship property from 1 de facto partner to the other; and
- (i) matrimonial property from 1 party to a marriage to the other party; or
- (ii) de facto relationship property from 1 de facto partner to the other; and
- (b) duty was paid on the basis that the instrument was not a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument; and
- (c) either of the following applies— (i) when the duty was paid, the instrument was a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property; (ii) after the duty was paid, the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
- (i) when the duty was paid, the instrument was a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property;
- (ii) after the duty was paid, the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
- (i) matrimonial property from 1 party to a marriage to the other party; or
- (ii) de facto relationship property from 1 de facto partner to the other; and
- (i) when the duty was paid, the instrument was a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property;
- (ii) after the duty was paid, the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.
- (a) if subsection (1) (c) (i) applies—the instrument is made; or
- (b) if subsection (1) (c) (ii) applies—the instrument becomes a matrimonial instrument or de facto relationship instrument for the property.