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Duties Act 2001
sec.99Conditions for partnership acquisitions
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### sec.99 Conditions for partnership acquisitions
The conditions applying to a dutiable transaction mentioned in section 97 (1) (b) are as follows—
the partnership is a family partnership for the acquirer;
the transferor or person directing the acquisition is—
if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—a defined relative of the acquirer; or
otherwise—an ancestor of the acquirer;
the acquirer does not acquire the partnership interest as—
trustee, other than as trustee of a trust for the beneficiaries mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
agent or nominee of another person;
the business for which the business property is used is carried on by the defined relative or ancestor with the other partners;
the business is intended to be carried on by the acquirer, whether alone or with other partners.
For subsection (1) (c) (i) —
the beneficiary of the trust is a minor, and—
if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—the minor is a defined relative of the person creating the trust; or
otherwise—the minor is a descendant of the person creating the trust; and
there are no other beneficiaries of the trust, other than a person who would become a beneficiary of the trust on the death of the beneficiary mentioned in paragraph (a) .
s 99 amd 2014 No. 35 s 5
(sec.99-ssec.1) The conditions applying to a dutiable transaction mentioned in section 97 (1) (b) are as follows— the partnership is a family partnership for the acquirer; the transferor or person directing the acquisition is— if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—a defined relative of the acquirer; or otherwise—an ancestor of the acquirer; the acquirer does not acquire the partnership interest as— trustee, other than as trustee of a trust for the beneficiaries mentioned in subsection (2) ; or agent or nominee of another person; the business for which the business property is used is carried on by the defined relative or ancestor with the other partners; the business is intended to be carried on by the acquirer, whether alone or with other partners.
(sec.99-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (c) (i) — the beneficiary of the trust is a minor, and— if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—the minor is a defined relative of the person creating the trust; or otherwise—the minor is a descendant of the person creating the trust; and there are no other beneficiaries of the trust, other than a person who would become a beneficiary of the trust on the death of the beneficiary mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (a) the partnership is a family partnership for the acquirer;
- (b) the transferor or person directing the acquisition is— (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—a defined relative of the acquirer; or (ii) otherwise—an ancestor of the acquirer;
- (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—a defined relative of the acquirer; or
- (ii) otherwise—an ancestor of the acquirer;
- (c) the acquirer does not acquire the partnership interest as— (i) trustee, other than as trustee of a trust for the beneficiaries mentioned in subsection (2) ; or (ii) agent or nominee of another person;
- (i) trustee, other than as trustee of a trust for the beneficiaries mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) agent or nominee of another person;
- (d) the business for which the business property is used is carried on by the defined relative or ancestor with the other partners;
- (e) the business is intended to be carried on by the acquirer, whether alone or with other partners.
- (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—a defined relative of the acquirer; or
- (ii) otherwise—an ancestor of the acquirer;
- (i) trustee, other than as trustee of a trust for the beneficiaries mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) agent or nominee of another person;
- (a) the beneficiary of the trust is a minor, and— (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—the minor is a defined relative of the person creating the trust; or (ii) otherwise—the minor is a descendant of the person creating the trust; and
- (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—the minor is a defined relative of the person creating the trust; or
- (ii) otherwise—the minor is a descendant of the person creating the trust; and
- (b) there are no other beneficiaries of the trust, other than a person who would become a beneficiary of the trust on the death of the beneficiary mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) if the business property is used to carry on a business of primary production—the minor is a defined relative of the person creating the trust; or
- (ii) otherwise—the minor is a descendant of the person creating the trust; and