Duties Act 2008
Part 3AAdditional duty for foreign persons
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Chapter 3A — Additional duty for foreign persons
205A. Terms used 261
205B. Associate 262
205C. Foreign corporation 262
205D. Foreign trust 263
205E. Residential property 264
Part 2 — Foreign transfer duty
205F. Terms used 266
Division 2 — Imposition of foreign transfer duty
205G. Foreign transfer duty imposed 267
Division 3 — Foreign dutiable transactions
205H. Foreign dutiable transaction 267
205I. New residential property 268
Division 4 — Collection of foreign transfer duty
205J. When liability for duty arises 269
205K. Who is liable to pay duty 269
205L. Joint tenants to be treated as tenants in common in equal shares 270
205M. Foreign transfer duty declaration to be lodged 270
205N. When duty must be paid 271
205O. Rate of foreign transfer duty 271
205P. Dutiable value 272
205Q. No double foreign transfer duty 273
205R. Interim assessment of foreign transfer duty 273
205RA. Foreign transfer duty on deemed transaction under s. 120B(2) 274
Division 5 — Application of Chapter 2 Part 5 to certain transactions
205S. Application of Chapter 2 Part 5 to foreign dutiable transactions 274
205T. References to residential trust acquisition 276
205U. References to residential trust surrender 276
205V. Dutiable value of residential trust acquisition or residential trust surrender 276
205W. Share disposition taken to be agreement for transfer of trust property 278
205X. References to residential partnership acquisition 278
Division 6 — Exemptions and reassessment
Subdivision 1 — Exempt transactions
205Y. Transactions on which minimum, nominal or no transfer duty payable 279
205Z. Transactions relating to agreements for transfer of residential property 280
Subdivision 2 — Exemptions relating to construction, refurbishment and subdivision
205ZA. Exemption relating to construction or refurbishment of 10 or more dwellings 281
205ZB. Exemption relating to subdivision for purpose of constructing 10 or more dwellings 283
Subdivision 3 — Reassessment
205ZC. Reassessment 285
Part 3 — Foreign landholder duty
205ZD. Terms used 286
Division 2 — Application of Chapter 3