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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
205ZE. Application of Chapter 3 287
Division 3 — Imposition of foreign landholder duty
205ZF. Foreign landholder duty imposed 290
Division 4 — Residential landholders to which this Part applies
205ZG. Which entities are residential landholders 290
Division 5 — Acquisitions to which this Part applies
205ZH. Foreign landholder acquisitions 291
Division 6 — Collection of foreign landholder duty
205ZJ. Rate of foreign landholder duty 293
205ZK. Calculation of foreign landholder duty where landholder duty calculated under s. 193 293
205ZKA. Modified application of s. 176 if entity becomes residential landholder because of acquisitions forming one arrangement 294
Division 7 — Interim assessment of foreign landholder duty
205ZL. Interim assessment of foreign landholder duty 295
Division 8 — Exemptions and reassessment
Subdivision 1 — Exempt acquisitions
205ZM. Exemption or reduction of foreign landholder duty if foreign transfer duty would not be chargeable 296
205ZN. Exemption for certain acquisitions treated as made under agreement referred to in s. 176(2) 298
Subdivision 2 — Exemptions relating to construction, refurbishment and subdivision
205ZO. Exemption relating to construction or refurbishment of 10 or more dwellings 298
205ZP. Exemption relating to subdivision for purpose of constructing 10 or more dwellings 300
205ZQ. Calculation of duty where some land of landholder not part of parcel of land 302
Subdivision 3 — Reassessment
205ZR. Reassessment 303
Division 9 — Lodgment of declaration
205ZS. Foreign landholder duty declaration to be lodged 303
205ZT. Failure to lodge foreign landholder duty declaration 304
Chapter 4 — Insurance duty
206. Terms used 305
Part 2 — Imposition of insurance duty
207. Insurance duty imposed 306
208. Contract of insurance 306
209. General insurance 306
210. Additional insurance in life insurance policy is general insurance 307
211. Premium 308
212. When premium paid 309
Part 3 — Collection of insurance duty
Division 1 — Liability
213. Who is liable to pay duty 309
214. General insurer 309
Division 2 — Amount of insurance duty
215. Amount of duty payable 310
216. Policies effecting general insurance and other insurance, duty on 310
Division 3 — Insurers
217. General insurers to apply to be registered 311
218. Registration of general insurers 311
219. Return period of registered insurer 311
220. Registered insurers to lodge returns 312
221. Time for payment of duty by insurers 312
222. Cancelling registration of general insurers 313
Division 4 — Insured persons
223. Some insured persons to lodge statements 313
224. Time for payment of duty by insured persons 313
Part 4 — General provisions as to insurance duty
225. Insurer and intermediary to notify Commissioner of contracts of insurance 314
226. Refunds of duty if premium refunded 315
227. Records to be kept 315
Chapter 5 — Vehicle licence duty
228. Terms used 317
Part 2 — Imposition of vehicle licence duty
229. Vehicle licence duty imposed 318
230. Vehicle and licence 318
Part 3 — Collection of vehicle licence duty
231. Terms used 319
Division 2 — Liability
232. Who is liable to pay duty 320
Division 3 — Assessment and payment of vehicle licence duty
233. Assessment of duty 321
234. Applicant for licence to state dutiable value of vehicle etc. 321
235. Payment of duty 322
Division 4 — Amount of vehicle licence duty
236. Amount of duty payable 322
Division 5 — Dutiable value of a vehicle
237. Certain new vehicles, dutiable value of 323
238. Certain other vehicles, dutiable value of 324
239. Specialised vehicles, dutiable value of 324
Part 4 — Exemptions and nominal duty
Division 1 — Exemptions — general
240. If no vehicle licence fee payable under Vehicles Act 326
241. If transfer is a reconstruction transaction 326
242. If vehicle previously licensed to licence holder 326
243. If licence is for certain heavy vehicle 327
244A. If transfer is between spouses or de facto partners 328
244B. If agreement for purchase of vehicle is terminated or vehicle is returned 329
244. If licence is for prescribed class of person or vehicle etc. 331
Division 2 — Exemptions — motor vehicle dealers
245. Use of vehicle includes for minor incidental purposes 331
246. If licence is for vehicle in dealer’s trading stock, demonstrator vehicle or service demonstrator vehicle 331
247. If licence is for vehicle used for charitable etc. purposes 334
248. Change of permitted use of exempt vehicle, Commissioner to be notified 335
249. Change of use of exempt vehicle to non‑permitted use, consequences of 335
250. Transactions chargeable with nominal duty 336
Part 5 — General provisions as to vehicle licence duty
251. Failure to apply for transfer of licence 339
252. Seller to state dutiable value of vehicle etc. 339
253. Functions of CEO and Commissioner 340
254. Form of certain declarations 341
255. CEO’s duties 341
256. Records to be kept by dealers 341
Chapter 6 — Certain exemptions for connected entities
257. Terms used 342
258. Members of family 344
259. Relevant consolidation transaction 344
260. Relevant reconstruction transaction 346
260A. Consideration provided as loan 349
261. Predetermining certain questions 349
262. Application for exemption 351
263. Grant of exemption 351
264. Commissioner to be notified of certain events after exempt relevant transaction 352
264A. Automatic revocation of exemption 355
265. Revocation of exemption by Commissioner 356
266. Liability for duty and tax if exemption revoked 357
266A. Reduction of duty following automatic revocation or refusal of exemption 358
266B. Reduction of duty following automatic revocation or refusal of exemption resulting from relevant acquisition 359
266C. Property in relation to which landholder duty taken to be chargeable for s. 266B 361
266D. Application of s. 266B and 266C to foreign transfer duty and foreign landholder duty 362