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Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation (GST) Act 2000
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> In this Act:
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> Commissioner of Taxation means the person holding office for the time being as Commissioner of Taxation under the [Taxation Administration Act 1953](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> CPI means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups Index) for Sydney issued by the Australian Statistician.
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> fee includes a charge or other amount.
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> GST has the same meaning as in the [A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> GST Imposition Acts means the following Acts of the Commonwealth:
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> > [A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.au/)
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> > [A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Excise) Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.au/)
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> > [A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—General) Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.au/)
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> Intergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Reform of Commonwealth–State Financial Relations, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1.
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> State entity means a person who is not liable for GST that the person would be liable for if:
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> > (a) the imposition of that GST were not prevented by section 114 of the Commonwealth Constitution, and
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> > (b) section 5 of each of the GST Imposition Acts had not been enacted.