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Limitation of Actions Act 1974
sec.10AActions to recover tax
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### sec.10A Actions to recover tax
Despite section 10 (1) (d) or (5) , an action to recover an amount paid as tax that is recoverable because of the invalidity of an Act or a provision of an Act must be started within 1 year after the day of payment.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the recovery of an amount that would, assuming the Act or provision had been valid, have nevertheless represented an overpayment of tax.
The period of limitation prescribed by subsection (1) can not be extended and, if an action for the recovery of an amount is not brought within the period, the right to recover the amount ends.
Despite section 7 , if this section and another Act are inconsistent, this section prevails over the other Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
In this section—
invalid Act or provision of an Act includes an Act or provision of an Act that would be invalid apart from section 9 (Act to be interpreted not to exceed Parliament’s legislative power) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 .
pay a tax means pay the tax voluntarily or under compulsion (whether or not the tax is paid under a mistake of law or fact), and includes recover the tax by legal proceeding.
tax means—
a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act; or
a penalty in relation to a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act.
s 10A ins 1993 No. 64 s 3
amd 1996 No. 5 s 8 sch
(sec.10A-ssec.1) Despite section 10 (1) (d) or (5) , an action to recover an amount paid as tax that is recoverable because of the invalidity of an Act or a provision of an Act must be started within 1 year after the day of payment.
(sec.10A-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the recovery of an amount that would, assuming the Act or provision had been valid, have nevertheless represented an overpayment of tax.
(sec.10A-ssec.3) The period of limitation prescribed by subsection (1) can not be extended and, if an action for the recovery of an amount is not brought within the period, the right to recover the amount ends.
(sec.10A-ssec.4) Despite section 7 , if this section and another Act are inconsistent, this section prevails over the other Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
(sec.10A-ssec.5) In this section— invalid Act or provision of an Act includes an Act or provision of an Act that would be invalid apart from section 9 (Act to be interpreted not to exceed Parliament’s legislative power) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 . pay a tax means pay the tax voluntarily or under compulsion (whether or not the tax is paid under a mistake of law or fact), and includes recover the tax by legal proceeding. tax means— a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act; or a penalty in relation to a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act.
- (a) a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act; or
- (b) a penalty in relation to a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly under, an Act.