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Minerals Resource Rent Tax Act 2012
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#### 95‑25 Cap on available pre‑mining losses
(1) Despite section 95‑20, a \*pre‑mining loss that could otherwise be applied in working out a \*transferred pre‑mining loss allowance cannot be applied under that section, to the extent the application of the loss would result in:
(a) pre‑mining losses that count towards the loss project interest’s \*pre‑mining loss cap exceeding that cap; or
(b) pre‑mining losses that count towards the receiving interest’s pre‑mining loss cap exceeding that cap.
(2) A \*pre‑mining loss that has been, or is to be, applied in working out a \*transferred pre‑mining loss allowance counts towards the \*pre‑mining loss cap of an interest if:
(a) the interest is the loss project interest or receiving interest for that application of the loss; and
(b) the common ownership test in subsection (3) is not met for that application of the loss; and
(c) the pre‑mining loss arose in the \*MRRT year in which the interest’s pre‑mining loss cap arose (the cap year), or an earlier year; and
(d) the transferred pre‑mining loss allowance is for the cap year, or a later year.
Common ownership test for transfer of pre‑mining losses
(3) The common ownership test is met for a \*pre‑mining loss that is to be applied in working out a \*transferred pre‑mining loss allowance if the \*entity that has the loss project interest is the same as, or \*closely associated with, the entity that has the receiving interest, at all times in the period:
(a) starting at the start of the \*MRRT year for which the loss arises; and
(b) ending at the end of the MRRT year for which the loss is to be applied.
> Note 1: It is not a requirement that the same entity has an interest at all times in the period mentioned.
> Note 2: Section 115‑55 sets out further restrictions on applying pre‑mining losses if a mining project interest is a combined interest under Division 115.