sec.4Other provisions about meaning of wages —superannuation contributions and GST

### sec.4 Other provisions about meaning of wages —superannuation contributions and GST This section applies for the definition of wages in the schedule. Part 2 , divisions 1A to 1D contain other provisions that apply for the definition wages . For paragraph (g) of the definition, a superannuation contribution paid or payable by an employer for an employee on or after 1 January 2000 is taken to be for the employee’s services performed or rendered on or after 1 January 2000. However, if the commissioner is satisfied any part of a superannuation contribution mentioned in subsection (2) is for an employee’s services performed or rendered before 1 January 2000, the part is not wages. Also, for paragraph (g) of the definition— a superannuation contribution paid or payable by an employer to a superannuation, provident or retirement fund or scheme and not attributed by the employer as paid or payable for a particular employee or particular employees is taken to be paid or payable for the employee or employees decided by the commissioner; and a superannuation contribution paid on or after 14 September 1999 and before 1 January 2000 for an employee’s services to be performed or rendered on or after 1 January 2000 is taken to be paid on 1 January 2000. For this Act, the amount or value of wages paid or payable to a person must be reduced by the relevant proportion of the amount of any GST paid or payable by the person on the supply to which the wages relate. In this section— relevant proportion , for GST paid or payable on a supply to which wages relate, means the proportion that the amount or value of the wages bears to the consideration for the supply to which the wages relate. s 4 prev s 4 amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 ; 2001 No. 72 s 164 sch 1 om 2004 No. 46 s 7 pres s 4 ins 1999 No. 78 s 8 amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3 ; 2004 No. 46 s 41 sch ; 2008 No. 16 s 6 (sec.4-ssec.1) This section applies for the definition of wages in the schedule. Part 2 , divisions 1A to 1D contain other provisions that apply for the definition wages . (sec.4-ssec.2) For paragraph (g) of the definition, a superannuation contribution paid or payable by an employer for an employee on or after 1 January 2000 is taken to be for the employee’s services performed or rendered on or after 1 January 2000. (sec.4-ssec.3) However, if the commissioner is satisfied any part of a superannuation contribution mentioned in subsection (2) is for an employee’s services performed or rendered before 1 January 2000, the part is not wages. (sec.4-ssec.4) Also, for paragraph (g) of the definition— a superannuation contribution paid or payable by an employer to a superannuation, provident or retirement fund or scheme and not attributed by the employer as paid or payable for a particular employee or particular employees is taken to be paid or payable for the employee or employees decided by the commissioner; and a superannuation contribution paid on or after 14 September 1999 and before 1 January 2000 for an employee’s services to be performed or rendered on or after 1 January 2000 is taken to be paid on 1 January 2000. (sec.4-ssec.5) For this Act, the amount or value of wages paid or payable to a person must be reduced by the relevant proportion of the amount of any GST paid or payable by the person on the supply to which the wages relate. (sec.4-ssec.6) In this section— relevant proportion , for GST paid or payable on a supply to which wages relate, means the proportion that the amount or value of the wages bears to the consideration for the supply to which the wages relate. - (a) a superannuation contribution paid or payable by an employer to a superannuation, provident or retirement fund or scheme and not attributed by the employer as paid or payable for a particular employee or particular employees is taken to be paid or payable for the employee or employees decided by the commissioner; and - (b) a superannuation contribution paid on or after 14 September 1999 and before 1 January 2000 for an employee’s services to be performed or rendered on or after 1 January 2000 is taken to be paid on 1 January 2000.