Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) an acquisition covered by a determination of the Minister is made:
(i) by or on behalf of the head of a consular post; or
(ii) by a consular officer or member of his or her family forming part of his or her household, or another person, who is:
covered by a determination of the Minister; and
(b) at the time of the acquisition, it was intended for:
(i) the official use of the consular post; or
(ii) a use covered by a determination of the Minister;
the Commissioner must, on behalf of the Commonwealth and subject to subsection (3), pay to the head of the consular post (or a person in a class of persons determined by the Minister) an amount equal to the amount of indirect tax payable (if any) in respect of the supply of that acquisition.
(2) A claim for an amount covered by subsection (1) must be in the approved form.
(3) The amount is payable:
(a) in accordance with the conditions and limitations; and
(b) within the period and in the manner;
determined by the Minister.
(4) A determination under this section is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(5) In this section:
"consular post" includes a post that has privileges and immunities conferred on it under section 9.