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PETROLEUM RESOURCE RENT TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1987 - NOTES

Act No. 142 of 1987 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 49 of 2007

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

1A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 1

Part II--Interpretation                                                                                                          2

2............ Defined terms ..................................................................................... 2

2A......... GDP factor ....................................................................................... 13

2B......... Group companies ............................................................................. 14

2C......... Greater Sunrise apportionments ....................................................... 15

2D......... Future closing‑down expenditure ..................................................... 16

3............ Petroleum pools ................................................................................ 17

4............ Relationship between licences, permits and leases etc. .................... 17

5............ Petroleum exploration and recovery in relation to certain areas ....... 18

6............ Termination of use of property in relation to a petroleum project .. 20

7............ Property installed ready for use ....................................................... 20

8............ Consideration not in cash ................................................................. 20

9............ Amounts credited, reinvested etc. to be taken to be receivable ........ 21

10.......... Amounts to be expressed in Australian currency ............................. 21

11.......... Residence .......................................................................................... 21

12.......... Partnerships ...................................................................................... 22

13.......... Unincorporated associations ............................................................ 22

14.......... Application of Act ........................................................................... 23

Part III--Administration                                                                                                    24

15.......... General administration of Act .......................................................... 24

16.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 24

17.......... Secrecy .............................................................................................. 24

18.......... Application of Part in relation to section 20 .................................... 26

Part IV--Petroleum projects                                                                                           27

19.......... Petroleum project ............................................................................. 27

20.......... Combining of petroleum projects ..................................................... 28

Part V--Liability to taxation                                                                                            32

Division 1--Liability to tax on taxable profit                                                  32

21.......... Liability to pay tax ........................................................................... 32

22.......... Taxable profit ................................................................................... 32

Division 2--Assessable receipts                                                                           34

22B....... Effect of GST etc. on assessable receipts ......................................... 34

23.......... Assessable receipts ........................................................................... 34

24.......... Assessable petroleum receipts ......................................................... 35

24A....... Assessable tolling receipts ................................................................ 37

25.......... Assessable exploration recovery receipts ......................................... 37

26.......... Amounts notionally derived where no sale of petroleum etc. .......... 38

27.......... Assessable property receipts ........................................................... 38

28.......... Assessable miscellaneous compensation receipts ............................ 39

29.......... Assessable employee amenities receipts .......................................... 40

30.......... Reduction of amount of assessable property etc. receipts ............... 41

31.......... Time of derivation of receipts .......................................................... 41

31A....... Eligible real expenditure and the Bass Strait project ......................... 42

Division 3--Deductible expenditure                                                                   43

31B....... Effect of input tax credits etc. on deductible expenditure ................ 43

32.......... Deductible expenditure ..................................................................... 43

33.......... Class 1 augmented bond rate general expenditure ............................. 43

34.......... Class 1 augmented bond rate exploration expenditure ...................... 45

34A....... Class 2 augmented bond rate general expenditure ............................. 46

35.......... Class 1 GDP factor expenditure ....................................................... 48

35A....... Class 2 augmented bond rate exploration expenditure ...................... 49

35B....... Class 2 GDP factor expenditure ....................................................... 50

36.......... Class 1 augmented bond rate exploration and class 1 GDP factor expenditures in relation to project groups         50

36A....... Designated frontier areas for 2004 .................................................... 53

36B....... Designated frontier areas for 2005 to 2008 ...................................... 53

36C....... Uplifted frontier expenditure ............................................................ 54

37.......... Exploration expenditure .................................................................... 54

38.......... General project expenditure .............................................................. 55

39.......... Closing‑down expenditure ................................................................ 56

40.......... Bad debts .......................................................................................... 58

41.......... Effect of procuring the carrying on of operations etc. by others ..... 59

42.......... Expenditure on property for partial project use .............................. 60

43.......... Deferred use of property on project etc. .......................................... 60

44.......... Excluded expenditure ........................................................................ 61

45.......... Time of incurring of expenditure ...................................................... 62

Division 3A--Transfer of exploration expenditure incurred on or after 1 July 1990     63

45A....... Transfer of expenditure--general ..................................................... 63

45B....... Transfer of expenditure--group companies ..................................... 64

45C....... Commissioner's power to make transfers of expenditure ................ 65

45D....... Effect of transfer of expenditure ....................................................... 66

45E........ Instalment transfers and annual transfers ......................................... 67

Division 4--Tax credits                                                                                              69

46.......... Credits in respect of closing‑down expenditure ............................... 69

47.......... Application of credits ....................................................................... 70

Division 5--Effect of certain transactions                                                        71

48.......... Transfer of entire entitlement to assessable receipts ........................ 71

48A....... Transfer on or after 1 July 1993 of part of entitlement to assessable receipts        73

49.......... Transfer before 1 July 1984 of partial entitlement to assessable receipts                76

Division 6--Anti‑avoidance                                                                                      77

Subdivision A--Arrangements to obtain tax benefits                                          77

50.......... Arrangements .................................................................................... 77

51.......... Tax benefits ...................................................................................... 77

52.......... Arrangements to which Subdivision applies .................................... 78

53.......... Cancellation of tax benefits etc. ........................................................ 79

55.......... Operation of Subdivision .................................................................. 80

Subdivision B--Non‑arm's length transactions                                                   80

56.......... Arm's length transaction .................................................................. 80

57.......... Non‑arm's length receipts ................................................................ 80

58.......... Non‑arm's length expenditure .......................................................... 81

Part VI--Returns and assessments                                                                            83

Division 1--Returns                                                                                                     83

59.......... Annual returns .................................................................................. 83

60.......... Other returns .................................................................................... 84

Division 2--Assessments (general)                                                                    85

61.......... Making assessments ......................................................................... 85

62.......... Self‑assessment ................................................................................. 85

63.......... Default assessments ......................................................................... 85

64.......... Reliance on information in returns and statements ........................... 86

65.......... Validity of assessments .................................................................... 86

66.......... Objections to assessments ................................................................ 86

Division 3--Assessments (amendment)                                                           88

67.......... Amendment of assessments ............................................................. 88

68.......... Amended assessments taken to be assessments ............................... 88

69.......... Amending amended assessments ...................................................... 88

70.......... Extended periods for amendment--taxpayer applications and private rulings        89

71.......... Extended periods for amendment--Federal Court orders and taxpayer consent      90

72.......... Refund of overpaid amounts ............................................................ 91

Part VIII--Collection and recovery of tax                                                              92

Division 1--General                                                                                                     92

82.......... When tax and shortfall interest charge payable ................................ 92

85.......... Unpaid tax and charges ..................................................................... 92

92.......... Person in receipt or control of money of non‑resident ..................... 93

Division 2--Collection by instalments                                                               95

93.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 95

94.......... Liability to pay instalments of tax ................................................... 95

95.......... When instalment of tax is payable .................................................... 95

96.......... Amount of instalment of tax ............................................................. 95

97.......... Notional tax amount ......................................................................... 96

98.......... Instalment statement ........................................................................ 97

98A....... Instalment transfer interest charge--liability ................................... 98

98B....... Instalment transfer interest charge--amount .................................. 100

98C....... Instalment transfer interest charge--notification and payment ..... 101

98D....... Instalment transfer interest charge--remission .............................. 102

99.......... Application of payments of instalments of tax .............................. 102

100........ Unpaid instalments ......................................................................... 103

Part IX--Penalty tax                                                                                                          105

100A..... Part to stop applying ..................................................................... 105

101........ Penalty for failure to furnish return ................................................ 105

102........ Penalty for false or misleading statements ..................................... 105

103........ Penalty tax where arrangement to avoid tax ................................... 107

104........ Assessment of additional tax .......................................................... 108

Part X--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     109

105........ Judicial notice of signature .............................................................. 109

106........ Evidence .......................................................................................... 109

106A..... Review of certain decisions ............................................................ 110

107........ Access to premises etc. .................................................................. 110

108........ Relevant authority to obtain information and evidence .................. 111

109........ Agents and trustees ........................................................................ 112

112........ Records to be kept and preserved .................................................. 113

113........ Service on partnerships and associations ....................................... 114

114........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 114

Schedule--Provisions relating to incurring and transfer of exploration expenditure on or after 1 July 1990                                                                                                                                     115

Part 1--Interpretation                                                                                                       117

1............ Defined terms ................................................................................. 117

2............ Holding an interest--petroleum project ......................................... 119

3............ Holding an interest--exploration right ........................................... 121

4............ Amounts to be worked out to nearest dollar .................................. 122

Part 1A--Special rules relating to the transfer of Greater Sunrise expenditure     123

4A......... Certain Greater Sunrise expenditure is not transferable ................. 123

4B......... Greater Sunrise transferable exploration expenditure must be adjusted   123

Part 2--Class 2 augmented bond rate exploration expenditure and transferable exploration expenditure                                                                                                                                     125

5............ Interpretation .................................................................................. 125

6............ Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 125

7............ What happens if there is no notional taxable profit ....................... 126

8............ What happens if there is a notional taxable profit .......................... 126

Part 3--Class 2 GDP factor expenditure and transferable exploration expenditure            130

9............ Interpretation .................................................................................. 130

10.......... Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 130

11.......... What happens if there is no notional taxable profit ....................... 131

12.......... What happens if there is a notional taxable profit .......................... 131

Part 4--Transferable exploration expenditure not incurred in relation to a project              134

13.......... Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 134

14.......... Assumptions on which amounts to be worked out ........................ 134

15.......... Non‑transferable expenditure ......................................................... 135

16.......... Amounts to be worked out ............................................................. 136

17.......... What happens if the notional assessable receipts equal or exceed the notional deductible expenditure   137

18.......... What happens if the notional deductible expenditure exceeds the notional assessable receipts               137

Part 5--General rules relating to transfer of exploration expenditure 140

19.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 140

20.......... Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 140

21.......... Rule--must be a notional taxable profit in relation to receiving project   140

22.......... Rule--person must have held interests in relation to transferring entity and receiving project               141

23.......... Rule--transfer to project with most recent production licence ..... 142

24.......... Rule--restriction on transfer of ABR expenditure ......................... 143

25.......... Rule--restriction on transfer of GDP expenditure ......................... 143

26.......... Rule--total transferred not to exceed notional taxable profit ......... 143

Part 6--Rules relating to transfer of exploration expenditure between group companies                144

27.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 144

28.......... Situations to which this Part applies .............................................. 144

29.......... Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 144

30.......... Rule--must be a notional taxable profit in relation to profit company and receiving project 145

31.......... Rule--continuity of interest within company group ..................... 145

32.......... Rule--transfer to project with most recent production licence ..... 147

33.......... Rule--restriction on transfer of ABR expenditure ......................... 147

34.......... Rule--restriction on transfer of GDP expenditure ......................... 148

35.......... Rule--total transferred not to exceed notional taxable profit ......... 148

Part 7--Compounding of transferred amounts                                                    149

36.......... Matters dealt with in this Part ....................................................... 149

37.......... What happens if expenditure was incurred in an ABR expenditure year                 149

38.......... What happens if expenditure was incurred in a GDP expenditure year   150

Notes                                                                                                                                           153


An Act relating to the assessment and collection of the tax imposed by the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Act 1987, and for related purposes

  

Notes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

Note 1

The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 142, 1987 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 3 May 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

142, 1987

18 Dec 1987

15 Jan 1988

 

Taxation Laws Amendment (Tax File Numbers) Act 1988

97, 1988

25 Nov 1988

S. 29(1): 1 Jan 1989 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1988, No. S399) (a)

--

Training Guarantee (Administration) Act 1990

60, 1990

16 June 1990

S. 43 and Part 10 (ss. 88--95): 31 Oct 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S272)
Remainder: 1 July 1990

--

Petroleum Resource Rent Legislation Amendment Act 1991

80, 1991

26 June 1991

1 July 1991

Ss. 32--36 and 44

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991

216, 1991

24 Dec 1991

S. 113: 1 Mar 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN7)
Ss. 123 and 124: Royal Assent (b)

Ss. 114 and 124

Superannuation Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

92, 1992

30 June 1992

1 July 1992

--

Sales Tax Amendment (Transitional) Act 1992

118, 1992

30 Sept 1992

28 Oct 1992

--

Corporate Law Reform Act 1992

210, 1992

24 Dec 1992

Part 1 (ss. 1--3): Royal Assent
Ss. 26(2) and 28(1): 1 Feb 1994
Ss. 29--173 and 177: 23 June 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S186)
Remainder: 1 Feb 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S25)

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 5) 1992

224, 1992

24 Dec 1992

Part 5 (ss.
113--120): 1 July 1991 (c)

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1993

118, 1993

24 Dec 1993

Ss. 125, 132 and 133: 1 July 1991 (d)
Ss. 126--128 and 130: Royal Assent (d)
Ss. 129 and 131:
1 July 1993 (d)

Ss. 127(2), 128(2) and 130(2)

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 4) 1994

181, 1994

19 Dec 1994

Schedule 1 (items 22--85): 13 Oct 1994
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 46(10)

Income Tax (International Agreements) Amendment Act 1995

22, 1995

29 Mar 1995

29 Mar 1995

--

Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997

39, 1997

17 Apr 1997

Schedule 3 (item 110): 1 July 1997

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1999

11, 1999

31 Mar 1999

Schedule 1 (items 281--296): 1 July 1999 (e)

--

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999

44, 1999

17 June 1999

Schedule 7 (items 123--125): 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S283) (f)

S. 3(2)(e) (am. by 160, 2000, Sch. 4 [item 4])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000

160, 2000

21 Dec 2000

Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent
Remainder: 18 Jan 2001

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Schedule 1 (item 732): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (g)

--

A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1999

177, 1999

22 Dec 1999

Schedule 8 (items 7--18) (h)

--

A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999

179, 1999

22 Dec 1999

Schedule 2 (items 48--58): (i)

--

A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 1) 2000

44, 2000

3 May 2000

Schedule 3 (items 39, 40): 1 July 2000 (j)
Schedule 3 (items 41--45) (j)

Sch. 3 (items 40, 42, 44) [see Table A]

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No 3) 2000

66, 2000

22 June 2000

Schedule 6: Royal Assent (k)

Sch. 6 (item 3) [see Table A]

A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 2) 2000

91, 2000

30 June 2000

Schedule 2 (items 54--56): (l)

--

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

Ss. 4--14 and Schedule 3 (items 413--415): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (m)

Ss. 4--14 [see Note 1]

Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001

146, 2001

1 Oct 2001

S. 4 and Schedule 4 (items 102--115): 15 Dec 2001 (n)

S. 4 [see Table A]

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 6) 2001

169, 2001

1 Oct 2001

Schedule 1 (items 1--9): 1 Apr 2002 (o)
Schedule 1 (items 10--12, 15): Royal Assent (o)

Sch. 1 (item 15) [see Table A]

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 2003

101, 2003

14 Oct 2003

Schedule 5: Royal Assent

--

Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Act 2004

47, 2004

21 Apr 2004

Schedule 2 (items 1--18): 7 Feb 2007

--

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004

80, 2004

23 June 2004

Schedule 1 (items 198, 212, 213, 215): 1 Dec 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN34)

Sch. 1 (items 212, 213, 215) [see Table A]

Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 7) Act 2005

41, 2005

1 Apr 2005

Schedule 5 and Schedule 10 (items 225--230): Royal Assent

Sch. 5 (item 17) and Sch. 10 (item 230) [see Table A]

Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006

17, 2006

29 Mar 2006

Schedule 2 (items 73--96): 1 July 2008 (see s. 2(1) and F2008L02273)

Sch. 2 (items 95, 96) [see Table A]

Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Act 2006

78, 2006

30 June 2006

Schedule 3 (item 3): (p)
Schedule 4 (items 5, 8): (p)
Remainder: 1 July 2006

Sch. 1 (item 12), Sch. 2 (items 3, 4), Sch. 3 (item 9), Sch. 4 (item 38) and Sch. 5 (item 23)
[see Table A]

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006

101, 2006

14 Sept 2006

Schedule 2 (items 1017, 1041--1043) and Schedule 6 (items 1, 6--11): Royal Assent

Sch. 6 (items 1,
 6--11) [see Table A]

Statute Law Revision Act 2007

8, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Schedule 4 (item 22): Royal Assent

--

Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Act 2007

49, 2007

10 Apr 2007

Schedule 1 (items 88--94, 97): (q)

Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]


(a)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by subsection 29(1) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment (Tax File Numbers) Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which the Privacy Act 1988 commences.

(b)    The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by sections 113, 123 and 124 only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991, subsections 2(1) and (10) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

               (10)   Subject to subsection (11), sections 112 to 117 (inclusive) commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(c)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Part 5 (sections 113--120) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 5) 1992, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Part 5 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991.

(d)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by sections 125--133 only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1993, subsections 2(1)--(3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Sections 125, 132 and 133 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991.

                 (3)   Sections 129 and 131 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1993.

(e)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 281--296) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1999, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) and (5), Schedule 1 commences on 1 July 1999.

(f)      The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 123--125) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, subsections 3(2)(e) and (16) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on the transfer date:

                      (e)   subject to subsection (12), Schedule 7, other than items 43, 44, 118, 205 and 207 (the commencement of those items is covered by subsections (10), (11) and (13)).

               (16)   The Governor‑General may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, specify the date that is to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act.

(g)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 732) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(h)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 8 (items 7--18) only of the A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1999, subsection 2(9) of which provides as follows:

                 (9)   Schedules 7 and 8 (other than items 1 to 6 of Schedule 8) commence immediately after the commencement of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

         The A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 commenced on 1 July 2000.

(i)      The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 48--58) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of section 1 of the A New Tax System (Pay As You Go) Act 1999.

         Section 1 of the A New Tax System (Pay As You Go) Act 1999 commenced on 22 December 1999.

(j)      The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 39, 41, 43 and 45) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 1) 2000, subsections 2(1) and (9) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of section 1 of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999.

         Section 1 commenced on 22 December 1999.

                 (9)   Items 39, 40, 52, 53, 73 and 74 of Schedule 3 commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2000.

(k)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 6 only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(l)      The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 54--56) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 2) 2000, subsection 3(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of section 1‑1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

         Section 1‑1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 commenced on 1 July 2000.

(m)    The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 413--415) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(n)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 102--115) only of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day mentioned in subsection 2.2(2) of the Criminal Code.

(o)     The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 1--12) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 6) 2001, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   If Part 1 of Schedule 1 does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(p)     Subsection 2(1) (items 4, 7, 9 and 11) of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

4.  Schedule 3, item 3

Immediately after the commencement of Chapter 2 of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006.

1 July 2008

7.  Schedule 4, item 5

Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 11.

1 July 2006

9.  Schedule 4, item 8

Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 11.

1 July 2006

11.  Schedule 5

1 July 2006 .

1 July 2006

(q)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

2.  Schedule 1

Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006.

1 July 2008


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Part I