STAMP DUTIES ACT 1923 - SECT 102M

STAMP DUTIES ACT 1923 - SECT 102M

102M—Application for exemption

        (1)         A member of a corporate group may apply to the Commissioner, in a manner and form determined by the Commissioner, for an exemption under section 102L at any time before, or within 5 years after, the completion of the transaction to which the application relates.

        (2)         An application for an exemption under section 102L in relation to a proposed transaction must be accompanied by draft copies of all instruments that it is intended will give effect to, or acknowledge, evidence or record, the transaction.

        (3)         The Commissioner may require a member of the corporate group applying for an exemption for a transaction under section 102L to provide such additional information or evidence as the Commissioner may require for the purpose of determining whether the transaction, or any instrument connected to the transaction, is exempt from duty under this Part.

        (4)         The Commissioner may require the information or evidence to be given on oath or verified by statutory declaration.

        (5)         If the Commissioner determines to exempt from duty a transaction, or a proposed transaction, in relation to which an application has been made under this section, the Commissioner must advise the applicant in writing that the transaction, and any instruments giving effect to, or acknowledging, evidencing or recording, the transaction, are exempt from duty.