SALES TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1992 (Repealed)

PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS

Division 2 - Special obligations etc. for particular taxpayers and other persons

SECTION 120 (Repealed by 101 of 2006)   PUBLIC OFFICER OF A COMPANY  

120(1)  [Public officer]  

In the case of a company that is entitled to be registered, the person who is, from time to time, the public officer of the company for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 is also the public officer of the company for the purposes of the sales tax law, and the public officer's address for service under that Act is also the public officer's address for service for the purpose of the sales tax law.

120(2)  [Responsibility for compliance with tax law]  

The public officer is answerable for doing everything required to be done by the company under the sales tax law, and in case of default is liable to the same penalties.

120(3)  [Proceeding against public officer]  

A proceeding under the sales tax law that is brought against the public officer is taken to have been brought against the company, and the company is liable jointly with the public officer for any penalty imposed on the public officer.

120(4)  [Actions of public officer]  

Everything done by the public officer that the public officer is required to do in that capacity is taken to have been done by the company.

120(5)  [Service of notices]  

Service of a notice or other document on the public officer or at the public officer's address for service is sufficient service on the company for the purposes of the sales tax law. If at any time there is no public officer of the company, service on a person who is acting or appears to be acting in the business of the company is sufficient.

120(6)  [Obligations or liabilities of a company]  

This section does not, by implication, reduce any of the obligations or liabilities of the company.