SALES TAX (EXEMPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS) ACT 1992 (Repealed)

SCHEDULE 1

EXEMPTION ITEMS

CHAPTER 2: BUILDING MATERIALS

ITEM 39: [Materials for repair or construction of buildings etc]  

39(1) 

The following goods, if they are of a kind ordinarily used as raw materials in the construction or repair of buildings, fixtures, structures or other works that are attached to land:

(a)  structural building units or architectural building units;

(b)  boards, sheets and linings;

(c)  wall ties;

(d)  dampcourse and materials for dampcourse;

(e)  roofing materials (including skylights);

(f)  wall, roof and ceiling ventilators;

(g)  flooring for buildings, for application in a plastic condition;

(h)  metal building materials, including:

(i) girders, rods, bars, wire, sheets, mesh and lathing;
(ii) fabricated units made up of goods covered by subparagraph (i);
(iii) attachments for fabricated units covered by subparagraph (ii);

(i)  plaster, plaster products and goods having structural uses similar to plaster and plaster products;

(j)  piping, tubing, and fittings (and parts for fittings) for piping and tubing;

(k)  glass (including wired glass) and glass substitutes;

(l)  leadlights and other lights panels or squares having similar uses and made principally of glass and metal;

(m)  pavement lights, and components for the on-site construction of pavement lights;

(n)  doors and door frames;

(na)  windows, shutters, window frames, louvre frames, window sashes, window screens and window fittings;

(o)  builders hardware;

(p)  bonding, setting and sealing agents.

39(2) 

Boards, sheets and linings for use by a person exclusively in the construction or repair of buildings or other fixtures.

39(3) 

This item does not cover:

(a)  duct work, or channelling, of a kind ordinarily used in forced-draught ventilating or air-conditioning systems;

(aa)  scaffolding;

(ab)  safes;

(ac)  racking and shelving;

(b)  fittings, accessories and attachments for goods covered by paragraph (a), (aa), (ab) or (ac) or goods designed to form part of goods covered by paragraph (a), (aa), (ab) or (ac);

(c)  piping, tubing or channelling of a kind ordinarily used for slides or water slides;

(d)  piping or tubing of a kind ordinarily used in, or in connection with, beer drawing plant;

(e)  rubber hose or rubber tubing, or any other hose or tubing of a kind ordinarily used for any of the purposes for which rubber hose or rubber tubing is ordinarily used;

(f)  liners and filtering equipment for swimming pools and spas, or goods designed to form part of swimming pools or spas;

(g)  tiles, or floor coverings, made of cork, linoleum, rubber, vinyls or similar materials;

(h)  carpeting (including carpet tiles or squares);

(i)  electrical fittings, accessories or equipment;

(j)  goods covered by item 5, 6 or 7 in Schedule 2.

In this subitem, ``rubber'' includes synthetic rubber.

39(4) 

Goods for use by a person exclusively as raw materials in the construction or on-site repair of piping or tubing covered by paragraph (1)(j).

39(5) 

Manholes or inspection shafts for use by a person exclusively in connection with piping or tubing covered by paragraph (1)(j).

ITEM 40: [Stone, gravel etc]  

40(1) 

Stone (including synthetic stone) and decomposed rock.

40(2) 

Gravel, seashell, sand, clay and soil.

40(3) 

Crushed metals or crushed bricks.

40(4) 

Furnace slag, clinker and ashes (whether crushed or uncrushed).

40(5) 

Screenings, toppings and dust.

ITEM 41: [Concrete, cement etc]  

41(1) 

Concrete, cement and lime.

41(2) 

Goods of a kind marketed principally as ingredients for concrete or for cement, mortar or plaster mixtures.

ITEM 42: [Timber]  

Timber, including:

(a)  timber (other than joinery or turnery) that has been cut into lengths, trimmed or shaped at an end or ends, or mortised, tenoned, bevelled, chamfered, checked or bored;

(b)  floorings, linings, mouldings, weatherboards, parquet blocks, plywood, veneers and sawdust;

(c)  joinery and turnery of a kind ordinarily used as raw materials in the construction or repair of buildings or fixtures.

ITEM 43: [Electrical fittings etc]  

43(1) 

The following goods, if they are of a kind ordinarily used as part of fixed electrical installations in consumers' premises:

(a)  electrical fittings (including electronically operated electrical fittings);

(b)  electrical accessories (including electronically operated electrical accessories);

(c)  electrical materials (including electrical conduit).[Parts]

43(2) 

Subitem (1) does not cover:

(a)  bell equipment, burglar alarm equipment, fire alarm equipment and recording equipment;

(b)  electronic equipment (other than electronically operated electrical fittings and accessories);

(c)  electrically operated appliances, apparatus and machines;

(d)  engines, alternators, primary and secondary batteries and other generating equipment;

(e)  brackets, canopies, chains, hooks and galleries;

(f)  candelabra, chandeliers and electroliers;

(g)  pendants, shades, bowls and reflectors;

(h)  electric light globes, lamps and tubes;

(i)  condensers, converters, starters and transformers;

(j)  neon signs and other luminous discharge lighting equipment, including fluorescent light equipment;

(k)  sensors, thermostats, light dimmers or other equipment for controlling appliances;

(l)  light boxes;

(m)  flexible cables;

(n)  goods, or parts for goods, referred to in subitem 6(3) in Schedule 2;

(o)  goods covered by subitem 6(4) in Schedule 2.

43(3) 

The following goods, if they are of a kind ordinarily used in connection with fixed electrical installations in consumers' premises:

(a)  adaptors;

(b)  plugs;

(c)  electrical safety devices for the protection of persons.[Parts]

43(4) 

This Item does not cover goods of a kind ordinarily used in the provision of telecommunications or audio visual services.

ITEM 44: [Paints, putties, wallpaper etc]  

44(1) 

Paints and other coatings in liquid, paste or powder form, if the paints or coatings are of a kind marketed principally for application to buildings or fixtures. This subitem does not cover polishes or mop oils.

44(2) 

Goods ordinarily used as pigments, thinners or driers for goods covered by subitem (1).

44(3) 

Putties, and fillers, of a kind marketed principally for application to buildings or fixtures.

44(4) 

Goods for use by a person exclusively as ingredients for goods covered by subitem (1), (2) or (3).

44(5) 

Wallpaper.

ITEM 45: [Wire netting and barbed wire]  

Wire netting and barbed wire.

ITEM 46: [Concrete fencing posts]  

Concrete fencing posts.

ITEM 47: [Bitumen etc]  

47(1) 

Bitumen, bituminous emulsions and tar.

47(2) 

Asphalt, and other mixtures or compositions, of a kind ordinarily used in a plastic or fluid condition as raw materials in constructing roads, paths, buildings or fixtures.

ITEM 48: [Welding rods, solder etc]  

48(1) 

Welding and brazing electrodes, rods and wires.

48(2) 

Solder consisting principally of lead and tin.

ITEM 49: [Metal materials]  

49(1) 

The following metal materials, if they are made wholly of metal other than precious metal:

(a)  ingots, blooms, billets, slabs, bars, rods or plate;

(b)  corrugated, flat or perforated sheet;

(c)  strip, circles or angles (including perforated angles);

(d)  channel (including perforated channel);

(e)  wire or mesh;

(f)  rolled or extruded sections.

This subitem applies whether or not the materials are covered with paint or a similar protective coating.

49(2) 

Subitem (1) does not cover:

(a)  materials insulated for electrical purposes;

(b)  liners for swimming pools or spas, or goods designed to form part of swimming pools or spas;

(c)  channelling of a kind ordinarily used for slides or water slides;

(d)  piping or tubing;

(e)  duct work, or channelling, of a kind ordinarily used in forced-draught ventilating or air-conditioning systems;

(ea)  scaffolding;

(eb)  safes;

(ec)  racking and shelving;

(f)  fittings, accessories, attachments or components for goods covered by paragraph (e), (ea), (eb) or (ec);

(g)  goods covered by item 6 in Schedule 2.




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