A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge - Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
            Assessment Act
            
            
means the 
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
. 
            Australia
            
            
, when used in a geographical sense, has the same meaning as in the 
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
.
            
            covered
            
            
by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover has a meaning affected by section 4. 
              Note:
              
              
For limited purposes, sections 12, 13 and 14 also treat certain persons as being covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover.
            dependant
            
            
of a person has the meaning given by section 5. 
            family surcharge threshold
            
            
(Repealed by No 28 of 2012)
            
            family tier 1 threshold
            
            
, of a person for a year of income, means the family tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the 
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.
            
            income for surcharge purposes
            
            
has the same meaning as in the 
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
.
            
            married
            
            
has a meaning affected by section 7. 
            prescribed person
            
            
has the meaning given by section 8. 
            provides
            
            
(Repealed by No 76 of 2000) 
            reportable fringe benefits total
            
            
has the same meaning as in the 
Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
.
            
            resident of Australia
            
            
has the meaning given by section 10. 
            singles surcharge threshold
            
            
(Repealed by No 28 of 2012)
            
            singles tier 1 threshold
            
            
, of a person for a year of income, means the singles tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the 
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.
            
            surcharge
            
            
means Medicare levy surcharge imposed by section 10. 
            taxable income
            
            
(Repealed by No 27 of 2009)
            
            tier 2 earner
            
            
has the meaning given by section 
6
.
            
            tier 3 earner
            
            
has the meaning given by section 
6
.
            
3(2)
Subject to subsection (1) and any other contrary intention, an expression used in both this Act and Part VIIB of the Assessment Act has the same meaning in this Act as it has in that Part.
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