Taxation Administration Act 1953
Note: See section 3AA .
Chapter 4 - Generic assessment, collection and recovery rulesApplying for release
340-5(1)
You may apply to the Commissioner to release you, in whole or in part, from a liability of yours if section 340-10 applies to the liability.
340-5(2)
The application must be in the *approved form.
340-5(3)
The Commissioner may release you, in whole or in part, from the liability if you are an entity specified in the column headed " Entity " of the following table and the condition specified in the column headed " Condition " of the table is satisfied.
Entity and condition | ||
Item | Entity | Condition |
1 | an individual | you would suffer serious hardship if you were required to satisfy the liability |
2 | a trustee of the estate of a deceased individual | the dependants of the deceased individual would suffer serious hardship if you were required to satisfy the liability |
Effect of the Commissioner ' s decision
340-5(4)
If the Commissioner:
(a) refuses to release you in whole from the liability; or
(b) releases you in part from the liability;
nothing in this section prevents you from making a further application or applications under subsection (1) in relation to the liability.
Notification of the Commissioner ' s decision
340-5(5)
The Commissioner must notify you in writing of the Commissioner ' s decision within 28 days after making the decision.
340-5(6)
A failure to comply with subsection (5) does not affect the validity of the Commissioner ' s decision.
Objections against the Commissioner ' s decision
340-5(7)
If you are dissatisfied with the Commissioner ' s decision, you may object against the decision in the manner set out in Part IVC .
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