PART 3
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ACCOUNTS
Division 4
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Opening and closing of accounts
SECTION 15
OPENING OF ACCOUNTS
15(1)
Power.
The Commissioner of Taxation may open an account in the name of a particular individual.
15(2)
Duty.
The Commissioner of Taxation must open an account in the name of a particular individual if:
(a)
the individual does not already have an account; and
(b)
a person makes a deposit, or a purported deposit, in respect of the individual.
15(3)
Payment split under Family Law Act.
If an account is subject to a payment split, then the Commissioner may open an account in the name of the non-member spouse.
History
S 15(3) inserted by No 114 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, effective 28 December 2002.
15(4)
The balance of the account when it is opened is an amount worked out in accordance with the regulations.
History
S 15(4) inserted by No 114 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, effective 28 December 2002.
15(5)
The balance of the member spouse
'
s account is to be reduced by the amount worked out under subsection
(4)
.
History
S 15(5) inserted by No 114 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, effective 28 December 2002.
15(6)
The Commissioner must give the member spouse a written notice setting out the balance (if any) of the member spouse
'
s account after the reduction.
History
S 15(6) inserted by No 114 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, effective 28 December 2002.
15(7)
In this section:
member spouse
means a member spouse within the meaning of Part
VIIIB
or
VIIIC
of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
non-member spouse
means a non-member spouse within the meaning of Part
VIIIB
or
VIIIC
of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
payment split
means a payment split within the meaning of Part
VIIIB
or
VIIIC
of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
History
S 15(7) substituted by No 112 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 3 item 70, effective 28 September 2022. No 112 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4 item 6 contains the following transitional provision:
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Part 5
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Transitional rules
6 Transitional rules
(1)
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Act.
(2)
Without limiting subitem (1), rules made under this item before the end of the period of 12 months starting on the day this Schedule commences may provide that provisions of this Act, or any other Act or instrument, have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules. Those provisions then have effect as if they were so modified.
(3)
Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the
Legislation Act 2003
does not apply in relation to rules made under this item before the end of the period of 12 months starting on the day this Schedule commences.
(4)
To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
(a)
create an offence or civil penalty;
(b)
provide powers of:
(i)
arrest or detention; or
(ii)
entry, search or seizure;
(c)
impose a tax;
(d)
set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
(e)
directly amend the text of this Act.
(5)
This Schedule (other than subitem (4)) does not limit the rules that may be made under this item.
S 15(7) formerly read:
15(7)
In this section:
member spouse
has the same meaning as in Part VIIIB of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
non-member spouse
has the same meaning as in Part VIIIB of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
payment split
means a payment split under Part VIIIB of the
Family Law Act 1975
.
S 15(7) inserted by No 114 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, effective 28 December 2002.
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