A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

Chapter 4 - The special rules  

Part 4-6 - Special rules mainly about tax periods  

Note:

The special rules in this Part mainly modify the operation of Part 2-6 , but they may affect other Parts of Chapter 2 in minor ways.

Division 153 - Agents etc. and insurance brokers  

Subdivision 153-A - General  

153-10   Attributing your adjustments  

(1)    
If:

(a) you have a * decreasing adjustment relating to a supply made by you through an agent or made to you through an agent; and

(b) neither you nor your agent holds an * adjustment note or * third party adjustment note for the adjustment when you give to the Commissioner a * GST return for the tax period to which the adjustment would otherwise be attributable;

then:

(c) the adjustment (including any part of the adjustment) is not attributable to that tax period; and

(d) the adjustment (or the part of the adjustment) is attributable to the first tax period for which you give to the Commissioner a GST return at a time when you or your agent holds that adjustment note or third party adjustment note.

(2)    

This section has effect despite subsections 29-20(3) (which is about the requirement to hold an adjustment note) and 134-15(1) (which is about the requirement to hold a third party adjustment note).