Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 2) Act 2004 (83 of 2004)

Schedule 1   Life insurance companies

Part 7   Amendments commencing on Royal Assent

Taxation Administration Act 1953

125   At the end of Division 288 in Schedule 1 (before the link note)

Add:

288-70 Administrative penalties for life insurance companies

Virtual PST - calculation of an amount

(1) A *life insurance company is liable to an administrative penalty if the company:

(a) is required to calculate a particular amount under section 320-175 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; but

(b) fails to do so within the period of 60 days that is required by that section.

Virtual PST - transfer following valuation

(2) A *life insurance company is liable to an administrative penalty if the company:

(a) is required to transfer assets having a particular *transfer value from its *virtual PST assets under subsection 320-180(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; but

(b) fails to do so within the period of 30 days that is required by subsection 320-180(2) of that Act.

Segregated exempt assets - calculation of an amount

(3) A *life insurance company is liable to an administrative penalty if the company:

(a) is required to calculate a particular amount under section 320-230 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; but

(b) fails to do so within the period of 60 days that is required by that section.

Segregated exempt assets - transfer following valuation

(4) A *life insurance company is liable to an administrative penalty if the company:

(a) is required to transfer assets having a particular *transfer value from its *segregated exempt assets under subsection 320-235(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; but

(b) fails to do so within the period of 30 days that is required by subsection 320-235(2) of that Act.

How to work out the administrative penalty

(5) The administrative penalty under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) for a failure to make a calculation or transfer is equal to 5 penalty units for each period of 28 days or part of a period of 28 days:

(a) starting immediately after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection; and

(b) ending at the end of the day on which the calculation or transfer is made.

However, the maximum penalty for that failure must not exceed 25 penalty units.

Note 1: See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.

Note 2: Division 298 contains machinery provisions for the penalties provided by this section.