Payment Times Reporting Act 2020

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY  

SECTION 7   MEANING OF REPORTING ENTITY  

7(1)    


A constitutionally covered entity becomes a reporting entity at the start of a financial year for the entity if the entity is covered by subsection (2) .

7(2)    
An entity is covered by this subsection if:

(a)    the entity:


(i) carries on business in Australia; or

(ii) is a company that is incorporated in Australia; or

(iii) is a company that is not incorporated in Australia, but has either its central management and control in Australia, or its voting power controlled by shareholders who are residents of Australia; or

(iv) is a corporate Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company, within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; and

(b)    the entity ' s consolidated revenue for the previous financial year is more than $100 million; and

(c)    the entity is not controlled by another entity that is a reporting entity; and

(d)    the entity is not registered under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 .

7(3)    
If the Regulator determines under subsection 10B(1) that a constitutionally covered entity is a reporting entity, the entity becomes a reporting entity at the time the determination takes effect (unless the reporting entity is already a reporting entity at that time).

Note:

An entity that a determination under subsection 10B(1) applies to is a volunteering entity (see the definition of volunteering entity in section 5 ).


7(4)    
If the Regulator determines under subsection 10E(1) that a constitutionally covered entity is a subsidiary reporting entity, the entity becomes a reporting entity at the time the determination takes effect (unless the subsidiary reporting entity is already a reporting entity at that time).

Ceasing to be a reporting entity

7(5)    
A reporting entity continues to be a reporting entity until:

(a)    if the entity is a volunteering entity - the determination under subsection 10B(1) that relates to the entity is revoked, or taken to be revoked, under subsection 10D(2) , (3) or (7) ; or

(b)    if the entity is a subsidiary reporting entity - the determination under subsection 10E(1) that relates to the entity is revoked under section 10G ; or

(c)    a notice under subsection 10H(2) (notice that entity has ceased to be a reporting entity) takes effect; or

(d)    the entity ceases to be a reporting entity under subsection 10K(2) (Regulator may determine that entity is to cease to be a reporting entity).




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