Taxation Administration Act 1953

28 DEFINITION OF COMMENCEMENT DAY  
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In this Part:

commencement day
means the later of:

(a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and

(b) 1 January 2006.

[ CCH Note: The Act received assent on 19 December 2005.] =

29 STATUS OF EXISTING RULINGS  
(1)
A public ruling in force immediately before the commencement day under Part IVAAA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 has effect, on and after that day, as if it were a public ruling made under Division 358 in Schedule 1 to that Act as amended by this Act.

(2)
A private ruling in force immediately before the commencement day under Part IVAA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 has effect, on and after that day, as if it were a private ruling made under Division 359 in Schedule 1 to that Act as amended by this Act.

(3)
An oral ruling in force immediately before the commencement day under Division 360 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 has effect, on and after that day, as if it were an oral ruling made under Division 360 in Schedule 1 to that Act as amended by this Act.

(4)
A ruling to which this item applies is taken to have been made on the day on which it was originally made.
30 INCONSISTENT RULINGS  
(1)
The rules in the table in subsection 357-75(1) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 do not apply to work out the effect of 2 inconsistent rulings if both of them were originally made before the commencement day.

(2)
Instead, the inconsistency rules that existed immediately before the commencement day are to be applied.

Note:

See former sections 170BC to 170BDC of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 for the old inconsistency rules.

31 PENDING APPLICATIONS  
(1)
An application for a private ruling or an oral ruling under the Taxation Administration Act 1953 made before the commencement day and not decided before that day has effect on and after that day as if it were an application for a private ruling under Division 359 , or for an oral ruling under Division 360 , in Schedule 1 to that Act as amended by this Act.

(2)
The application is taken to have been made on the day on which it was originally made.

SECTION 14ZAI ARRANGEMENTS TO WHICH APPLICATION MAY APPLY  
14ZAI
An arrangement to which an application applies may be:

(a) an arrangement that has been carried out; or

(b) an arrangement that is being carried out; or

(c) a proposed arrangement.