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

Chapter 4 - The special rules  

Part 4-2 - Special rules mainly about supplies and acquisitions  

Note:

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

Division 72 - Associates  

Subdivision 72-D - Application of this Division to certain sub-entities  

72-95   Commonwealth government entities  

(1)    

This Division applies to a * government entity that is:

(a) a Department of State of the Commonwealth; or

(b) a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 ; or

(c) an Executive Agency, or Statutory Agency, within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999 ; or

(d) an organisation, established by the Commonwealth, of a kind referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition of government entity in section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 ;

as if the government entity were an * associate of the Commonwealth, of every other government entity of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) and of any other associate of the Commonwealth.

(2)    

However, this Division does not apply to a supply or acquisition if a payment for the supply or acquisition is covered by subsection 9-17(3) or (4) .