Australian Tax Treaties
Norwegian Convention
CONVENTION BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION
ARTICLE 6
Income from Real Property
(1)
Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State from real property may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property is situated.
(2)
The term " real property " :
(a) in the case of Australia, has the meaning which it has under the laws of Australia, and shall also include:
(b) in the case of Norway, means immovable property according to the laws of Norway, and shall also include:
(3)
Any interest or right referred to in paragraph 2 shall be regarded as situated where the land, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries or natural resources, as the case may be, are situated or where the exploration may take place.
(4)
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of real property.
(5)
The provisions of paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 shall also apply to income from real property of an enterprise.
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State from real property may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property is situated.
(2)
The term " real property " :
(a) in the case of Australia, has the meaning which it has under the laws of Australia, and shall also include:
(i) a lease of land and any other interest in or over land, whether improved or not, including a right to explore for mineral, oil or gas deposits or other natural resources, and a right to mine those deposits or resources; and
(ii) a right to receive variable or fixed payments either as consideration for or in respect of the exploitation of, or the right to explore for or exploit, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries or other places of extraction or exploitation of natural resources.
(b) in the case of Norway, means immovable property according to the laws of Norway, and shall also include:
(i) property accessory to immovable property;
(ii) rights to which the provisions of the general law respecting landed property apply;
(iii) usufruct of immovable property; and
(iv) a right to receive variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, oil or gas wells, quarries or other places of extraction or exploitation of natural resources.
Ships and aircraft shall not be regarded as real property.
(3)
Any interest or right referred to in paragraph 2 shall be regarded as situated where the land, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries or natural resources, as the case may be, are situated or where the exploration may take place.
(4)
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of real property.
(5)
The provisions of paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 shall also apply to income from real property of an enterprise.
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