Australian Tax Treaties
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 19, pensions, annuities and similar periodic remuneration, paid to a resident of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State.
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The term " annuity " means a stated sum payable periodically at stated times during life or during a specified or ascertainable period of time under an obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration in money or money ' s worth.
3.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 19, lump sums in lieu of the right to receive a pension, annuity or other similar periodic remuneration, paid to a resident of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State. However, such lump sums (other than an amount paid under a pension scheme to a member of that scheme who is aged 60 years or more) may also be taxed in the other State if they arise in that other State.
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Any alimony or other maintenance payment arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State.
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