Sch 1 inserted by No 178 of 1999 (as amended by No 179 of 1999 and No 44 of 2000).

Ch 4 heading inserted by No 73 of 2006 , s 3 and Sch 5 item 42, effective 1 July 2006.

Pt 4-15 inserted by No 179 of 1999.

Div 269 inserted by No 79 of 2010 , s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to an amount payable by a company to the Commissioner before, on or after 1 July 2010.

Act No 79 of 2010 , s 3 and Sch 1 item 65, contained the following provision, commencing 1 July 2010:

65 Transitional - penalties  
No doubling up of penalties

(1)
Subsection 269-20(1) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 , as added by this Schedule, does not apply if the due day referred to in that subsection occurs before the commencement time.

(2)
Subsection 269-20(3) in Schedule 1 to that Act, as added by this Schedule, does not apply if the 14th day referred to in that subsection occurs before the commencement time.

New provisions apply to existing penalties

(3)
Subitem (4) applies in relation to a penalty that, just before the commencement time, was payable under Division 9 of Part VI of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

(4)
Division 269 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (other than section 269-20) has effect, from the commencement time, as if the penalty were payable under Subdivision 269-B in that Schedule.

Penalties remitted because of payment agreement

(5)
Subitem (6) applies if:

(a) a penalty payable by a director of a company was remitted under section 222APF of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 because the company made an agreement with the Commissioner as mentioned in paragraph 222APB(1)(b) ; and

(b) on or after the commencement time, the company contravenes the agreement such that the director would have been liable to pay a penalty under section 222AQA if that section had continued to apply.

(6)
Division 269 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (other than section 269-20) has effect, from the commencement time, as if the penalty:

(a) had not been remitted; and

(b) were payable under Subdivision 269-B in that Schedule.

S 269-1 amended by No 130 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 1 item 120, by inserting " or restructuring " in para beginning " The directors of a company " , effective 1 January 2021.

S 269-1 amended by No 6 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 3 item 13, by substituting the first and second para for the first para, applicable in relation to: (a) net amounts and assessed net amounts for tax periods that start on or after 1 April 2020; and (b) GST instalments for GST instalment quarters that start on or after 1 April 2020. The first para formerly read:

The directors of a company have a duty to ensure that the company either:

(a) meets its obligations under Subdivision 16-B (obligation to pay withheld amounts to the Commissioner) and Division 268 in this Schedule and Part 3 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (obligation to pay superannuation guarantee charge); or

(b) goes promptly into voluntary administration under the Corporations Act 2001 or into liquidation.

S 269-1 amended by No 99 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 49, by inserting " in this Schedule and Part 3 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (obligation to pay superannuation guarantee charge) " , applicable to a company ' s liability to pay superannuation guarantee charge for a quarter if the day by which the company must lodge a superannuation guarantee statement for the quarter occurs on or after 29 June 2012.

S 269-1 inserted by No 79 of 2010 , s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to an amount payable by a company to the Commissioner before, on or after 1 July 2010. For transitional provisions see note under Div 269 heading.