Indirect Tax Laws Amendment (Assessment) Act 2012 (39 of 2012)

Schedule 1   Assessment of amounts under indirect tax laws

Part 1   Amendments commencing on 1 July 2012

Division 3   Other amendments

Fuel Tax Act 2006

168   Section 47-5

Repeal the section, substitute:

47-5 Time limit on entitlements to fuel tax credits

(1) You cease to be entitled to a fuel tax credit to the extent that it has not been taken into account, in an *assessment of a *net fuel amount of yours, during the period of 4 years after the day on which you were required to give to the Commissioner a return for the tax period or fuel tax return period to which the fuel tax credit would be attributable under subsection 65-5(1), (2) or (3).

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), you also cease to be entitled to a fuel tax credit for taxable fuel you acquire, manufacture or import, to the extent that you did not give to the Commissioner under section 61-15 during the period of 4 years after the day on which the acquisition, manufacture or importation occurred a return that takes the fuel tax credit into account.

Note: Section 47-10 sets out circumstances in which your entitlement to the fuel tax credit does not cease under this section.