Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Act 2020 (64 of 2020)

Schedule 3   Miscellaneous amendments

Part 2   Amendments commencing first day of the next quarter

Taxation Administration Act 1953

130   Subsection 255-40(3) in Schedule 1

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) If the Commissioner, after making reasonable inquiries, is satisfied that the person has an address in a foreign country, a constituent part of a foreign country or a foreign territory (an overseas address ), the Commissioner may, without the court's leave, serve the document on the person at that overseas address in accordance with an agreement between Australia and:

(a) a foreign country or a constituent part of a foreign country; or

(b) a foreign territory;

that deals with the service of documents on tax matters.


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