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TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 3) 1997 - NOTES

Act No. 147 of 1997 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 3 September 2010
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 75 of 2010

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s) .......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1--CGT exemption: disposing of small business retirement assets          3

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                      3

Division 1--Amendment of CGT provisions                                                            3

Division 2--Amendment of superannuation‑related provisions                         18

Part 2--Amendment of the Terminations Payments Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997         26

Part 3--Application                                                                                                         27

Schedule 2--Sale of mining rights                                                                                28

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                             28

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                             29

Schedule 3--Family tax initiative                                                                                 31

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                             31

Schedule 4--Dividend imputation and tax exempt entities                            34

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                    34

Part 2--Application                                                                                                         39

Schedule 5--Principal residence exemption from CGT                                   40

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                    40

Division 1--Dwellings acquired from deceased persons: extension of 12 month rule to 2 years         40

Division 2--Dwellings acquired from deceased persons: partial exemptions from CGT        40

Division 3--Dwellings acquired from deceased persons: status of residence at time of death            42

Division 4--Status of dwelling when first used for producing assessable income                46

Part 2--Application                                                                                                         48

Schedule 6--Treatment of payments made under firearms surrender arrangements          49

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                    49

Part 2-- Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                  51

Schedule 7--Remote area housing                                                                              52

Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986                                                              52

Schedule 8--Depreciation of lessor's fixtures                                                      53

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                             53

Schedule 9--Increase in age limit for superannuation contributions       58

Part 1--Amendment of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992    58

Part 2--Amendment of the Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995     59

Schedule 10--Rebate for superannuation contributions made on behalf of a low‑income or non‑working spouse                                                                                                                                           60

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                             60

Schedule 11--Research and development                                                              64

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                             64

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1996                                                        66

Schedule 12--Sales tax                                                                                                      68

Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1992                                        68

Schedule 13--Subsidiary company liquidations and capital gains tax     69

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                    69

Part 2--Application                                                                                                         74

Schedule 14--Gains and losses                                                                                     75

Part 1--Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (revenue losses)                        75

Part 2--Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (capital gains and capital losses)               79

Part 3--Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (capital gains tax definitions) 115

Part 4--Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (revenue losses)                      116

Part 5--Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997                    120

Schedule 15--Deductions for gifts                                                                             121

Part 1--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                  121

Part 2--Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                  123

Schedule 16--Technical amendments                                                                      125

Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1993                                                                    125

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1994                                                      125

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 4) 1995                                                      125

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1996                                                      125

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997                                                      126

Taxation Laws Amendment (Private Health Insurance Incentives) Act 1997 126

Schedule 17--Employee share schemes                                                                 127

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936                                                                           127

Notes                                                                                                                                           129


Notes to the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997

Note 1

The Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 147, 1997 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997

147, 1997

14 Oct 1997

See s. 2

 

Superannuation Contributions and Termination Payments Taxes Legislation Amendment Act 1999

131, 1999

13 Oct 1999

Schedule 6: (a)

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002

57, 2002

3 July 2002

Schedule 12 (item 54): (b)

--

Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Act 2010

75, 2010

28 June 2010

Schedule 6 (item 64): 29 June 2010

--


(a)     Subsection 2(4) of the Superannuation Contributions and Termination Payments Taxes Legislation Amendment Act 1999 provides as follows:

                 (4)   Schedule 6 is taken to have commenced on 14 October 1997, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997.

(b)    Subsection 2(1) (item 54) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

54.  Schedule 12, item 54

Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997

14 October 1997


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

S. 2.......................................

am. No. 57, 2002

S. 4.......................................

rep. No. 75, 2010

Schedule 1

 

Item 44..................................

rs. No. 131, 1999


 



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