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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DUTY ACT 1983 - SECT 37

37—Payments and returns by account holders

        (1)         A person in whose name an exempt account to which this section applies is kept must, not later than two months after the end of each financial year

            (a)         lodge with the Commissioner a return in a form approved by the Commissioner

                  (i)         giving details of any amounts paid into the account in contravention of this Act; or

                  (ii)         if no amount was paid into the account in contravention of this Act—stating that fact; and

            (b)         if amounts were paid into the account in contravention of this Act, pay to the Commissioner in respect of each such amount—

                  (i)         duty equal to—

                        (A)         the prescribed percentage of the amount; or

                        (B)         $1 200,

whichever is the less; and

                  (ii)         additional duty equal to the amount of that duty.

        (2)         The Commissioner may remit additional duty payable under subsection (1) in whole or part.

        (2a)         A decision of the Commissioner under subsection (2) is a non-reviewable decision within the meaning of the Taxation Administration Act 1996 .

        (3)         This section applies to the following classes of exempt accounts:

            (a)         short term dealing accounts; and

            (b)         special accounts kept in the name of a pastoral finance company; and

            (c)         sweeping accounts; and

            (d)         any other class of exempt accounts prescribed by regulation.

        (5)         In this section—

"financial year" means—

            (a)         a financial year ending on 30 June in any year up to and including 30 June 2001; or

            (b)         if the Commissioner has approved a year ending on some other date as a financial year

                  (i)         a financial year ending before 30 June 2001;

                  (ii)         the period commencing at the end of the last financial year before 30 June 2001 and ending on 30 June 2001.



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