Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Act 2012

No. 95, 2012

An Act to impose a tax on directors, and associates of directors, of companies that do not comply with their Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding obligations, and for related purposes

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An Act to impose a tax on directors, and associates of directors, of companies that do not comply with their Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding obligations, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 June 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Act 2012.
2 Commencement 1

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Commencement information Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details
1. Sections 1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 June 2012
2. Sections 3 and 4 At the same time as Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 2) Act 2012 commences. 30 June 2012

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 2

Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Imposition of tax

Pay as you go withholding non-compliance tax payable in accordance with Subdivision 18-D in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 is imposed.
4 Amount of tax

The amount of the tax imposed by this Act is the amount of Pay as you go withholding non-compliance tax payable in accordance with that Subdivision.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 24 May 2012

Senate on 21 June 2012]