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TREASURY AND REVENUE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2023





                               New South Wales




Treasury and Revenue Legislation
Amendment Bill 2023
Contents
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             1   Name of Act                                                        2
             2   Commencement                                                       2
Schedule 1       Amendment of Duties Act 1997 No 123                                3
Schedule 2       Amendment of Electric Vehicles (Revenue Arrangements) Act 2021
                 No 25                                                             10
Schedule 3       Amendment of Land Tax Management Act 1956 No 26                   11
Schedule 4       Amendment of Payroll Tax Act 2007 No 21                           15
Schedule 5       Amendment of Taxation Administration Act 1996 No 97               16
Schedule 6       Amendments transferring funds                                     17
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has finally passed
the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

                                                Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                                Legislative Assembly,
                                                Sydney,                                   , 2023




                                    New South Wales




Treasury and Revenue Legislation
Amendment Bill 2023

Act No        , 2023



An Act to amend various Acts administered by the Treasurer and the Minister for Finance; and to
transfer unspent money from 3 funds in the Special Deposits Account to the Consolidated Fund.




I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as finally
passed by both Houses.

                                                Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 [NSW]




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts--
 1    Name of Act
            This Act is the Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2023.
 2    Commencement
            This Act commences as follows--
            (a) Schedules 1[1]-[10], [12]-[18] and [20], 3[5] and 5[1] and [2]--on 1 February
                  2024,
            (b) Schedules 1[11] and [19] and 2--on 1 January 2024,
            (c) Schedules 4 and 5[3]--on 4 September 2023,
            (d) otherwise--on the date of assent to this Act.




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Schedule 1             Amendment of Duties Act 1997 No 123
[1]   Sections 18(1) and (6A), 29(3A), 30(4), 53(1)(c), 54(2)-(4), 55(1), 56(1) and (2), 57(1),
      59B, 63(1) and (4), 64, 64AA, 217, 227(2)(b) and 272(1)(a)
      Omit "$50" wherever occurring. Insert instead "$100".
[2]   Sections 18(2)-(6), 63(5), 271(1) and 273(1)
      Omit "$10" wherever occurring. Insert instead "$20".
[3]   Sections 54A(1)-(7) and 59
      Omit "$50" wherever occurring. Insert instead "$500".
[4]   Sections 58(1) and (2), 61(2), 62(3)(a), 62A(1), 62B(1) and 163FA(3)
      Omit "$500" wherever occurring. Insert instead "$750".
[5]   Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 1, heading
      Insert before section 148--

      Division 1           Charging of duty
[6]   Section 150 What are "interests" and "significant interests" in landholders?
      Omit section 150(2)(a) and (b). Insert instead--
                   (a) for a private landholder that is a private unit trust scheme--20% or more
                        of the property distributed, or
                   (b) otherwise for a private landholder--50% or more of the property
                        distributed, or
                   (c) for a public landholder--90% or more of the property distributed.
[7]   Section 150(5)
      Insert in alphabetical order--
                    private unit trust scheme has the same meaning as in Division 2.
[8]   Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2
      Insert after section 157--

         Division 2        Registration of wholesale unit trust schemes
  157AA      Definitions
                   In this division--
                   disqualifying circumstance--see section 157AG(1).
                   imminent wholesale unit trust scheme--see section 157AD(1)(a)(ii).
                   investor directed portfolio service has the same meaning as in--
                    (a) Regulatory Guide 148: Platforms that are managed investment schemes
                          and nominee and custody services published by the Australian
                          Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), or
                   (b) another publication or instrument of ASIC that the Chief Commissioner
                          approves from time to time for this definition.
                   private unit trust scheme means a unit trust scheme other than--
                    (a) a public unit trust scheme, or


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                   (b) a unit trust scheme that is registered.
                   qualified investor--see section 157AB.
                   registered means registered under this division.
                   responsible entity, for a unit trust scheme for which there is no responsible
                   entity, means the trustee of the unit trust scheme.
                   wholesale unit trust scheme--see section 157AC(1).
                   wholly-owned subsidiary has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act
                   2001 of the Commonwealth.
  157AB     Qualified investors
             (1)   In this division, a qualified investor in a unit trust scheme, means a person who
                   holds units in the scheme--
                    (a) as trustee of a complying superannuation fund that has no less than 300
                           members, or
                   (b) as trustee of a complying approved deposit fund that has no less than
                           300 members, or
                    (c) as trustee of a pooled superannuation trust, or
                   (d) as trustee of a public unit trust scheme, or
                    (e) as trustee of a wholesale unit trust scheme, or
                    (f) as a listed company, or
                   (g) as a life company if the company's holding of the units is an investment
                           of a statutory fund maintained by the company under the Life Insurance
                           Act 1995 of the Commonwealth, or
                   (h) as the Crown, including a statutory body representing the Crown, in
                           right of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, or
                    (i) as, for or on behalf of an entity established and wholly owned by a
                           government agency of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory and
                           primarily used for the purpose of meeting statutory government
                           liabilities or obligations, or
                    (j) as agent, nominee or custodian for a person or entity referred to in
                           paragraphs (a)-(i) and in accordance with the person's terms of
                           appointment as agent, nominee or custodian, or
                   (k) as custodian or trustee for an investor directed portfolio service if--
                            (i) the custodian or trustee holds its interest in the unit trust scheme
                                   for no less than 300 clients as investors through the service, and
                           (ii) none of the clients, individually or together with an associated
                                   person, are beneficially entitled to more than 20% of the units
                                   held, or
                    (l) in a way approved by the Chief Commissioner if the Chief
                           Commissioner is satisfied that--
                            (i) the way the units are held corresponds to paragraphs (a)-(j) under
                                   the law of an external Territory or of a foreign country, or
                           (ii) the units are held as a wholly-owned subsidiary or wholly owned
                                   trust of the trustee of a complying superannuation fund that has
                                   no less than 300 members.
             (2)   For this division--




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                   (a)   the units held by a life company as a result of the company's investment
                         of different statutory funds of the company are held by the company in
                         a separate capacity for each fund, and
                   (b)   the units held by an agent, nominee or custodian for different persons or
                         entities are held by the agent, nominee or custodian in a separate
                         capacity for each person or entity.
  157AC     Wholesale unit trust schemes
             (1)   A unit trust scheme is a wholesale unit trust scheme if--
                   (a) the scheme was not established for a particular investor, and
                   (b) not less than 80% of the units in the scheme are held by qualified
                         investors, and
                   (c) no qualified investor, either alone or together with associated persons,
                         holds 50% or more of the units in the scheme, and
                   (d) the scheme satisfies additional requirements that are specified by the
                         Chief Commissioner under this section.
             (2)   The Chief Commissioner may specify additional requirements by order
                   published in the Gazette.
             (3)   The Interpretation Act 1987, sections 40 and 41 apply to the order as if it were
                   a statutory rule.
  157AD     Registration of scheme by Chief Commissioner
             (1)   The Chief Commissioner may, on application, register a unit trust scheme if
                   the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that--
                    (a) the unit trust scheme--
                          (i) is a wholesale unit trust scheme, or
                         (ii) will be a wholesale unit trust scheme within 12 months after the
                               day on which the first units in the scheme are issued to a qualified
                               investor (an imminent wholesale unit trust scheme), and
                   (b) registration is not being sought for a purpose of avoiding or reducing
                         duty under this Act.
             (2)   The application must--
                   (a) be made by the responsible entity for the unit trust scheme, and
                   (b) be in a form approved by the Chief Commissioner, and
                   (c) include the information reasonably required by the Chief
                         Commissioner, and
                   (d) be accompanied by the fee determined by the Chief Commissioner.
             (3)   Registration may be granted subject to conditions imposed by the Chief
                   Commissioner.
             (4)   The Chief Commissioner may vary the conditions of registration for a unit
                   trust scheme at any time by written notice given to the responsible entity for
                   the scheme.
             (5)   It is a condition of registration of an imminent wholesale unit trust scheme that
                   units are not issued in the scheme other than for the purposes of the scheme
                   becoming a wholesale unit trust scheme.




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  157AE     Length of registration
             (1)   Registration of a unit trust scheme under this division commences on the day
                   specified by the Chief Commissioner in the grant of registration for the
                   scheme.
             (2)   Registration may be specified to commence before the day on which
                   registration is granted.
             (3)   Unless cancelled earlier, registration expires--
                   (a) for a wholesale unit trust scheme--3 years after registration
                         commences, or
                   (b) for an imminent wholesale unit trust scheme--1 year after registration
                         commences.
             (4)   Registration of a wholesale unit trust scheme may be renewed by making a
                   further application for registration under this division.
  157AF     Cancellation of registration
             (1)   The Chief Commissioner may cancel the registration of a unit trust scheme at
                   any time if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied a disqualifying circumstance
                   has occurred in relation to the scheme.
             (2)   Registration is cancelled on the Chief Commissioner giving written notice of
                   the cancellation to the responsible entity for the scheme including the reasons
                   for the cancellation.
  157AG     Disqualifying circumstances
             (1)   A disqualifying circumstance occurs in relation to a unit trust scheme if--
                   (a) the unit trust scheme would no longer be able to be registered under this
                         division if an application for registration were to be made for the
                         scheme, or
                   (b) there is a failure to comply with a condition to which the registration of
                         the unit trust scheme is subject.
             (2)   The responsible entity for a unit trust scheme that is registered under this
                   division must give the Chief Commissioner written notice of a disqualifying
                   circumstance within 28 days after it occurs.
                   Maximum penalty--500 penalty units.
             (3)   If the responsible entity fails to give the notice under subsection (2) and duty
                   becomes chargeable under section 157AH, the responsible entity must pay a
                   penalty amount to the Chief Commissioner equal to twice the amount of duty
                   chargeable.
             (4)   The penalty amount is payable in addition to--
                   (a) the duty payable, and
                   (b) a penalty that may be payable under subsection (2).
  157AH     Consequences of disqualifying circumstance
             (1)   When a disqualifying circumstance occurs in relation to a unit trust scheme
                   that is registered--
                    (a) the unit trust scheme is taken to have been a private unit trust scheme
                           from the beginning of the relevant day, and
                   (b) the acquisition of a significant interest in the unit trust scheme made on
                           or after the relevant day is a relevant acquisition, and


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                    (c)    the Chief Commissioner must make an assessment of duty chargeable
                           under this Act as a result of the operation of paragraphs (a) and (b), and
                    (d)    a tax default occurs for the purposes of the Taxation Administration Act
                           1996 if the whole of any duty assessed under paragraph (c) is not paid
                           within 30 days after the liability to pay the duty arises.
              (2)   However, this section does not apply if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied
                    that the application of this section to the scheme in the circumstances would
                    not be just or reasonable.
              (3)   In this section--
                    relevant day, for a unit trust scheme that is registered, means--
                     (a) the day the disqualifying circumstance occurred, or
                    (b) the day on which registration of the scheme commenced if--
                            (i) the scheme is an imminent wholesale unit trust scheme, and
                           (ii) the disqualifying circumstance means the scheme will not be a
                                  wholesale unit trust scheme within 12 months after the day on
                                  which the first units in the scheme are issued to a qualified
                                  investor.
 [9]   Section 158 Meaning of "linked entity"
       Omit "50%" wherever occurring in section 158(1)(b) and (2)(b). Insert instead "20%".
[10]   Section 163A General exemptions
       Omit "$50 under section 54 or 54A" from section 163A(1)(f).
       Insert instead "$100 under section 54 or $500 under section 54A".
[11]   Section 270D Exemption for certain zero and low emissions vehicles
       Omit the section.
[12]   Section 273B, heading
       Omit "Exemption". Insert instead "Reduction in duty".
[13]   Section 273B(1) and (2)
       Omit "Duty under this Act is not chargeable on a transaction" wherever occurring.
       Insert "This section applies to a transaction".
[14]   Section 273B(3)
       Insert after section 273B(2)--
              (3)   If this section applies to a transaction, the duty chargeable on the transaction
                    is 10% of the duty that would be chargeable on the transaction if this section
                    did not apply.
[15]   Section 273BA Concession for agreements connected to corporate consolidation
       transactions
       Omit the section.
[16]   Section 273F, heading
       Omit "Applications for exemptions".
       Insert instead "Applications for approval for reduction in duty".


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[17]   Section 273F(1)
       Omit "exemption from duty". Insert instead "approval for a reduction in duty".
[18]   Section 273F(2)-(6)
       Omit "exemption" wherever occurring. Insert instead "approval".
[19]   Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions
       Insert at the end of the schedule, with appropriate part and clause numbering--

       Part         Provisions consequent on enactment of Treasury
                    and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2023
              Definitions
                    In this part--
                    amendment Act means the Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act
                    2023.
                    introduction date means the date on which the Bill for the amendment Act was
                    first introduced into a House of Parliament.
              Increased amounts of duty
                    The increase in amounts of duty effected by the amendment Act, Schedule
                    1[1]-[4] does not apply in relation to the following--
                    (a) a transaction occurring before 1 February 2024,
                    (b) a transaction referred to in section 18(2) or (3) if the agreement was
                          entered into before 1 February 2024.
              Acquisition of interests in landholders
              (1)   Chapter 4, as in force immediately before it was amended by the amendment
                    Act, continues to apply to the following--
                    (a) a relevant acquisition occurring before 1 February 2024,
                    (b) a relevant acquisition occurring on or after 1 February 2024 if the
                          acquisition arose from an agreement or arrangement entered into before
                          the introduction date.
              (2)   An acquisition of an interest in a unit trust scheme that has not been registered
                    under Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2 is taken to be an acquisition in a scheme
                    registered under the division if--
                     (a) the acquisition occurs on or after 1 February 2024, and
                    (b) an application is made to register the scheme before 1 May 2024, and
                     (c) the application is approved.
              Continuing application of duty exemption to certain electric vehicles
              (1)   This clause applies if--
                    (a) before 1 January 2024, a person had purchased, or paid a deposit for, a
                          battery electric vehicle or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, and
                    (b) immediately before 1 January 2024, the vehicle had not been registered.
              (2)   Section 270D, as in force immediately before its repeal by the amendment Act,
                    continues to apply in relation to the application to register the battery electric



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                    vehicle or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle resulting from the purchase or
                    payment of the deposit.
             (3)    In this clause--
                    battery electric vehicle has the same meaning as in the Electric Vehicles
                    (Revenue Arrangements) Act 2021.
                    hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle has the same meaning as in the Electric
                    Vehicles (Revenue Arrangements) Act 2021.
             Corporate reconstructions and consolidations
                    Sections 273B and 273F, as in force immediately before the sections were
                    amended by the amendment Act, continue to apply in relation to the
                    following--
                     (a) a transaction occurring before 1 February 2024,
                    (b) a transaction occurring on or after 1 February 2024 if--
                           (i) the application is made under section 273F on or before 1 April
                                2024, and
                          (ii) the transaction arose from an agreement or arrangement entered
                                into before the introduction date.
[20]   Dictionary
       Insert in alphabetical order--
                     disqualifying circumstance, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section
                     157AG(1).
                     imminent wholesale unit trust scheme, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see
                     section 157AD(1)(a)(ii).
                     investor directed portfolio service, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see
                     section 157AA.
                     private unit trust scheme, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section
                     157AA.
                     qualified investor, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section 157AB.
                     registered, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section 157AA.
                     responsible entity, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section 157AA.
                     wholesale unit trust scheme, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section
                     157AC(1).
                     wholly-owned subsidiary, for Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 2--see section
                     157AA.




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Schedule 2 Amendment of Electric Vehicles (Revenue Arrangements) Act 2021 No 25



Schedule 2            Amendment of Electric Vehicles (Revenue
                      Arrangements) Act 2021 No 25
      Section 9 Road user charges payable in relation to certain zero or low emissions
      vehicles
      Omit section 9(b). Insert instead--
                   (b) a zero or low emissions vehicle--
                           (i) that is registered for the first time before 1 January 2024, and
                          (ii) in relation to which duty was not paid under the Duties Act 1997,
                                 Chapter 9 because of the operation of repealed section 270D.
             (2)   In this section--
                   repealed section 270D means the Duties Act 1997, section 270D as in force
                   before its repeal by the Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act
                   2023.




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Schedule 3            Amendment of Land Tax Management Act 1956
                      No 26
[1]   Part 7 Valuation of land
      Omit Division 4A. Insert instead--

      Division 4          Tax threshold and premium rate threshold
      62O   Definitions
                   In this division--
                   land value means--
                    (a) for land other than a stratum--the land value of the land as determined
                          in accordance with the Valuation of Land Act 1916, and
                   (b) for a stratum--the land value of the stratum as determined in
                          accordance with the Valuation of Land Act 1916.
                   previous land tax year, for a land tax year, means the land tax year
                   immediately before the land tax year.
      62P   Tax threshold for 2006-2023
                  The tax threshold for the following land tax years is as follows--
                   (a) 2006--$352,000,
                   (b) 2007--$352,000,
                   (c) 2008--$359,000,
                   (d) 2009--$368,000,
                   (e) 2010--$376,000,
                   (f) 2011--$387,000,
                   (g) 2012--$396,000,
                   (h) 2013--$406,000,
                    (i) 2014--$412,000,
                    (j) 2015--$432,000,
                   (k) 2016--$482,000,
                    (l) 2017--$549,000,
                  (m) 2018--$629,000,
                   (n) 2019--$692,000,
                   (o) 2020--$734,000,
                   (p) 2021--$755,000,
                   (q) 2022--$822,000,
                   (r) 2023--$969,000.
      62Q   Tax threshold for 2024 onwards
            (1)    This section applies to calculate a tax threshold for a land tax year after the
                   2023 land tax year.
            (2)    The tax threshold for a land tax year is calculated by--
                   (a) calculating the average of the following--
                          (i) the indexed amount for the land tax year,


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                         (ii) the indexed amount for the previous land tax year,
                        (iii) the indexed amount for the land tax year immediately before the
                              previous land tax year, and
                  (b)   rounding the result to the nearest $1,000, with an amount of $500 being
                        rounded up.
            (3)   The indexed amount for a land tax year is the greater of--
                  (a) the adjusted amount for the land tax year, and
                  (b) the indexed amount for the previous land tax year.
            (4)   The adjusted amount for a land tax year is calculated by--
                  (a) applying the percentage change in land values calculated under section
                        62R in the last full calendar year before the land tax year to the adjusted
                        amount for the previous land tax year, and
                  (b) rounding the result to the nearest $1,000, with an amount of $500 being
                        rounded up.
            (5)   Despite any other provision of this section--
                  (a) the adjusted amount and the indexed amount for the 2022 land tax year
                        is $918,000, and
                  (b) the adjusted amount and the indexed amount for the 2023 land tax year
                        is $1,153,000.
     62R    Percentage change in land values
            (1)   Each calendar year the Valuer-General must calculate the percentage change
                  in land values by--
                   (a) calculating the percentage change in the total value of all relevant
                         parcels in the State between--
                          (i) 1 July in the previous calendar year, and
                         (ii) 1 July in the calendar year in which the calculation is being made,
                               and
                  (b) rounding the result to 3 decimal places, with an amount of 0.0005%
                         being rounded up.
            (2)   In this section--
                  relevant parcel means land--
                   (a) zoned under an environmental planning instrument principally for one
                          or more of the following--
                           (i) residential purposes,
                          (ii) commercial purposes,
                         (iii) industrial purposes,
                         (iv) a purpose prescribed by the regulations, and
                  (b) for which there is a land value in the Register for--
                           (i) 1 July in the previous calendar year, and
                          (ii) 1 July in the calendar year in which the calculation is being made,
                                and
                   (c) that meets the requirements, if any, specified by the regulations.
     62S    Premium rate threshold for 2009-2023
                  The premium rate threshold for the following land tax years is as follows--


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                   (a)    2009--$2,250,000,
                   (b)    2010--$2,299,000,
                   (c)    2011--$2,366,000,
                   (d)    2012--$2,421,000,
                   (e)    2013--$2,482,000,
                   (f)    2014--$2,519,000,
                   (g)    2015--$2,641,000,
                   (h)    2016--$2,947,000,
                    (i)   2017--$3,357,000,
                    (j)   2018--$3,846,000,
                   (k)    2019--$4,231,000,
                    (l)   2020--$4,488,000,
                  (m)     2021--$4,616,000,
                   (n)    2022--$5,026,000,
                   (o)    2023--$5,925,000.
      62T   Premium rate threshold for 2024 onwards
            (1)   This section applies to calculate a premium rate threshold for a land tax year
                  after the 2023 land tax year.
            (2)   The premium rate threshold for a land tax year (the relevant land tax year) is
                  calculated by--
                  (a) multiplying the premium rate threshold for the previous land tax year
                        and the tax threshold for the relevant land tax year, and
                  (b) dividing the result of the multiplication by the tax threshold for the
                        previous land tax year, and
                  (c) rounding the result of the division to the nearest $1,000, with an amount
                        of $500 being rounded up.
            (3)   For the purposes of calculating the premium rate threshold for the 2024 land
                  tax year only--
                   (a) the premium rate threshold for the 2023 land tax year is taken to be
                        $5,740,000, and
                  (b) the tax threshold for the 2023 land tax year is taken to be $939,000.
      62U   Publication of amounts
                  Each calendar year the Valuer-General must publish the following in the
                  Gazette on or before the first Friday in December--
                  (a) the percentage change in land values calculated in the calendar year
                        under section 62R,
                  (b) the adjusted amount and the indexed amount for the next land tax year
                        for section 62Q,
                  (c) the tax threshold for the next land tax year, including the indexed
                        amounts used to calculate the threshold,
                  (d) the premium rate threshold for the next land tax year.
[2]   Section 62Y Powers of entry and investigation
      Renumber as section 63 and move to Part 8.


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[3]   Part 7, Division 5
      Omit the division.
[4]   Part 9, heading
      Omit the heading.
[5]   Schedule 1A Principal place of residence exemption
      Insert after clause 14--
      15     Minimum interest to be held by person to claim exemption
             (1)   A person is not entitled to a principal place of residence exemption in relation
                   to land unless all the persons who use and occupy the land as a principal place
                   of residence together own at least a 25% interest in the land.
             (2)   This clause does not apply to a home buyer who is a participant in a shared
                   equity scheme that is approved by the Chief Commissioner under the Duties
                   Act 1997, section 281.
[6]   Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions
      Insert at the end of the schedule, with appropriate part and clause numbering--

      Part         Provisions consequent on enactment of Treasury
                   and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2023
             Repeal of Part 7, Division 4A
                   The repeal of Part 7, Division 4A does not affect an amount of a tax threshold
                   or a premium rate threshold determined under the division except as otherwise
                   provided in this part.
             Validation of tax threshold and premium rate threshold
             (1)   An amount set out in section 62P for a land tax year is taken to be the tax
                   threshold for the land tax year.
             (2)   An amount set out in section 62S for a land tax year is taken to be the premium
                   rate threshold for the land tax year.
             Principal place of residence exemption
             (1)   Schedule 1A, clause 15 does not prevent a person from being entitled to a
                   principal place of residence exemption in relation to land if the person was
                   previously entitled to the exemption in relation to the land.
             (2)   This clause ceases to apply at the end of 31 December 2025.




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Schedule 4 Amendment of Payroll Tax Act 2007 No 21



Schedule 4            Amendment of Payroll Tax Act 2007 No 21
[1]   Section 74A Groups arising from former entities
      Omit "former corporation" wherever occurring in section 74A(1) and (2).
      Insert instead "former entity".
[2]   Section 74A(5), definition of "former entity", paragraph (c)
      Omit "not longer". Insert instead "no longer".




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Schedule 5 Amendment of Taxation Administration Act 1996 No 97



Schedule 5            Amendment of Taxation Administration Act 1996
                      No 97
[1]   Section 25
      Omit the section. Insert instead--
       25   Remission of interest
             (1)   The Chief Commissioner may remit interest.
             (2)   The Chief Commissioner may issue guidelines setting out how interest must
                   be remitted under this division.
             (3)   If guidelines are issued, interest must be remitted only in accordance with the
                   guidelines.
             (4)   The imposition or remission of penalty tax is not relevant to the imposition or
                   remission of interest.
[2]   Section 33 Remission of penalty tax
      Insert at the end of the section--
             (2)   The imposition or remission of interest is not relevant to the imposition or
                   remission of penalty tax.
[3]   Section 85AA Disclosure of confidential tax information
      Omit "public sector" from section 85AA(2)(a). Insert instead "Public Service".




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Schedule 6 Amendments transferring funds



Schedule 6            Amendments transferring funds
6.1 Coal Innovation Administration Act 2008 No 50
      Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
      Insert at the end of the schedule, with appropriate part and clause numbering--

      Part         Provisions authorising transfer from Coal
                   Innovation NSW Fund
             Transfer from Coal Innovation NSW Fund
             (1)   On the commencement of this clause, $17,000,000 is transferred from the Coal
                   Innovation NSW Fund to the Consolidated Fund.
             (2)   This clause has effect despite anything in this Act or the Government Sector
                   Finance Act 2018.

6.2 NSW Generations Funds Act 2018 No 37
      Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
      Insert at the end of the schedule, with appropriate part and clause numbering--

      Part         Provisions authorising transfer from Debt
                   Retirement Fund
             Transfer from Debt Retirement Fund
             (1)   On the commencement of this clause, $4,582,033,000 is transferred from the
                   Debt Retirement Fund to the Consolidated Fund.
             (2)   This clause has effect despite anything in this Act or the Government Sector
                   Finance Act 2018.

6.3 Transport Administration Act 1988 No 109
      Schedule 7 Savings, transitional and other provisions
      Insert at the end of the schedule, with appropriate part and clause numbering--

      Part         Provisions authorising transfer from TfNSW Fund
             Transfer from TfNSW Fund
             (1)   On the commencement of this clause, $5,041,880,696 is transferred from the
                   TfNSW Fund to the Consolidated Fund.
             (2)   This clause has effect despite anything in this Act or the Government Sector
                   Finance Act 2018.




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