A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 1999

Statutory Rules No. 231, 1999

made under the

A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date:                              13 October 2018

Includes amendments up to:            F2018L01429

Registered:                                         22 October 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 13 October 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                             1

1............ Name of Regulations........................................................................... 1

3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

Part 2—Information for Australian Business Register                                  2

4............ Declarations........................................................................................ 2

5............ Details for any entity (Act s 25(2))..................................................... 2

6............ Details for certain entities (Act s 25(2)).............................................. 2

Part 3—Access to Australian Business Register                                                  3

7............ Fee for copies (Act s 26, s 27)............................................................ 3

8............ Prescribed details................................................................................ 3

Part 4—Disclosure of information                                                                               4

9............ Prescribed bodies and purposes (Act s 30)......................................... 4

Endnotes                                                                                                                                      5

Endnote 1—About the endnotes                                                                              5

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key                                                                                  6

Endnote 3—Legislation history                                                                               7

Endnote 4—Amendment history                                                                             9

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name of Regulations

                   These Regulations are the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 1999.

3  Definitions

                   In these Regulations:

Act means the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

entity has the meaning given in section 37 of the Act.

Part 2—Information for Australian Business Register

4  Declarations

             (1)  This regulation applies to:

                     (a)  a person applying for registration under section 9 of the Act; and

                     (b)  a person lodging information with the Registrar under section 15 of the Act.

             (2)  The person must declare in writing that information given to the Registrar for the purposes of section 9 or 15 of the Act is accurate and complete.

5  Details for any entity (Act s 25(2))

                   For paragraph 25(2)(b) of the Act, the Registrar must enter the following details for an entity:

                     (a)  any business name registered to the entity on the Business Names Register established and maintained under section 22 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011;

                     (b)  the entity’s principal place of business;

                     (c)  the kind of entity that is being registered;

                     (d)  the Australian New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification code for the business conducted by the entity.

6  Details for certain entities (Act s 25(2))

                   For paragraph 25(2)(b) of the Act, the Registrar must also enter each of the following details that relates to the entity:

                     (a)  the entity’s Australian Company Number;

                     (b)  the entity’s Australian Registered Body Number;

                     (c)  the name of the entity’s public officer;

                     (d)  the name of the entity’s trustee or trustees;

                     (e)  the entity’s e‑mail address;

                      (f)  the date of effect of the change of the entity’s ABN under Division 6 of Part 2 of the Act;

                     (g)  the date of effect of the cancellation of the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register under that Division.

Part 3—Access to Australian Business Register

7  Fee for copies (Act s 26, s 27)

             (1)  For subsections 26(1) and 27(4) of the Act, the fee payable for a copy of an entry in, or a certified copy of or extract from, the Australian Business Register is the sum of:

                     (a)  $20 for the first page of the copy, certified copy or extract; and

                     (b)  $0.10 per page for any subsequent page.

             (2)  However, a fee is not payable for a single copy of an entry in the Register if the copy is given to the entity to which the entry relates.

             (3)  In any particular case, the Registrar may reduce or waive the fee mentioned in subregulation (1) if the payment of the fee would impose financial hardship on the payer.

8  Prescribed details

             (1)  For paragraph 26(3)(k) of the Act, the following details are prescribed:

                     (a)  if the Registrar has changed the entity’s ABN—the date of the change;

                     (b)  if the Registrar has cancelled the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register—the date of the cancellation;

                     (c)  a name used for business purposes by the entity that appeared in the entry immediately before Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 commenced.

             (2)  Paragraph (1)(c) ceases to have effect on 1 November 2023.

Part 4—Disclosure of information

9  Prescribed bodies and purposes (Act s 30)

             (1)  For subparagraphs 30(3)(c)(viii) and (d)(vi) of the Act:

                     (a)  an Agency Head is a prescribed body, and the purpose of carrying out a function of the Agency is a prescribed purpose for that body; and

                     (b)  the head (however described) of a Department of State of a State or Territory is a prescribed body, and the purpose of carrying out a function of the Department is a prescribed purpose for that body; and

                     (c)  the Employment Advocate is a prescribed body, and the purpose of carrying out a function of the Employment Advocate is a prescribed purpose for that body; and

                     (d)  the Australian Trade and Investment Commission is a prescribed body, and the purpose of carrying out a function of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission is a prescribed purpose for that body.

             (2)  In subregulation (1):

Agency has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.

Agency Head has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.

Australian Trade and Investment Commission means the body continued in existence by section 7 of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985.

Employment Advocate means the Employment Advocate established by section 83BA of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history