Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon. Michael Sukkar MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| BAS | Business Activity Statement |
| Bill | Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| Criminal Code | The Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 |
| GIC | General Interest Charge |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| GST Act | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| LCT | Luxury Car Tax |
| PAYG | Pay-as-you-go |
| PRRT | Petroleum Resource Rent Tax |
| RBA | Running Balance Account |
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |
| WET | Wine Equalisation Tax |