Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1999 (11 of 1999)

Schedule 1   Running balance accounts, general interest charge and related matters

Part 1   Amendments

Sales Tax Assessment Act 1992

306   Section 91ZC

Repeal the section, substitute:

91ZC Failure to pay deducted amounts

If any of the amount which a person must pay to the Commissioner under subsection 91Z(1) remains unpaid after the time by which it is due to be paid, the person is liable to pay the general interest charge on the unpaid amount for each day in the period that:

(a) started at the beginning of the day by which the amount was due to be paid; and

(b) finishes at the end of the last day on which, at the end of the day, any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the amount;

(ii) general interest charge on any of the amount.

Note: The general interest charge is worked out under Division 1 of Part IIA of theTaxation Administration Act 1953.