A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

Chapter 4 - The special rules  

Part 4-7 - Special rules mainly about returns, payments and refunds  

Note:

The special rules in this Part mainly modify the operation of Part 2-7 , but they may affect other Parts of Chapter 2 in minor ways.

Division 162 - Payment of GST by instalments  

Subdivision 162-A - Electing to pay GST by instalments  

162-10   Your current GST lodgment record  

(1)    
If you are not a *member of a *GST group, your current GST lodgment record is the period, immediately preceding the current tax period applying to you, that is covered by tax periods applying to you for which you have given *GST returns to the Commissioner.

(2)    
If you are a *member of a *GST group, your current GST lodgment record is the period, immediately preceding the current tax period applying to you, that is covered by tax periods applying to you:

(a) for which you have given *GST returns to the Commissioner; and

(b) during which the membership of the GST group has not changed.

(3)    
However, if you have been (but are not currently) the *representative member of a *GST group, any tax periods applying to you during which you were such a representative member are not to be counted towards your current GST lodgment record.