Indirect Tax Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (92 of 2000)

Schedule 11   Other amendments

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

8B   At the end of Division 42

Add:

42-10 Goods returned to Australia in an unaltered condition

An importation of goods is a non-taxable importation if:

(a) the goods were exported from Australia and are returned to Australia, without having been subject to any treatment, industrial processing, repair, renovation, alteration or any other process since their export; and

(b) the importer was not entitled to, and did not claim, a payment under Division 168 (about the tourist refund scheme) related to the export of the goods; and

(c) the importer:

(i) is the manufacturer of the goods; or

(ii) has previously acquired the goods, and the supply by means of which the importer acquired the goods was a *taxable supply (or would have been a taxable supply but for section 66-45); or

(iii) has previously imported the goods, and the previous importation was a *taxable importation in respect of which the GST was paid.

Note: An importation covered by this section may also be duty-free under item 17 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.