SECTION 1
SHORT TITLE
1
This Act may be cited as the
Income Tax (Mining Withholding Tax)
Act 1979.
SECTION 2
COMMENCEMENT
2
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
SECTION 3
INTERPRETATION
3
In this Act, ``Assessment Act'' means the
Income Tax
Assessment Act 1936.
SECTION 4
INCORPORATION
4
The Assessment Act is incorporated and shall be read as one with this Act.
SECTION 5
IMPOSITION OF TAX
5
The tax known as income tax, to the extent that it is payable in accordance with section 128V of the Assessment Act, is imposed, and shall be levied and paid.
SECTION 6
RATE OF TAX
6
The rate of income tax imposed by this Act is 4%.
History
S 6 amended by No 138 of 1994, s 118, applicable to mining payments made or applied on or after 30 June 1994, by substituting ``4%'' for ``5.8%''.
S 6 amended by No 109 of 1986 and No 103 of 1982.