A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

PART 3 - PAYMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (OTHER THAN CHILD CARE SUBSIDY AND ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE SUBSIDY)  

Division 1 - Family tax benefit  

Subdivision A - Making claims  

SECTION 8A   Tax file number requirement to be satisfied for claim in substitution because of the death of another individual to be effective  

8A(1)    
This section sets out the tax file number requirement that must be satisfied in relation to a claim for the purposes of paragraph 7(2) (c) (which states what is required for claims in substitution because of the death of another individual to be effective).

8A(2)    
The requirement is that a statement of one of the kinds set out in subsection (3), (4) or (5) must be made in relation to each TFN substitution person.

Statement of tax file number

8A(3)    
The first kind of statement that can be made is a statement of a TFN substitution person's tax file number. Regardless of whom the TFN substitution person is, this kind of statement can be made by the claimant only.

Statement that TFN substitution person does not know what his or her tax file number is

8A(4)    
The second kind of statement that can be made is a statement by a TFN substitution person who was the deceased individual's partner during the period in respect of which the payment is claimed to the effect that the TFN substitution person:

(a) has a tax file number but does not know what it is; and

(b) has asked the Commissioner of Taxation to inform the person of his or her tax file number; and

(c) authorises the Commissioner of Taxation to tell the Secretary:

(i) whether the person has a tax file number; and

(ii) if the person has a tax file number - that number.

Statement that an application for a tax file number is pending

8A(5)    
The third kind of statement that can be made is a statement by the TFN substitution person who was the deceased individual's partner during the period in respect of which the payment is claimed to the effect that the TFN substitution person:

(a) has an application for a tax file number pending; and

(b) authorises the Commissioner of Taxation to tell the Secretary:

(i) if a tax file number is issued to the person - that number; or

(ii) if the application is refused - that the application has been refused; or

(iii) if the application is withdrawn - that the application has been withdrawn.

How statement to be given

8A(6)    
A statement made by the claimant must be made in the claim. A statement made by a TFN substitution person must be in a document, in a form approved by the Secretary, that the claimant gives the Secretary together with the claim.

Exemption from tax file number requirement

8A(7)    
The Secretary may determine that the requirement in subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a TFN substitution person if the claimant does not know the person's TFN.

8A(8)    
The Secretary may determine that the requirement in subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a TFN substitution person if the claimant cannot obtain a statement referred to in subsection (4) or (5) in respect of the person.