EC 2016/2


Commonwealth of Australia

This legislative instrument replaces and repeals EC 2016/1 Exploration Development Incentive Modulation Factor - Declaration Instrument (No. 1) 2016

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

I, Bruce Collins, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, make this instrument as a delegate of the Commissioner of Taxation under subsection 418-90(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

1. Name of Determination

This instrument is the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 - Exploration Development Incentive Modulation Factor - Declaration Instrument (No. 2) 2016.

2. Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after its registration.

3. Repealing of existing instrument

This replacement instrument rectifies an incorrect date reference in the previous Legislative Instrument Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 - Exploration Development Incentive Modulation Factor - Declaration Instrument (No. 1) 2016, R20161124L007 registered on 25 November 2016.

4. Application

The modulation factor for the purposes of working out an entity's maximum exploration credit amount for the 2016-17 income year is 1.00.

5. Determination (Who is covered by this Determination)

This instrument applies to an entity that may create exploration credits under Subdivision 418-D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for the 2015-16 income year and calculates its maximum exploration credit amount for that income year in accordance with the method statement in subsection 418-85(2) to subsection 418-85(5) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

6. Definitions

Terms used in this instrument have the same meaning as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.



Dated 29 November 2016

Signed by Bruce Collins
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Taxation


Registration Number: F2016L01854

Registration Date: 2 December 2016

EC 2016/2 - Explanatory statement