Taxation Administration Act 1999

If a tax default happens, the taxpayer is liable to pay interest on the amount of tax unpaid calculated on a daily basis from the end of the last day for payment until the day it is paid at the interest rate from time to time applying under this division.

Interest is payable under this section in relation to a tax default that consists of a failure to pay penalty tax under division 5.2 but is not payable in relation to any failure to pay interest under this division.