Imposition of surcharge purchaser duty on transactions that are not transfers
104N Imposition of surcharge purchaser duty on transactions that are not transfers
(cf section 9)
The duty charged by this Chapter on a surcharge duty transaction referred to in section 104L (1) (b) is to be charged as if each such surcharge duty transaction were a transfer of residential-related property.
Accordingly, for the purpose of charging duty under this Chapter, in relation to a surcharge duty transaction specified in Column 1 of the following Table—
the property specified opposite the surcharge duty transaction in Column 2 is taken to be the property transferred (and a reference in this Act to property transferred includes a reference to such property), and
the person specified opposite the surcharge duty transaction in Column 3 is taken to be the transferee of the residential-related property (and a reference in this Act to a transferee includes a reference to such a person), and
the transfer of the residential-related property is taken to have occurred at the time specified opposite the surcharge duty transaction in Column 4 (and a reference in this Act to the time at which a transfer occurs includes a reference to such a time).
Table
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Surcharge duty transaction
Property transferred
Transferee
When transfer occurs
agreement for sale or transfer
the property agreed to be sold or transferred
any foreign person who is a purchaser or transferee
when the agreement is entered into
declaration of trust
the property vested or to be vested in the declarant
any person declaring the trust who, because of the declaration, is a foreign trustee in respect of the trust
when the declaration is made
surrender
the surrendered property
any foreign person to whom the property is surrendered
when the surrender takes place
foreclosure
the mortgaged property
any foreign person who is a mortgagee
when the foreclosure order is made
vesting by court order
the vested property
any foreign person in whom the property is vested
when the order is made
enlargement of a term in land into a fee simple
the estate in fee simple
any foreign person who acquires the estate in fee simple
when the term is enlarged
vesting by statute law
the vested land in New South Wales
any foreign person in whom the land is vested
when the vesting by statute law occurs
lease
the leased property
any foreign person who is the lessee
when the lease is entered into
Note.
See also section 104O and Part 2 of Chapter 3 for other transactions that are deemed to be transfers of residential-related property under this Chapter.
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