Duties Act 1997

Duty is not chargeable in respect of a transaction or instrument to the extent that it is, or effects, any of the following—

the issue or making of an asset-backed security,

the transfer or assignment of or other dealing with an asset-backed security,

the discharge, cancellation or termination of an asset-backed security,

an instrument that, in the Chief Commissioner’s opinion, was executed for the purpose of creating, issuing or marketing asset-backed securities,

a mortgage over the interest of a person in a pool of assets, being a mortgage relating to debt securities that are asset-backed securities issued by the person to secure the repayment of financial accommodation provided to the person,

a mortgage over a financial asset or pool of assets or part of a pool of assets in connection with creating, issuing, marketing or securing an asset-backed security,

a policy of insurance covering any or all assets in a pool of assets acquired or held for the purpose of issuing asset-backed securities, but only so far as the instrument relates to asset-backed securities.

In this section, mortgage includes a charge.