Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ACT 1967 - SECT 4

  (1)   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"acquisition" has the meaning given by section   195 - 1 of the GST Act.

"approved form" has the meaning given by section   995 - 1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Taxation.

"Convention" means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule.

"Customs Minister" means the Minister administering the Customs Act 1901.

"GST Act" means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 .

"indirect tax" means:

  (a)   GST within the meaning of section   195 - 1 of the GST Act; or

  (b)   luxury car tax within the meaning of section   27 - 1 of the Luxury Car Tax Act; or

  (c)   wine equalisation tax within the meaning of section   33 - 1 of the Wine Equalisation Tax Act.

"Luxury Car Tax Act" means the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 .

"mission" means a diplomatic mission.

"overseas country" means a country other than Australia or an external Territory.

"prescribed overseas country" means an overseas country prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

"Wine Equalisation Tax Act" means the A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999 .

  (2)   In this Act, expressions defined by the Convention have the same respective meanings as they have in the Convention.