I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009.
Dated 12 November 2009
Governor-General
By Her Excellency's Command
NICK SHERRY
Contents
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Regulations 4
2 Commencement 4
3 Definitions 4
4 Recognition as recognised BAS agent association 4
5 Recognition as recognised tax agent association 7
6 Meaning of tax agent service -- services that are not tax agent services 10
Part 2 Registration
7 Eligibility for registration as BAS agent -- prescribed requirements 11
8 Eligibility for registration as tax agent -- prescribed requirements 11
9 Application for registration -- processing fees 11
Part 3 Investigations
10 Power to require witnesses to attend -- allowances and expenses 12
Part 4 The Tax Practitioners Board
11 Administrative assistance to the Board 13
12 Register of registered and deregistered tax agents and BAS agents 14
Schedule 1 Requirements to become recognised BAS agent associations and tax agent associations 16
Part 1 Recognised BAS agent association 16
Part 2 Recognised tax agent association 18
Schedule 2 Eligibility for registration as BAS agent or tax agent -- prescribed requirements 21
Part 1 BAS agents 21
Division 1 Requirements 21
Division 2 Meaning of relevant experience 22
Part 2 Tax agents 22
Division 1 Requirements 22
Division 2 Meaning of relevant experience 25
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