New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DUTIES ACT 1997 - SECT 33

33 Shares, units, derivatives and interests (marketable securities)

(1) The rate of duty chargeable on dutiable transactions in respect of marketable securities is 60 cents per $100, or part, of the dutiable value of the marketable securities.

(3) A minimum rate of duty of $10 is chargeable under this section in respect of a transfer of shares of a corporation that is not the legal or beneficial owner of land in New South Wales.

(4) A rate of duty chargeable under this section does not apply to a dutiable transaction that confers a land use entitlement.

(5) If a provision of this Chapter provides that a duty of $50 is chargeable in respect of a transfer of marketable securities, and the duty charged at the rate provided for by subsection (1) would be less than $50, the duty chargeable is that lesser amount.

(6) This section is subject to section 273, which provides for a minimum duty of $10.

Note : Transactions in respect of shares or units that are quoted on the Australian Securities Exchange or a recognised stock exchange, or interests in such shares or units, are not dutiable transactions (see section 11 (2)).