This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Acts consolidated and repealed 4. Interpretation 4A. Application of Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1970 4B. Application of Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1975 4C. Application of Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1976 4D. Application of Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1977 4E. Non-application of this Act to the estates of persons who die on or after 1/1/80 5. Commissioner of Succession Duties and administration of Act 6. Reciprocity in the deduction of duty paid in respect of foreign property PART 2--Imposition and ascertainment of succession duties 7. Succession duties payable by administrator 8. Property on which duty is payable 8A. Property passing to spouse exempt from duty 9. Calculation of net present value of property derived 9B. Relief from duty on successive deaths 10. Property derived from a deceased person 10A. Certain covenants to pay to be dispositions of property 10B. Valuation of unlisted shares 10C. Agreement as to value of share in partnership may be disregarded 10D. Ascertainment of value of debt 11. Duty to be a first charge on real and personal estate 12. Administrator to file statement 13. Reasonable funeral and testamentary expenses may be deducted 13A. Costs of solicitor 15. Commissioner may extend time for filing statement 16. If statement not filed, or commissioner dissatisfied therewith etc the commissioner may assess duty 16A. Duty payable by trustee etc 17. Supply of copies of grants to commissioner 18. Security for payment of duties etc 19. As to administration during minority or absence from South Australia 19A. Donatio Mortis Causa to vest in administrator 23. Settlements and deeds of gift to be registered 24. Mode of registering 25. If settlement or deed of gift registered under the Real Property Act 1886 certified copy to be produced in lieu of original 31. Property conveyed or assigned to evade duty, liable to duty 33. Certain increases of benefit and beneficial interests accruing not subject to duty 38. Commissioner may require payment of duty before he approves statement 38A. Commissioner may extend time for payment of duty 42. Increase of succession duties 42A. Imposition of duties as varied PART 3--Sales for non-payment of duty 43. Property may be ordered to be sold 44. Purchaser not bound to inquire 45. When land sold under order, court may make vesting order PART 4--Adjustment of duty 46. Administrator or trustee to adjust duties 46A. Additional power of administrator to recover duties in certain cases 47. Power of court to make order when duties not adjusted 48. When limited interest taken, duty thereon payable out of corpus 49. Pending appeal not to delay payment of duty 50. Property not to be disposed of until duty paid 51. Interest on duty 52. Duty deemed a debt due to Crown 53. Power to compromise duties 54. When too little duty paid 55. When too much duty paid PART 4A--Remission of duty on estates of persons dying on active service 55A. Application of Part 55AA. Application of Part 4A to Korean war and certain other operations 55B. Remission of duty in case of persons dying on active service 55C. Remission of duty in case of successive deaths caused by war 55D. Remission of duty on estates of members of allied forces having foreign domiciles PART 4B--Rebate of duty on property passing to ancestors, descendants, brothers and sisters of the deceased 55E. Interpretation 55F. Rebate to ancestor, descendent, brother or sister 55G. Special rebate for rural property 55H. General statutory amount 55J. Special statutory amount in respect of rural property 55K. Administrator to apply in certain cases 55L. Valuation of land used for primary production 55M. Valuation of dwellinghouse 55N. Further provisions as to rural property PART 5--General provisions 56. Duty on property given to uncertain person etc 56B. Rate of duty on property derived by children adopted de facto 57. Legacies to certain public bodies 58. Where charge of duty duplicated, only one duty to be payable 59. Estimate of value of property 60. Validity of assessments 61. Appeal from commissioner 61A. Objections against assessments 62. Commissioner to keep books and give receipt for duty 63. Duties of Registrar-General 63A. Prohibition of dealing with shares etc 63B. Certificate as to payment of duties etc 64. Inspection of documents in Lands Titles or General Registry Office 65. Power to use taxation returns for verification purposes 66. If any person makes default in delivering statement etc court may order same to be done 67. Persons interested may inspect statements filed and have copies 68. Protection to bona fide purchaser etc 69. Admissibility in evidence of unregistered settlements and deeds of gift 70. Certificate of registration to be prima facie evidence of registration 71. Evidence of assessments 72. Affidavits 73. Person making a false oath guilty of perjury 74. Penalty for making a false statement, or fraudulent alteration in a statement 75. Penalty for failing or omitting to file statements or accounts 77. Non-payment of penalties PART 6--Regulations 78. Regulations Schedule 1--Acts repealed Schedule 2--Amount of duties payable on property chargeable with duty under this Act Legislative history The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: