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LIMITATION OF ACTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2004

                                                                     PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

                                                           Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004
Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents




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                                                                          TABLE OF PROVISIONS
                                                    Clause                                                                  Page
                                                      1.     Purpose                                                           1
                                                      2.     Commencement                                                      2
                                                      3.     Limitation on proceeding for recovery of tax                      2
                                                      4.     New section 20B inserted                                          3
                                                             20B. Limitation on recovery of tax or amount attributable to
                                                                     tax                                                       3
                                                      5.     New section 38B inserted                                          5
                                                             38B. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction                    5
                                                      6.     New section 39A inserted                                          6
                                                             39A. Transitional--2004 amending Act                              6
                                                                               

                                                    ENDNOTES                                                                   7




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                                                    551163B.I1-5/3/2004                            BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Initiated in Assembly 2 March 2004 Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents A BILL to amend the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 and for other purposes. Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Limitation of Actions Act 1958-- (a) in relation to the application of section 20A 5 of that Act (limitation on proceeding for recovery of tax); and (b) to prevent the recovery of windfall gains in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount attributable to a tax. 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004 1

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 s. 2 Act No. 2. Commencement This Act is deemed to have come into operation Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents on 4 March 2004. 3. Limitation on proceeding for recovery of tax 5 See: (1) In section 20A(1) of the Limitation of Actions Act No. Act 1958-- 6295. Reprint No. 8 (a) after "purported tax" insert "or by way of an as at 30 June 2003. amount that is attributable to tax or purported LawToday: tax"; www.dms. dpc.vic. 10 (b) after "fact)" insert "or under colour of gov.au authority". (2) In section 20A(2) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958-- (a) after "purported tax" insert "or by way of an 15 amount that is attributable to tax or purported tax"; (b) for "an Act" (where twice occurring) substitute "a law". (3) After section 20A(2) of the Limitation of Actions 20 Act 1958 insert-- "(2A) Sub-sections (1) and (2) apply to a proceeding between parties of any kind.". (4) In section 20A(3) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958-- 25 (a) for "the Act" substitute "the law"; (b) for "an Act" substitute "a law"; (c) after "of tax" insert "or of an amount that is attributable to tax"; (d) for "that Act" substitute "that law". 2 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 s. 4 Act No. (5) In section 20A(5) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958, insert the following definition-- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents ' "law" means-- (a) an Act; or 5 (b) a subordinate instrument within the meaning of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984; or (c) any other instrument that-- (i) applies as a law of Victoria; or 10 (ii) is made under, and is enforceable in accordance with, the provisions of an Act or of an instrument referred to in paragraph (b) or sub- paragraph (i);'. 15 4. New section 20B inserted After section 20A of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 insert-- '20B. Limitation on recovery of tax or amount attributable to tax 20 (1) A proceeding to which this section applies is only maintainable to the extent that the person bringing the proceeding (the claimant) satisfies the court that recovery of the money would not result in a windfall 25 gain to the claimant. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), recovery of money would not result in a windfall gain to the claimant if-- (a) the claimant has not charged to, or 30 recovered from, and will not charge to or recover from, any other person an amount in respect of that money, whether or not that amount was itemised or otherwise separately 3 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 s. 4 Act No. identified in any invoice or other document issued by the claimant; or Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents (b) the claimant has reimbursed, or has entered into an unconditional and 5 enforceable agreement to reimburse, each other person to whom the claimant has charged, or from whom the claimant has recovered, an amount in respect of that money. 10 (3) This section applies to-- (a) a proceeding between parties of any kind for the recovery of money paid by way of-- (i) tax or purported tax; or 15 (ii) an amount that is attributable to tax or purported tax-- under a mistake (either of law or of fact) or under colour of authority; or (b) a proceeding between parties of any 20 kind for the recovery of money so paid that is recoverable because of the invalidity of a law or provision of a law. (4) In this section-- 25 "claimant" includes a predecessor or successor of a claimant; "law" means-- (a) an Act; or (b) a subordinate instrument within 30 the meaning of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984; or 4 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 s. 5 Act No. (c) any other instrument that-- (i) applies as a law of Victoria; Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents or (ii) is made under, and is 5 enforceable in accordance with, the provisions of an Act or of an instrument referred to in paragraph (b) or sub-paragraph (i); 10 "proceeding" includes-- (a) seeking the grant of any relief or remedy in the nature of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus or quo warranto, or the grant of a 15 declaration of right or an injunction; or (b) seeking any order under the Administrative Law Act 1978; "tax" includes fee, charge or other impost.'. 20 5. New section 38B inserted After section 38A of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 insert-- "38B. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction (1) It is the intention of section 20A, as amended 25 by section 3 of the Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004, to alter or vary section 85 of the Constitution Act 1975. (2) It is the intention of section 20B to alter or vary section 85 of the Constitution Act 30 1975.". 5 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 s. 6 Act No. 6. New section 39A inserted After section 39 of the Limitation of Actions Act Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents 1958 insert-- "39A. Transitional--2004 amending Act 5 The amendments made to this Act by the Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 apply to and in relation to money paid before, on or after 4 March 2004 but do not apply to a proceeding commenced before 10 that date.". 6 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

Limitation of Actions (Amendment) Act 2004 Endnotes Act No. ENDNOTES Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria. 7 551163B.I1-5/3/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 5/3/2004

 


 

 


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