(1) Any duty or other
tax imposed by or under a law of this State is not payable in relation to
—
(a) an
exempt matter; or
(b)
anything done (including, for example, a transaction entered into or an
instrument or document made, executed, lodged or given) because of, or arising
out of, an exempt matter.
(2) In this section
—
exempt matter means a transfer of assets or
liabilities —
(a) that
is made for the purpose of ensuring that a person does not carry on a business
of producing, purchasing or selling natural gas or processable gas in breach
of any ring fencing requirements of any national gas legislation or for the
purpose of the separation of certain businesses or business activities from
other businesses or business activities of a person as required by an AER ring
fencing determination; and
(b) that
the Minister and the Treasurer declare from time to time, by order notice of
which is published in the Government Gazette , to be an exempt matter for the
purposes of this section.