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246 Exemption—specified foreign retirees(1) AFAD is not imposed on a relevant transaction to the extent of a relevant acquirer’s interest in dutiable property under the transaction if—(a) the transaction is the transfer, or agreement for transfer, of the property; and(b) at the time the liability for transfer duty on the transaction arises—(i) the relevant acquirer is a specified foreign retiree; and(ii) the property is AFAD residential land; and(iii) the relevant acquirer’s interest in the property is not held on trust; and(c) the relevant acquirer will occupy a residence on the land as the acquirer’s principal place of residence—(i) for a residence on the land at the time the liability for transfer duty on the transaction arises—within 1 year after the day on which the acquirer is entitled to possession of the land under the transaction; or(ii) otherwise—within 2 years after the day on which the acquirer is entitled to possession of the land under the transaction.(2) In this section—
"class of visa" means a class of visa under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 31.
"interest" , of a relevant acquirer in dutiable property under a relevant transaction, means the proportion that the share of the acquirer under the transaction bears to the total of the shares of all acquirers under the transaction.
"relevant acquirer" , of dutiable property, means—(a) for the transfer, or agreement for the transfer, of dutiable property under a dutiable transaction—a transferee of the property; or(b) for an agreement for the transfer of dutiable property entered into by an agent on behalf of a principal within the meaning of section 240(2)(a)—the principal for the property.
"specified foreign retiree" means—(a) a foreign individual who holds a class of visa referred to as a Subclass 405 (Investor Retirement) visa or Subclass 410 (Retirement) visa; or(b) a foreign individual—(i) who applied on or after 8 May 2018 for a class of visa referred to as a Subclass 103 (Parent) visa or Subclass 143 (Contributory Parent) visa; and(ii) whose last substantive visa, held before making the application, was the class of visa mentioned in paragraph (a); and(iii) whose application has not been decided.
"substantive visa" see the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 5.