The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This order is administered by the Inland Revenue Department.

This order is made under section 6H(4) of the Tax Administration Act 1994—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Revenue, made in accordance with section 6H(4) of that Act.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Extension of application of section 6I of Act
4	Revocation
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Order

1 Title

This order is the Tax Administration (COVID-19 Response Variations) Order 2021.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 30 September 2021.

3 Extension of application of section 6I of Act

The application of section 6I of the Tax Administration Act 1994 is extended for a further period that starts on 1 October 2021 and ends on 30 September 2022.

4 Revocation

This order is revoked on 1 October 2022.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 30 September 2021 and is revoked on 1 October 2022, extends the application of section 6I of the Tax Administration Act 1994 (the Act) until 30 September 2022.

Section 6I gives the Commissioner of Inland Revenue discretion to vary due dates, or other requirements, when compliance with those requirements becomes impossible, impractical, or unreasonable in the circumstances arising from either COVID-19 response measures or as a consequence of COVID-19. As contemplated by section 6H(4) of the Act, this order extends the Commissioner’s ability to exercise this discretion for another year.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 2 September 2021.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Tax Administration (COVID-19 Response Variations) Order 2021 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Tax Administration (COVID-19 Response Variations) Order 2021 (LI 2021/234): clause 4

Tax Administration (COVID-19 Response Variations) Order 2021