Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (GOODS AND SERVICES TAX) ACT 1999 - SECT 80.80

Meaning of hybrid settlement sharing arrangement

  (1)   A hybrid settlement sharing arrangement is an arrangement:

  (a)   that relates to an accident or other incident or 2 or more related accidents or other incidents; and

  (b)   to which the parties are:

  (i)   an entity that is the * managing operator of a * nominal defendant settlement sharing arrangement, or entities that are managing operators of nominal defendant settlement sharing arrangements, that relate to the accidents or incidents; and

  (ii)   an * operator or operators of a * compulsory third party scheme or schemes who have issued * insurance policies to persons involved in the accidents or incidents; and

  (c)   under which:

  (i)   one party (the managing operator ) is to make one or more payments or supplies in settlement of a claim, under the compulsory third party scheme or one of the compulsory third party schemes involved, relating to the accidents or incidents; and

  (ii)   each other party (a contributing operator ) is to make a payment to the * managing operator in respect of that operator settling the claim.

Meaning of managing operator's payment or supply

  (2)   If a payment or supply mentioned in subparagraph   (1)(c)(i) is not a * CTP ancillary payment or supply, it is a managing operator's payment or supply .

Meaning of contributing operator's payment

  (3)   A payment mentioned in subparagraph   (1)(c)(ii), to the extent that it is not a fee to the * managing operator for managing the process of making settlements under the arrangement, is a contributing operator's payment .