Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS NUMBER) ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Formalities

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

           Division 2--Objects

   3.      Objects  

           Division 3--Application of this Act

   4.      Crown bound by this Act  
   5.      Application to government entities, non - profit sub - entities, superannuation funds and certain RSE licensees  
   5A.     Application to religious practitioners and religious institutions  
   6.      Application of Criminal Code  
   7.      Application to the external Territories  

   PART 2--REGISTERING--FOR ABN PURPOSES

           Division 4--Registration

   8.      Are you entitled to an ABN?  
   9.      Applying for an ABN  
   9A.     Applying for registration of representatives  
   10.     Registrar must register you if conditions met  
   10A.    Registrar must register your representative if conditions met  
   11.     Steps taken by Registrar to register you  
   11A.    Steps taken by Registrar to register your representative  
   12.     If you are registered, notices may be sent to you at your registered address for service  
   13.     Refusal to register  

           Division 5--Your obligations if you are registered

   14.     You must notify Registrar of changes to matters set out in the Register  
   15.     Obligation to give Registrar information if requested  
   16.     Application of sections 14 and 15 to partnerships, unincorporated associations and bodies and certain RSE licensees  

           Division 6--Variation and cancellation of registration

   17.     Registrar may change your ABN  
   18.     When your registration can be cancelled  
   19.     Reinstating your registration  

           Division 8--Review of reviewable ABN decisions

   21.     Review of reviewable ABN decisions  

           Division 9--Offences

   23.     Identification offences  

   PART 3--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 10--The Australian Business Register

   24.     The Australian Business Register  
   25.     Entries in the Australian Business Register  
   26.     Access to certain information in the Australian Business Register  
   27.     Evidentiary value of the Australian Business Register  

           Division 11--Other administrative matters

   28.     The Registrar  
   29.     Annual report on operation of this Act  
   29A.    Adjustments to details  
   30.     Protection of confidentiality of information  
   31.     Regulations  

   PART 4--RULES--FOR INTERPRETING THIS ACT

           Division 12--Identifying defined terms

   32.     When defined terms are identified  
   33.     When terms are not identified  
   34.     Identifying the defined term in a definition  

           Division 13--What forms part of this Act

   35.     What forms part of this Act  
   36.     What does not form part of this Act  

           Division 15--The Dictionary

   41.     Dictionary