(1) If:
(a) an entity becomes the * holder of a * registered emissions unit; and
(b) either:
(i) the entity and the previous holder of the unit did not deal with each other at * arm's length; or
(ii) the previous holder is the entity's * associate; and
(c) the entity did not pay or give consideration equal to the * market value of the unit for becoming the holder of the unit;
the entity is treated as if:
(d) the entity had incurred expenditure in becoming the holder of the unit; and
(e) the amount of the expenditure were equal to that market value.
(2) This section does not apply if a * registered emissions unit * held by an individual just before the individual's death:
(a) devolves to the individual's * legal personal representative; or
(b) * passes to a beneficiary in the individual's estate.
(3) This section does not apply to the issue of an * Australian carbon credit unit under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 .