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ATO FOI 2012/87 local government tax

Issue
Does the payment of general rates to the entity, a local government, constitute the payment of an ‘Australian tax’,
for the purposes of subsection 81-5(1) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act)?
Decision

Yes, the payment of general rates to the entity constitutes the payment of an ‘Australian tax’, for the purposes

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Share the gem not the path

It’s extremely frustrating when people send me links with zero explanation. I no longer open them.
What we are in, is a maze of traps. We have a kazillion paths to investigate, research. I might be investigating, researching one, sometimes a couple of paths at a time. I need to get to the bottom of a path to find the … Read article

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Digital ID Bill 2024

Currently listed as a Bill (after “enacted” becomes an Act) [bold underline emphasis added] https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2324a/24bd058

Digital ID Bill 2024

Division 6—Other matters relating to accreditation
29 Digital IDs must be deactivated on request
(1) This section applies if an accredited identity service provider generates a digital ID of an individual.
(2) The accredited identity service provider must, if

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Is the cestui que trust real?

The Cestui Que Vie Act 1707

Land Title Practice Manual (Queensland) TrustManualltpm-part-51Highlighted (Part 51 pdf)
https://www.titlesqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/land-title-practice-manual.pdf (complete manual file url)
https://www.titlesqld.com.au/manual-guides/land-title-practice-manual/ (page url)

Part 51 – Trusts

[51-0100]

Trusts Generally
The only instruments or documents that may be registered to record trustees are:
• Form 5 or 5A – Transmissions by Death (as personal representatives);
• Form 1 – Transfer

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Article 61 Magna Carta invoked

Exhibit A

The following article was published on the Telegraph news website 24 March 2001 (retrieved by web archive recovery):

Published: 12:00AM GMT 24 Mar 2001
FOUR peers invoked ancient rights under the Magna Carta yesterday to petition the Queen to block closer integration with Europe.

The Duke of Rutland, Viscount Masserene and Ferrard, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell and Lord

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