Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TAXATION ADMINISTRATION ACT 1953 - SECT 8ZG

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   upon the conviction of a person for a taxation offence, the court before which the person is convicted, in addition to imposing a penalty on the person, orders the person to pay an amount to the Commissioner; and

  (b)   the court has civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount;

the order is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commissioner.

  (2)   Where:

  (a)   upon conviction of a person for a taxation offence, the court before which the person is convicted, in addition to imposing a penalty on the person, orders the person to pay an amount to the Commissioner; and

  (b)   the court:

  (i)   does not have civil jurisdiction; or

  (ii)   has civil jurisdiction, but does not have civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount;

the proper officer of the court shall issue to the Commissioner a certificate in the prescribed form containing the prescribed particulars.

  (3)   The certificate may, in the prescribed manner and subject to the prescribed conditions (if any), be registered in a court having civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount ordered to be paid to the Commissioner.

  (4)   Upon registration under subsection   (3), the certificate is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commissioner.

  (5)   The costs of registration of the certificate and other proceedings under this section shall, subject to the prescribed conditions (if any), be deemed to be payable under the certificate.