Thursday, 14 November 2019


Written responses to questions without notice

Commercial passenger vehicle industry


In reply to Mr BARTON

Written responses to questions without notice

Responses have been incorporated in the form provided to Hansard and received in the period shown.

1 November to 14 November 2019

Commercial passenger vehicle industry

In reply to  Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (30 October 2019)

Mr JENNINGS (South Eastern Metropolitan—Leader of the Government, Special Minister of State, Minister for Priority Precincts, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs):

The then Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, and the independent Chair of the Fairness Fund, consistently advised payment recipients to seek their own tax advice because the taxation of payments may vary depending on individual circumstances. The Department engaged with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), provided all relevant information and responded to questions from officials at the ATO so that the ATO could ascertain how the Commonwealth law applied to payments from the Fairness Fund.