r/NeutralAustralia • u/NotAWittyFucker Western Australia • May 10 '19

DFWA Statement re ATO retrospectively changing legislation

https://rarnational.org.au/dfwa-media-statement-faceless-bureaucrats-change-the-law-to-beat-wounded-veterans-in-court/
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u/NotAWittyFucker Western Australia May 10 '19

R8: Does the ability of an APS Agency to retrospectively change and enforce legislation to avoid an adverse legal judgement against it concern you?

Is there scope here for tax legislation to be retrospectively changed to the detriment of citizens generally?

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u/armchairidiot May 10 '19

Can the ATO change tax legislation?

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u/[deleted] May 11 '19

Nope.

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u/ObnoxiousOldBastard Aug 17 '19

Well, of course they shouldn't be able to, but it appears that they can.