By Natalie Gosper, a Solicitor in our Commercial Law team.
In 2016 and continuing in early 2017, we saw many changes to legislation affecting both vendors and purchasers of property. These changes largely came about due to the new Commonwealth Reporting Requirements (CRR).
The CRR places requirements on States and Territories to report transfers of freehold or leasehold interests in land. The information collected is used for data matching by the ATO to ensure compliance with Commonwealth tax laws and for the establishment of the National Register of Foreign Ownership of Land Titles. [...]
