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Working Party on the Reorganisation of the Income Tax Act 1976

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The Income Tax Act has since been largely rewritten in a plain English style with a radically re-organised structure, including a unique (for New Zealand) alpha-numeric section referencing system (as opposed to the more usual numeric system. It was re-enacted as the Income Tax Act 1994 and again as
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The Rewrite Advisory Panel was established initially to oversee the rewrite process, but from 2004 it was also tasked with determining whether there are errors (or "unintended legislative changes") in the rewriting of the Income Tax Acts. The Panel was disestablished in 2014. Its chairs were Colin
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set up to review the overall income tax system. The Working Party comprised Arthur Valabh (Chair), Dame
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the Income Tax Act 2007 as the various parts of the legislation was progressively rewritten.
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legislation. The Working Party was set up in 1993 as a result of recommendations made by the
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Core Provisions: Rewriting the Income Tax Act 1976 - A Discussion Document
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The Working Party issued two reports on the reorganisation of the then
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government to advise on the appropriate reorganisation of the
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Working Party on the Reorganisation of the Income Tax Act 1976
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Valabh Committee
Margaret Bazley
Kenneth Keith
Income Tax Act 1976
Ivor Richardson
"APPENDIX 9 - LIST OF REPORTS ON THE TAX SYSTEM"
the original
ISBN
978-0-478-10304-5
"Income Tax Act 2004 No 35 (As at 23 March 2020), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation"
"New legislation - 2007 - Income Tax Act 2007"
the original
"Home"
"Plain English tax panel disestablished"
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Taxation in New Zealand
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