Other Relief Measures

Other Relief Measures

Last updated 15 May 2020

Gaming Machine Tax
Clubs and hotels will have their gaming machine tax payments deferred from March 2020 until September 2020.

Parking Space Levy
Parking space levy payments will be deferred until 30 September 2020.

Lotteries and Keno
Lotteries and Keno payments will be deferred from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020.

Court Proceedings
Revenue NSW will not be listing any new Court Attendance Notices or Court Elections from 23 March 2020 until October 2020.

Fee and License Relief
The NSW Government is waiving a range of licence and permit fees for businesses for 12 months. Fees will be waived during the 12-month relief period. For most licences, when you make a new application or need to renew you will not be charged.

FAQ's

Yes. Tabcorp are offering industry support by suspending CMS Monitoring fees for gaming machines for a month from 23 March 2020, in light of venue shutdowns. Tapcorp will continue to review the situation monthly and the fee suspension may be extended.

Fees will be waived automatically when you apply during the 12-month relief period. So when you make a new application or apply to renew, you will not be charged.

From 1 April 2020 new applications and renewal fees will be waived for:

  • Paintball venue permits
  • Tattoo parlour operator licence

From 15 April 2020 new applications and renewal fees will be waived for:

  • Home building contractor licences
  • Trade or specialist contractor licences
  • Motor vehicle repairer licences

From 20 April 2020 new application and renewal fees will be waived for:

  • Tattooist licence
  • Home building: Qualified Supervisor Certificates (Building supervisor certificate)
  • Home building: tradesperson certificates
  • Motor vehicle tradesperson certificates

 

Employers (including not-for-profits) will be eligible for the subsidy if:

  • their business has an aggregated turnover of less than $1 billion (for income tax purposes) and estimate their GST turnover has fallen or will likely fall by 30% or more; or
  • their business has an aggregated turnover of $1 billion or more (for income tax purposes) and estimate their GST turnover has fallen or will likely fall by 50% or more; or
  • their business is not subject to the Major Bank Levy.

For charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), they will be eligible for the subsidy if they estimate their GST turnover has falled or will likely fall by 15% 

This information is current as of the latest updated date, however due to the evolving response to the crisis, we will update as changes occur.