A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

Chapter 2 - The basic rules  

Part 2-2 - Supplies and acquisitions  

Division 11 - Creditable acquisitions  

11-10   Meaning of acquisition  

(1)    
An acquisition is any form of acquisition whatsoever.

(2)    

Without limiting subsection (1) , acquisition includes any of these:

(a) an acquisition of goods;

(b) an acquisition of services;

(c) a receipt of advice or information;

(d) an acceptance of a grant, assignment or surrender of * real property ;

(e) an acceptance of a grant, transfer, assignment or surrender of any right;

(f) an acquisition of something the supply of which is a * financial supply ;

(g) an acquisition of a right to require another person:

(i) to do anything; or

(ii) to refrain from an act; or

(iii) to tolerate an act or situation;

(h) any combination of any 2 or more of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g).

(3)    

However, acquisition does not include:

(a) an acquisition of *money unless the money is provided as *consideration for a supply that is a supply of money or *digital currency; or

(b) an acquisition of digital currency unless the digital currency is provided as consideration for a supply that is a supply of digital currency or money.