Pandemic relief legislation upheld: re-assessment notices issued during lockdown remain valid despite later procedural rule. The court interpreted the pandemic relief legislation as providing comprehensive relief that extended to procedural obligations in force at the time of ... Summary
Pandemic relief legislation upheld: re-assessment notices issued during lockdown remain valid despite later procedural rule.
The court interpreted the pandemic relief legislation as providing comprehensive relief that extended to procedural obligations in force at the time of issuance, not confined solely to extensions of time. It applied the principle that statutes operate prospectively and concluded the later-introduced procedural provision does not apply retrospectively to invalidate earlier-issued re-assessment notices, limiting its analysis to the validity of issuance and not the merits of re-assessment proceedings.
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