markis10
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re: Poor Velocity Bookings T&Cs - you wont get your points back!
There is no requirement or obligation to refund it under contract law, and indeed no requirement to even pay the GST, as ruled by the Federal Court in the case of QF : Qantas Airways Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2011] FCAFC 113, the Full Federal Court (Stone, Edmonds and Perram JJ) has handed down a landmark decision in favour of the taxpayer Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas), finding that no GST was payable on domestic airfares where the passenger paid the fare, but either cancelled the reservation or did not show up for the flight, and no refund was available or claimed.
I have to agree with the tax issue. If they haven't paid the tax to the ATO surely they must refund it.
They're collecting on behalf of the govt not themselves.
There is no requirement or obligation to refund it under contract law, and indeed no requirement to even pay the GST, as ruled by the Federal Court in the case of QF : Qantas Airways Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2011] FCAFC 113, the Full Federal Court (Stone, Edmonds and Perram JJ) has handed down a landmark decision in favour of the taxpayer Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas), finding that no GST was payable on domestic airfares where the passenger paid the fare, but either cancelled the reservation or did not show up for the flight, and no refund was available or claimed.