Suffer in your jocks! Australian class action with shades of 'The Castle' targets NZ property buyers

Suffer in your jocks! Australian class action with shades of 'The Castle' targets NZ property buyers
This is going straight to the courtroom, Kiwis, according to litigation funder CASL. (Image: NMZE)
Garth Bray
Buyers from New Zealand charged tens of thousands of dollars in Queensland property taxes may have a claim to repayment as lawyers explore a class action against the Australian state's government.Litigation funder CASL is challenging Queensland’s additional foreign acquirer duty (AFAD), which slaps an extra 7% stamp duty on property purchases by foreign buyers.Brisbane’s median house price of more than A$880,000 (NZ$970,000) suggests a recent buyer could be due more than A$60,000 in over-taxation, with more if the action also su...

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