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respect to taxes on income and on capital signed at Canberra on 6 May 1982, shall be terminated and shall cease to have effect from the dates on which this Convention becomes effective in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

ARTICLE 30

Termination

 This Convention shall continue in effect indefinitely, but either Contracting State may terminate the Convention by giving written notice of termination, through the diplomatic channel, to the other State at least six months before the end of any calendar year beginning after the expiration of five years from the date of its entry into force and, in that event, the Convention shall cease to be effective:

         (a) in the case of Australia:

              (i) in respect of withholding tax on income that is derived by a non‑resident, in relation to income derived on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;

              (ii) in respect of other Australian tax, in relation to income, profits or gains of any year of income beginning on or after 1 July in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;

         (b) in the case of Norway:

               in respect of taxes on income relating to the calendar year (including accounting periods beginning in such year) next following that in which the notice is given and subsequent years.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed this Convention.

DONE at Canberra on this eighth day of August two thousand and six, in duplicate in the English language.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA:              FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY:

Hon. Peter Dutton                             H.E. Lars Albert Wensell
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer  Ambassador

[Signatures omitted]

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 29 March 2007
Senate on 8 August 2007]

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