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1. Subject to the provisions of the laws of Australia from time to time in force which relate to the allowance of a credit against Australian tax of tax paid in a country outside Australia (which shall not affect the general principle of this Article):
(a)United Kingdom tax paid under the laws of the United Kingdom and in accordance with this Convention, whether directly or by deduction, in respect of income or gains derived by a person who is a resident of Australia from sources in the United Kingdom shall be allowed as a credit against Australian tax payable in respect of that income;
(b)Where a company which is a resident of the United Kingdom and is not a resident of Australia for the purposes of Australian tax pays a dividend to a company which is a resident of Australia and which controls directly or indirectly at least 10 per cent. of the voting power of the first-mentioned company, the credit shall include the United Kingdom tax paid by that first-mentioned company in respect of that portion of its profits out of which the dividend is paid.
2. Subject to the provisions of the law of the United Kingdom regarding the allowance as a credit against United Kingdom tax of tax payable in a territory outside the United Kingdom (which shall not affect the general principle hereof):
(a)Australian tax payable under the laws of Australia and in accordance with this Convention, whether directly or by deduction, on income or chargeable gains from sources within Australia (excluding in the case of a dividend, tax payable in respect of the profits out of which the dividend is paid) shall be allowed as a credit against any United Kingdom tax computed by reference to the same income or chargeable gains by reference to which the Australian tax is computed;
(b)in the case of a dividend paid by a company which is a resident of Australia to a company which is a resident of the United Kingdom and which controls directly or indirectly at least 10 per cent. of the voting power in the company paying the dividend, the credit shall take into account (in addition to any Australian tax for which credit may be allowed under the provisions of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph) the Australian tax payable by the company in respect of the profits out of which such dividend is paid.
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article, income or gains owned by a resident of a Contracting State which may be taxed in the other Contracting State in accordance with this Convention shall be deemed to arise from sources in that other Contracting State.
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