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Re ‘maybe for tax purposes’. If the ATO’s timeline for the calculation of Capital Gains Tax was wrong in property law it would have been litigated out of existence.
Settlement, who pays for damages or strata levies etc are terms of the contract for sale.
To approach it from another angle: what is the relevant date, exchange or settlement, re payment of transfer/stamp duty?
From NSW Govt Revenue: “You must pay transfer duty within three months of signing a contract for sale or transfer, except in the case of off-the-plan purchases.”
Ref: https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/taxes-duties-levies-royalties/transfer-duty
Having said all that: who owns the title between signing the contract/exchange and settlement? If on the former date, an investor vendor is no longer liable for CGT whereas an investor purchaser is, and from that date the purchaser is liable for transfer duty, surely it’s the purchaser.
So, methinks, the answer to Larry’s question is no (with Jimmy’s caveat: if self-nominated)