National Relay Service (Participating Persons) Determination 2011 (No. 1) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

National Relay Service (Participating Persons) Determination 2011 (No. 1)

I, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, make the following Determination under paragraph 94A(2)(a) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

Dated  14 September 2011.

STEPHEN CONROY

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

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1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the National Relay Service (Participating Persons) Determination 2011 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

1. Application

This Determination only applies in relation to the quarters ending:

(a)31 December 2011;

(b)31 March 2012; and

(c)30 June 2012.

1. Definitions

(1)  In this Determination:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

most recent eligible revenue assessment has the same meaning as in section 101C of the Act.

quarter has the same meaning as in section 94 of the Act.

Note: The term eligible revenue period has the meaning given by section 5 of the Act.

(2)  For the purposes of this Determination, a person’s gross telecommunications revenue for an eligible revenue period is the person’s gross telecommunications sales revenue for that period calculated in accordance with Part 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (Eligible Revenue) Determination 2003, as in force from time to time.

1. Determination

For the purposes of paragraph 94A(2)(a) of the Act, the amount of $10 million is determined in relation to a person’s gross telecommunications revenue for an eligible revenue period to which the most recent eligible revenue assessment relates.

Note:   The effect of this Determination is that if a person’s gross telecommunications revenue for an eligible revenue period to which the most recent eligible revenue assessment relates is less than $10 million, the person will not be liable to pay NRS levy.