Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983

No. 132, 1983

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 17 June 2021

Includes amendments up to:Act No. 152, 2020

Registered: 13 July 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 17 June 2021 (the compilation date).

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Contents

An Act to impose a tax on the issue, the anniversary of the coming into force and the holding of a receiver licence under the Radiocommunications Act 1992

  1Short title

 This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983.

2Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on the date fixed for the purposes of subsection 2(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1983.

3Collection Act

 The Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983 is incorporated and shall be read as one with this Act.

4Interpretation

 In this Act, tax means the tax imposed by this Act.

5Application of Radiocommunications Act

Part 1.4 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 applies to this Act in the same way that it applies to that Act.

6Imposition of tax

• (1)

  Tax is imposed on the issue of a receiver licence that is issued for a period not exceeding 12 months.

• (1A)

  If:

  • (a)

    an application is made for a receiver licence for a period exceeding 12 months; and

  • (b)

    when the application is made, the licence is covered by a determination under subsection (1B);

  tax is imposed on the issue of the licence for the period the licence is in force.

• (1B)

  The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more classes of receiver licence for the purposes of subsection (1A).

• (1C)

  If:

  • (a)

    an application is made for a receiver licence for a period exceeding 12 months; and

  • (b)

    when the application is made, the licence is covered by a determination under subsection (1D);

  tax is imposed on:

  • (c)

    the issue of the licence; and

  • (d)

    each anniversary of the day the licence came into force occurring during the period the licence is in force.

• (1D)

  The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more classes of receiver licence for the purposes of subsection (1C).

• (2)

  If:

  • (a)

    a person applying for a receiver licence for a period of more than 12 months has made an election under subsection (4) that this subsection apply; and

  • (b)

    a licence for such a period is issued to the person;

  tax is imposed on the issue of the licence for the period the licence is in force.

• (3)

  Subject to subsections (5) and (6), if:

  • (a)

    a person applying for a receiver licence for a period of more than 12 months has made an election under subsection (4) that this subsection apply; and

  • (b)

    a licence for such a period is issued to the person;

  tax is imposed on:

  • (c)

    the issue of the licence; and

  • (d)

    each anniversary of the day the licence came into force occurring during the period the licence is in force.

• (4)

  If:

  • (a)

    a person applies for a receiver licence for a period exceeding 12 months; and

  • (b)

    when the application is made, the licence is not covered by a determination under subsection (1B) or (1D);

  the person must elect, in the application for the licence, that either subsection (2) or (3) is to apply in respect of the licence.

• (5)

  If the holder of a receiver licence:

  • (a)

    at the time when the person applied for the licence, elects that subsection (3) apply; and

  • (b)

    subsequently notifies the ACMA, in writing, at least 21 days before the next anniversary of the day the licence came into force that is more than 12 months before the end of the period that the licence is in force, that this subsection is to apply;

  subsection (3) ceases to apply to the licence and tax is imposed on the holding of the licence on that anniversary.

• (6)

  If the holder of a receiver licence:

  • (a)

    has elected that subsection (3) apply; and

  • (b)

    has failed to pay tax imposed on an anniversary of the day the licence came into force within 60 days after that anniversary (the 60 day period);

  subsection (3) ceases to apply the day after the end of the 60 day period and tax is imposed on the holding of the licence on that day.

7Amount of tax

• (1)

  The amount of tax in respect of the issue of a receiver licence, the anniversary of a receiver licence coming into force or the holding of a receiver licence is the amount determined by the ACMA.

• (2)

  A determination may, among other things, provide for amounts of tax in relation to:

  • (a)

    specified periods; or

  • (b)

    specified classes of licences; or

  • (c)

    specified classes of persons.

• (3)

  In making a determination, the ACMA is to take into account such matters as are specified in the regulations.

• (4)

  A determination is a legislative instrument.

9Regulations

 The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of section 7.

Endnotes

Endnote 1About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Misdescribed amendments

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If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3Legislation history

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983	132, 1983	22 Dec 1983	20 Aug 1985 (s 2 and gaz 1985, No S322)
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1992	146, 1992	7 Dec 1992	1 July 1993 (s 3)	s 7(2)
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1995	108, 1995	29 Sept 1995	29 Mar 1996 (s 2)	—
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1997	42, 1997	22 Apr 1997	1 July 1997 (s 2)	Sch 1 (items 3, 4)
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2000	35, 2000	3 May 2000	31 May 2000 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 5)
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2005	50, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Sch 1 and 2: 1 July 2005 (s 2(1) item 1) Remainder: 1 Apr 2005 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 2
Statute Law Revision Act 2013	103, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 3 (items 184, 343): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 16)	Sch 3 (item 343)
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2020	152, 2020	17 Dec 2020	17 June 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 3)

Endnote 4Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
Title.......................................	am No 146, 1992; No 108, 1995; No 35, 2000
s 5.........................................	rs No 146, 1992
s 6.........................................	am No 146, 1992
rs No 108, 1995
am No 42, 1997; No 35, 2000; No 50, 2005; No 152, 2020
s 7.........................................	rs No 146, 1992
am No 108, 1995; No 42, 1997; No 35, 2000; No 50, 2005; No 103, 2013
s 8.........................................	rep No 146, 1992