Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000

as amended

made under section 294 of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 26 May 2005
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Amendment Determination 2001 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]   3

2Commencement [see Note 1]   3

3Application of Determination   3

4Definitions   3

5When spectrum access charge is payable   3

6Spectrum access charge — replacement of radiodetermination licence of Defence Department     3

7Spectrum access charge — replacement of MDS licences   4

Notes    6

1              Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000.

2              Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences on the day following the day on which it is made.

3              Application of Determination

This Determination applies in relation to a spectrum licence that authorises the operation of a radiocommunications device at frequencies in the

2302–2400 MHz frequency band.

4              Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

MDS licence means an apparatus licence for a multipoint distribution system within the meaning of the Multipoint Distribution System Frequency Band Plan 2000.

population of the licence area

, for a spectrum licence, means the number
of people in the area to which the spectrum licence relates, worked out on the basis of information published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 1991 Census.

radiodetermination licence has the meaning given by the Radiocommunications (Definitions) Determination 1993 (No. 2).

5              When spectrum access charge is payable

Spectrum access charge to which this Determination applies is payable on the issue of the spectrum licence to which the charge relates.

6              Spectrum access charge — replacement of radiodetermination licence of Defence Department

The amount of spectrum access charge that is payable by the Department of Defence for the issue of a spectrum licence to replace the radiodetermination licence held by that Department is $110 822.

7              Spectrum access charge — replacement of MDS licences

(1)   This section applies to the issue of a spectrum licence to replace 1, or more than 1, MDS licence held by a person mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table:

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Person or persons	Column 3 Amount ($)
1	Minorite Pty Ltd (ACN 068 943 484) Kidillia Pty Ltd (ACN 068 943 608) Jacolyn Pty Ltd (ACN 064 744 869) Wollongong Microwave Pty Ltd (ACN 065 146 321) Dovevale Pty Ltd (ACN 068 943 591) Ilona Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 068 943 626) Chippawa Pty Ltd (ACN 068 943 635)	43 061 689
2	Television and Radio Broadcasting Services Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 070 677 717)	26 000 000
3	Optus Vision Pty Ltd (ACN 066 518 821) Optus Vision Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 072 091 180)	1 362 070
4	CFM Productions Pty Ltd (ACN 009 329 524) CFM Television Pty Ltd (ACN 054 553 721)	408 616
5	Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, Melbourne	272 414
6	Douglas B Sawtell	53 120
7	Newcrest Mining Ltd (ACN 005 683 625)	8 853

(2)   The amount of spectrum access charge payable by a person mentioned in column 2 of an item in the table for the spectrum licence is worked out using the following steps:

Step 1      Multiply the population of the licence area by the bandwidth of the spectrum licence.

The result is amount 1.

Step 2      For each spectrum licence that is offered under section 56 of the Act to replace 1, or more than 1, MDS licence held by a person mentioned in the item, multiply the population of the licence area by the bandwidth of the spectrum licence.

Add up the figures obtained for each spectrum licence offered to any person mentioned in the item.

The result is amount 2.

Step 3      Divide amount 1 by amount 2.

The result is amount 3.

Step 4      Multiply amount 3 by the amount mentioned in column 3 of the item.

The result is the amount of spectrum access charge payable for the spectrum licence.

Notes to the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000

Note 1

The Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000 (in force under section 294 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Determination 2000	12 Apr 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN14)	31 Mar 2000
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charge) Amendment Determination 2001 (No. 1)	24 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42)	24 Oct 2001	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 6.........................................	am. 2001 No. 1