Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1997 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1997

No. 43, 1997

An Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983, and for related purposes

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Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1997

No. 43, 1997

An Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983, and for related purposes

[Assented to 22 April 1997]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1997.

2Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 1997.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983

1

Paragraph 6(5)(b)

Omit “the SMA,”, substitute “the ACA,”.

2

Subsections 7(1) and (3)

Omit “the SMA”, substitute “the ACA”.

3

Transitional—notifications

(1) This item applies to a notification that was given to the SMA under paragraph 6(5)(b) of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 before the commencement of this item.

(2) The Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the notification had been given to the ACA under paragraph 6(5)(b) of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 as amended by this Act.

4

Transitional—determinations

(1) This item applies to a determination that was in force under section 7 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2) The Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the determination had been made by the ACA under section 7 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 as amended by this Act.

(3) This item does not prevent the variation or revocation of the determination.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 5 December 1996

Senate on 25 February 1997]

(157/96)

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a fair print of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1997 which originated in the House of Representatives as the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1996 and has been finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

IN THE NAME OF HER MAJESTY, I assent to this Act.

Governor-General

1997