Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 7 (1) of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983.

Dated  7th February 2008

CHRIS CHAPMAN

Member

LYN MADDOCK

Member

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1              Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3              Amendment of Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2003 (No. 2)

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2003 (No. 2).

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Part 4

substitute

Part 4                 Transitional arrangements relating to Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

4.1           Definitions for Part 4

In this Part:

amendment day means the day on which the Amendment Determination commenced.

Note   The Amendment Determination commenced on the day after it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Amendment Determination means the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1).

pre‑amendment Determination means this Determination as in force immediately before the commencement of the Amendment Determination.

4.2           Transitional arrangements after commencement of Amendment Determination

(1)   In spite of amendments made by the Amendment Determination, if:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the issue of a transmitter licence; and

(b)    the licence is issued on or after the amendment day; and

(c)    the licence comes into force on or after 2 April 2007 and before 1 April 2008;

use the pre‑amendment Determination to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

(2)   In spite of amendments made by the Amendment Determination, if:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the anniversary of the day on which a transmitter licence came into force; and

(b)    the anniversary of the day on which the licence came into force is on or after the amendment day but before 1 April 2008;

use the pre‑amendment Determination to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

(3)   In spite of the amendments made by the Amendment Determination, if:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the holding of a transmitter licence; and

(b)    the day when the tax is payable is on or after the amendment day but before 1 April 2008;

use the pre‑amendment Determination to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

(4)   If:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the issue of a transmitter licence; and

(b)    the licence is issued on or after the amendment day; and

(c)    the licence comes into force on or after 1 April 2008;

use this Determination, as amended by the Amendment Determination, to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

(5)   If:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the anniversary of the day on which a transmitter licence came into force; and

(b)    the anniversary of the day on which the licence came into force is on or after 1 April 2008;

use this Determination, as amended by the Amendment Determination, to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

(6)   If:

(a)    apparatus licence tax is imposed on the holding of a transmitter licence; and

(b)    the day when the tax is payable is on or after 1 April 2008;

use this Determination, as amended by the Amendment Determination, to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

[2]           Schedule 2, table 202, including the note

substitute

Table 202

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30 0.9392 0.9392 0.9392 0.9392 0.9392
>30–70 2.1216 0.8286 0.4408 0.0952 0.0475
>70–399.9 2.1767 0.8933 0.4088 0.0917 0.0457
>399.9–960 2.1767 1.2190 0.5577 0.0952 0.0475
>960–2 690 2.1734 0.4878 0.2255 0.1134 0.0566

GHz

>2.69–5.0 2.1711 0.4033 0.1635 0.1354 0.0677
>5.0–8.5 1.8330 0.3389 0.1578 0.0719 0.0348
>8.5–14.5 0.8077 0.2908 0.0688 0.0050 0.0023
>14.5–31.3 0.8077 0.2150 0.0473 0.0050 0.0023
>31.3–51.4 0.2202 0.1173 0.0254 0.0009 0.0004
>51.4 0.0217 0.0021 0.0021 0.0002 0.0002

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[3]           Schedule 2, table 302, including the note

substitute

Table 302

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30 69.4434 69.4434 69.4434 69.4434 69.4434
>30–70 156.8633 61.2680 32.5893 7.0329 3.5084
>70–399.9 160.9349 66.0477 30.2235 6.7754 3.3796
>399.9–960 160.9349 90.1236 41.2316 7.0329 3.5084
>960–2 690 160.6936 36.0655 16.6728 8.3848 4.1843

GHz

>2.69–5.0 160.5165 29.8213 12.0862 10.0102 5.0050
>5.0–8.5 135.5234 25.0576 11.6678 5.3108 2.5750
>8.5–14.5 59.7230 21.5009 5.0855 0.3701 0.1770
>14.5–31.3 59.7230 15.9003 3.4923 0.3701 0.1770
>31.3–51.4 16.2866 8.6744 1.8829 0.0643 0.0322
>51.4 1.6093 0.1609 0.1609 0.0161 0.0161

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[4]           Schedule 2, table 402, including the note

substitute

Table 402

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30 14.2182 14.2182 14.2182 14.2182 14.2182
>30–70 32.1169 12.5443 6.6725 1.4399 0.7183
>70–399.9 32.9506 13.5229 6.1881 1.3872 0.6920
>399.9–960 32.9506 18.4523 8.4419 1.4399 0.7183
>960–2 690 0.9496 0.2131 0.0985 0.0495 0.0247

GHz

>2.69–5.0 0.9486 0.1762 0.0715 0.0591 0.0296
>5.0–8.5 0.8009 0.1480 0.0689 0.0313 0.0152
>8.5–14.5 0.3530 0.1270 0.0300 0.0021 0.0010
>14.5–31.3 0.3530 0.0939 0.0206 0.0021 0.0010
>31.3–51.4 0.0963 0.0513 0.0111 0.0004 0.0002
>51.4 0.0095 0.0009 0.0009 0.0001 0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[5]           Schedule 2, table 502, including the note

substitute

Table 502

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30 56.1492 56.1492 56.1492 56.1492 56.1492
>30–70 126.8335 49.5389 26.3505 5.6865 2.8367
>70–399.9 130.1257 53.4036 24.4376 5.4783 2.7326
>399.9–960 130.1257 72.8704 33.3382 5.6865 2.8367
>960–2 690 0.9496 0.2131 0.0985 0.0495 0.0247

GHz

>2.69–5.0 0.9486 0.1762 0.0715 0.0591 0.0296
>5.0–8.5 0.8009 0.1480 0.0689 0.0313 0.0152
>8.5–14.5 0.3530 0.1270 0.0300 0.0021 0.0010
>14.5–31.3 0.3530 0.0939 0.0206 0.0021 0.0010
>31.3–51.4 0.0963 0.0513 0.0111 0.0004 0.0002
>51.4 0.0095 0.0009 0.0009 0.0001 0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[6]           Schedule 2, table 602, including the note

substitute

Table 602

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30 0.4818 0.4818 0.4818 0.4818 0.4818
>30–70 1.0884 0.4251 0.2262 0.0488 0.0243
>70–399.9 1.1167 0.4582 0.2097 0.0470 0.0235
>399.9–960 1.1167 0.6254 0.2861 0.0488 0.0243
>960–2 690 1.1149 0.2502 0.1157 0.0582 0.0290

GHz

>2.69–5.0 1.1137 0.2070 0.0838 0.0694 0.0347
>5.0–8.5 0.9403 0.1739 0.0810 0.0369 0.0179
>8.5–14.5 0.4144 0.1492 0.0353 0.0026 0.0012
>14.5–31.3 0.4144 0.1104 0.0242 0.0026 0.0012
>31.3–51.4 0.1130 0.0601 0.0131 0.0004 0.0002
>51.4 0.0111 0.0011 0.0011 0.0001 0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[7]           Schedule 2, table 702

substitute

Table 702


Item


Service

Amount

1 Broadcasting licence (other than a service operated in the frequency range 2.3 MHz–26.1 MHz) $31.93 per transmitter
2 Datacasting licence $31.93 per transmitter
3 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (5.8 GHz band) stations $31.93 per pair of spectrum accesses
4 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (self‑coordinated) stations $184 per pair of spectrum accesses
5 Television outside broadcast network $320 907
6 Television outside broadcast system (Australia wide density area) $34 385
7 Television outside broadcast system (high density area) $6 359
8 Television outside broadcast system (medium density area) $2 961
9 Television outside broadcast system (low density area) $1 349
10 Television outside broadcast system (remote density area) $675
11 PABX cordless telephone service $31.93
16 PMTS Class B operated in the 900 MHz frequency band $2 603 549 for each MHz on which the service may be operated
17 PMTS Class B operated in the 1.8 GHz frequency band $0.01 for each paired MHz of spectrum on which the service may be operated multiplied by the population of the area to which the service relates as worked out in the 2006 Census
18 Non‑geostationary orbit satellite system operated at a frequency of more than 8.5 GHz $228 for each MHz on which the service may be operated

[8]           Schedule 2, table 802, including the note

substitute

Table 802


Item


Location of open narrowcasting service

Amount ($)

1 Sydney 112 849
2 Gosford 15 282
3 Melbourne 99 917
4 Geelong 15 282
5 Adelaide 21 159
6 Perth 34 089
7 Hobart 1 294

Note   These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.

[9]           Schedule 2, table 902, including the note

substitute

Table 902

Item

Location of open narrowcasting service

Amount ($)

1 Sydney 31 739
2 Melbourne 31 739
3 Brisbane 11 520
4 Adelaide 11 520
5 Perth 11 520
6 Perth City 11 520
7 Newcastle 2 938
8 Canberra 2 938
9 Wollongong 2 938
10 Gold Coast 2 938
11 Gosford 2 938
12 Penrith 2 938
13 Hobart 1 294
14 Geelong 1 294
15 Nambour 1 294
16 Townsville 1 294
17 Cairns 1 294
18 Any other location 764

Note   These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.

[10]         Schedule 2, table 1002

substitute

Table 1002

Item

Station

Amount ($)

1 Amateur station 39.17
2 Limited coast marine rescue station 31.93
3 Limited coast non‑assigned station 31.93
4 Outpost non‑assigned station 31.93
5 Scientific non‑assigned station 31.93
6 Ship station class B non‑assigned 31.93
7 Ship station class C non‑assigned 31.93
8 Sound outside broadcast station 31.93
9 Temporary fixed link station 1 778.17

[11]         Further amendments

Provision

omit each mention of

insert

Schedule 2, items 205, 304, 403, 504 and 603 $31.27, the amount of tax is taken to be $31.27. $31.93, the amount of tax is taken to be $31.93.
Schedule 2, item 904 $748, the amount of tax is taken to be $748. $764, the amount of tax is taken to be $764.
Schedule 3, step 3 of tables 103, 104 and 105 $31.27, increase the amount to $31.27. $31.93, increase the amount to $31.93.

Note  

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See

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