Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1) (Cth)
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2009 (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 13th February 2009
Chris Chapman
[signed]
MemberChris Cheah
[signed]
Member
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2009 (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 2009 (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 2009 (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 1 April 2008 and before 6 April 2009;
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 6 April 2009;
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 6 April 2009;
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 6 April 2009;
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 6 April 2009;
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 6 April 2009;
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 ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 0.9815 0.9815 0.9815 0.9815 0.9815 >30–70 2.2171 0.8659 0.4606 0.0994 0.0496 >70–399.9 2.2746 0.9335 0.4272 0.0958 0.0478 >399.9–960 2.2746 1.2738 0.5828 0.0994 0.0496 >960–2 690 2.2712 0.5098 0.2357 0.1185 0.0591 GHz
>2.69–5.0 2.2688 0.4214 0.1708 0.1415 0.0707 >5.0–8.5 1.9155 0.3541 0.1649 0.0751 0.0364 >8.5–14.5 0.8441 0.3039 0.0719 0.0052 0.0025 >14.5–31.3 0.8441 0.2247 0.0494 0.0052 0.0025 >31.3–51.4 0.2301 0.1226 0.0266 0.0010 0.0004 >51.4 0.0227 0.0022 0.0022 0.0002 0.0002 Note Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.
[3] Schedule 2, table 302, including the note
substitute
Table 302
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 72.5684 72.5684 72.5684 72.5684 72.5684 >30–70 163.9221 64.0250 34.0558 7.3493 3.6662 >70–399.9 168.1770 69.0198 31.5836 7.0802 3.5317 >399.9–960 168.1770 94.1791 43.0870 7.3493 3.6662 >960–2 690 167.9248 37.6884 17.4231 8.7621 4.3726 GHz
>2.69–5.0 167.7398 31.1632 12.6301 10.4606 5.2303 >5.0–8.5 141.6219 26.1852 12.1928 5.5498 2.6908 >8.5–14.5 62.4105 22.4685 5.3143 0.3868 0.1850 >14.5–31.3 62.4105 16.6159 3.6495 0.3868 0.1850 >31.3–51.4 17.0195 9.0648 1.9677 0.0672 0.0336 >51.4 1.6817 0.1682 0.1682 0.0169 0.0169 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 ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 18.1421 18.1421 18.1421 18.1421 14.2182 >30–70 40.9805 16.0062 8.5140 1.8373 0.7183 >70–399.9 42.0443 17.2550 7.8959 1.7701 0.6920 >399.9–960 42.0443 23.5448 10.7717 1.8373 0.7183 >960–2 690 0.9924 0.2227 0.1030 0.0517 0.0258 GHz
>2.69–5.0 0.9913 0.1842 0.0747 0.0618 0.0309 >5.0–8.5 0.8369 0.1547 0.0720 0.0328 0.0159 >8.5–14.5 0.3688 0.1327 0.0314 0.0022 0.0011 >14.5–31.3 0.3688 0.0982 0.0216 0.0022 0.0011 >31.3–51.4 0.1006 0.0536 0.0116 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0099 0.0010 0.0010 0.0001 0.0001 Note Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.
[5] Schedule 2, table 502, including the note
substitute
Table 502
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 72.5684 72.5684 72.5684 72.5684 56.1492 >30–70 163.9222 64.0250 34.0559 7.3493 2.8367 >70–399.9 168.1770 69.0199 31.5836 7.0803 2.7326 >399.9–960 168.1770 94.1791 43.0870 7.3493 2.8367 >960–2 690 0.9924 0.2227 0.1030 0.0517 0.0258 GHz
>2.69–5.0 0.9913 0.1842 0.0747 0.0618 0.0309 >5.0–8.5 0.8369 0.1547 0.0720 0.0328 0.0159 >8.5–14.5 0.3688 0.1327 0.0314 0.0022 0.0011 >14.5–31.3 0.3688 0.0982 0.0216 0.0022 0.0011 >31.3–51.4 0.1006 0.0536 0.0116 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0099 0.0010 0.0010 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 0.5035 0.5035 0.5035 0.5035 0.5035 >30–70 1.1374 0.4443 0.2363 0.0510 0.0254 >70–399.9 1.1669 0.4788 0.2192 0.0491 0.0245 >399.9–960 1.1669 0.6535 0.2990 0.0510 0.0254 >960–2 690 1.1651 0.2615 0.1209 0.0608 0.0303 GHz
>2.69–5.0 1.1638 0.2163 0.0876 0.0726 0.0363 >5.0–8.5 0.9827 0.1817 0.0846 0.0385 0.0187 >8.5–14.5 0.4331 0.1559 0.0369 0.0027 0.0013 >14.5–31.3 0.4331 0.1153 0.0253 0.0027 0.0013 >31.3–51.4 0.1181 0.0628 0.0137 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0116 0.0012 0.0012 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) $33.36 per transmitter 2 Datacasting licence $33.36 per transmitter 3 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (5.8 GHz band) stations $33.36 per pair of spectrum accesses 4 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (self‑coordinated) stations $192 per pair of spectrum accesses 5 Television outside broadcast network $335 348 6 Television outside broadcast system (Australia wide density area) $35 933 7 Television outside broadcast system (high density area) $6 645 8 Television outside broadcast system (medium density area) $3 094 9 Television outside broadcast system (low density area) $1 409 10 Television outside broadcast system (remote density area) $705 11 PABX cordless telephone service $33.36 16 PMTS Class B operated in the 900 MHz frequency band $2 720 709 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 $238 for each MHz on which the service may be operated [8] Schedule 2, table 802, including the note
substitute
Table 802
Item
Location of open narrowcasting service
Amount ($)
1 Sydney 117 927 2 Gosford 15 969 3 Melbourne 104 413 4 Geelong 15 969 5 Adelaide 22 111 6 Perth 35 623 7 Hobart 1 352
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 ($)
1 Sydney 33 167 2 Melbourne 33 167 3 Brisbane 12 038 4 Adelaide 12 038 5 Perth 12 038 6 Perth City 12 038 7 Newcastle 3 071 8 Canberra 3 071 9 Wollongong 3 071 10 Gold Coast 3 071 11 Gosford 3 071 12 Penrith 3 071 13 Hobart 1 352 14 Geelong 1 352 15 Nambour 1 352 16 Townsville 1 352 17 Cairns 1 352 18 Any other location 798
Note These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.
[10] Schedule 2, table 1002
substitute
Table 1002
Item
Station
Amount ($)
1 Amateur station 40.93 2 Limited coast marine rescue station 33.36 3 Limited coast non‑assigned station 33.36 4 Outpost non‑assigned station 33.36 5 Scientific non‑assigned station 33.36 6 Ship station class B non‑assigned 33.36 7 Ship station class C non‑assigned 33.36 8 Sound outside broadcast station 33.36 9 Temporary fixed link station 1 858.19
[11] Further amendments
Provision
omit each mention of
insert
Schedule 2, items 205, 304, 403, 504 and 603 $31.93, the amount of tax is taken to be $31.93. $33.36, the amount of tax is taken to be $33.36. Schedule 2, item 904 $764, the amount of tax is taken to be $764. $798, the amount of tax is taken to be $798. Schedule 3, step 3 of tables 103, 104 and 105 $31.93, increase the amount to $31.93. $33.36, increase the amount to $33.36. Note
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