Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2011 (No. 1) (Cth)
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2011 (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 18th February 2011
Chris Chapman
[signed]
MemberRichard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2011 (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 2011 (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 2011 (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 the 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 5 April 2010 and before 4 April 2011;
use the pre‑amendment Determination to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.
(2) In spite of the 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 4 April 2011;
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 4 April 2011;
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 4 April 2011;
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 4 April 2011;
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 4 April 2011;
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 ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 1.0271 1.0271 1.0271 1.0271 1.0271 >30–70 2.3202 0.9061 0.4820 0.1040 0.0520 >70–399.9 2.3803 0.9769 0.4470 0.1002 0.0500 >399.9–960 2.3803 1.3330 0.6098 0.1040 0.0520 >960–2 690 2.3768 0.5334 0.2466 0.1240 0.0619 GHz
>2.69–5.0 2.3742 0.4411 0.1788 0.1481 0.0740 >5.0–8.5 2.0045 0.3705 0.1726 0.0786 0.0380 >8.5–14.5 0.8833 0.3180 0.0753 0.0055 0.0026 >14.5–31.3 0.8833 0.2352 0.0517 0.0055 0.0026 >31.3–51.4 0.2408 0.1283 0.0278 0.0010 0.0004 >51.4 0.0238 0.0024 0.0024 0.0002 0.0002 Note Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.
[3] Schedule 2, table 302, including the note
substitute
Table 302
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 75.9403 75.9403 75.9403 75.9403 75.9403 >30–70 171.5388 66.9999 35.6383 7.6908 3.8366 >70–399.9 175.9913 72.2268 33.0512 7.4093 3.6958 >399.9–960 175.9913 98.5551 45.0890 7.6908 3.8366 >960–2 690 175.7274 39.4397 18.2327 9.1692 4.5757 GHz
>2.69–5.0 175.5338 32.6113 13.2169 10.9467 5.4733 >5.0–8.5 148.2023 27.4019 12.7593 5.8077 2.8159 >8.5–14.5 65.3104 23.5125 5.5613 0.4048 0.1936 >14.5–31.3 65.3104 17.3879 3.8190 0.4048 0.1936 >31.3–51.4 17.8103 9.4859 2.0591 0.0703 0.0352 >51.4 1.7598 0.1760 0.1760 0.0176 0.0176 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 ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 18.985 18.985 18.985 18.985 14.2182 >30–70 42.8847 16.7499 8.9096 1.9227 0.7183 >70–399.9 43.9978 18.0567 8.2628 1.8523 0.6920 >399.9–960 43.9978 24.6388 11.2722 1.9227 0.7183 >960–2 690 1.0385 0.233 0.1077 0.0541 0.0270 GHz
>2.69–5.0 1.0374 0.1927 0.0781 0.0646 0.0324 >5.0–8.5 0.8758 0.1619 0.0754 0.0342 0.0166 >8.5–14.5 0.386 0.1389 0.0328 0.0024 0.0011 >14.5–31.3 0.386 0.1027 0.0226 0.0024 0.0011 >31.3–51.4 0.1053 0.0561 0.0122 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0104 0.001 0.001 0.0001 0.0001 Note Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.
[5] Schedule 2, table 502, including the note
substitute
Table 502
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30 75.9403 75.9403 75.9403 75.9403 56.1492 >30–70 171.5388 66.9999 35.6383 7.6908 2.8367 >70–399.9 175.9914 72.2269 33.0512 7.4093 2.7326 >399.9–960 175.9914 98.5551 45.089 7.6908 2.8367 >960–2 690 1.0385 0.2330 0.1077 0.0541 0.0270 GHz
>2.69–5.0 1.0374 0.1927 0.0781 0.0646 0.0324 >5.0–8.5 0.8758 0.1619 0.0754 0.0342 0.0166 >8.5–14.5 0.3860 0.1389 0.0328 0.0024 0.0011 >14.5–31.3 0.3860 0.1027 0.0226 0.0024 0.0011 >31.3–51.4 0.1053 0.0561 0.0122 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0104 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 0.5268 0.5268 0.5268 0.5268 0.5268 >30–70 1.1902 0.4649 0.2473 0.0534 0.0266 >70–399.9 1.2211 0.5011 0.2293 0.0513 0.0257 >399.9–960 1.2211 0.6839 0.3128 0.0534 0.0266 >960–2 690 1.2193 0.2736 0.1265 0.0636 0.0318 GHz
>2.69–5.0 1.2179 0.2263 0.0917 0.0759 0.0379 >5.0–8.5 1.0283 0.1901 0.0886 0.0403 0.0196 >8.5–14.5 0.4532 0.1631 0.0387 0.0028 0.0013 >14.5–31.3 0.4532 0.1207 0.0265 0.0028 0.0013 >31.3–51.4 0.1236 0.0658 0.0143 0.0004 0.0002 >51.4 0.0122 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) $34.91 per transmitter 2 Datacasting licence $34.91 per transmitter 3 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (5.8 GHz band) stations $34.91 per pair of spectrum accesses 4 Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (self‑coordinated) stations $201 per pair of spectrum accesses 5 Television outside broadcast network $350 930 6 Television outside broadcast system (Australia wide density area) $37 602 7 Television outside broadcast system (high density area) $6 954 8 Television outside broadcast system (medium density area) $3 238 9 Television outside broadcast system (low density area) $1 475 10 Television outside broadcast system (remote density area) $738 11 PABX cordless telephone service $34.91 16 PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 935–960 MHz $2 847 126 for each MHz on which the service may be operated 17 PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 1805–1880 MHz $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 17A PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 2110–2170 MHz $0.06 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 17B PMTS Class C $34.91 18 Non‑geostationary orbit satellite system operated at a frequency of more than 8.5 GHz $249 for each MHz on which the service may be operated [8] Schedule 2, table 802, including the note
substitute
Table 802
Item
Location of open narrowcasting service
Amount ($)
1 Sydney 123 406 2 Gosford 16 711 3 Melbourne 109 264 4 Geelong 16 711 5 Adelaide 23 139 6 Perth 37 278 7 Hobart 1 415
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 ($)
1 Sydney 34 708 2 Melbourne 34 708 3 Brisbane 12 598 4 Adelaide 12 598 5 Perth 12 598 6 Perth City 12 598 7 Newcastle 3 213 8 Canberra 3 213 9 Wollongong 3 213 10 Gold Coast 3 213 11 Gosford 3 213 12 Penrith 3 213 13 Hobart 1 415 14 Geelong 1 415 15 Nambour 1 415 16 Townsville 1 415 17 Cairns 1 415 18 Any other location 835
Note These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.
[10] Schedule 2, table 1002
substitute
Table 1002
Item
Station
Amount ($)
1 Amateur station 42.83 2 Limited coast marine rescue station 34.91 3 Limited coast non‑assigned station 34.91 4 Outpost non‑assigned station 34.91 5 Scientific non‑assigned station 34.91 6 Ship station class B non‑assigned 34.91 7 Ship station class C non‑assigned 34.91 8 Sound outside broadcast station 34.91 9 Temporary fixed link station 1 944.53
[11] Further amendments
Provision
omit each mention of
insert
Schedule 2, items 205, 304, 403, 504 and 603 $33.86, the amount of tax is taken to be $33.86. $34.91, the amount of tax is taken to be $34.91. Schedule 2, item 904 $810, the amount of tax is taken to be $810. $835, the amount of tax is taken to be $835. Schedule 3, step 3 of tables 103, 104 and 105 $33.86, increase the amount to $33.86. $34.91, increase the amount to $34.91. Note
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