EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULE NO. 277 ISSUE BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Section 9 of the Radiocommunications (Test Permit Tax) Act 1983 (‘the Act’) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of section 7 of the Act.
Section 7 provides that, amongst other things, the amount of tax in respect of the grant of a test permit is such amount as is ascertained in accordance with the regulations.
Regulation 2 of the Radiocommunications (Test Permit Tax) Regulations previously provided that the tax in respect of the grant of a test permit was $50.
The proposed regulation amends regulation 2 to provide that the tax in respect of the grant of a test permit is $55. This increase reflects a Government decision taken in the Budget context.