EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Australian Communications and Media Authority
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (DATE OF IMPOSITION OF CHARGE) DETERMINATION 2006
Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997
Statutory basis
Subsection 18(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 (the Act) provides that if a carriage service provider holds an allocated number at the beginning of a day determined by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), an annual numbering charge is imposed on that number. Under subsections 18(2) and (3) of the Act, before 16 February each year, ACMA is required to determine in writing a day in April on which annual numbering charges are imposed and to publish the determination in the Gazette before the day determined.
Purpose
The Telecommunications (Date of Imposition of Charge) Determination 2006 sets the day on which annual numbering charges are imposed in 2006.
Background
The Commonwealth Government has directed ACMA to collect a set amount of revenue each year from carriage service providers that hold telephone numbers. ACMA collects this revenue through the annual numbering charge process.
ACMA collects annual numbering charges in accordance with the provisions of the Telecommunications Act 1997, the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997, and determinations made by ACMA under those acts.
Consultation was not undertaken because the nature of the determination is such that consultation is unnecessary. ACMA is satisfied that the determination is of a minor nature and does not substantially alter existing arrangements.
The Office of Regulation Review has advised that a Regulation Impact Statement is not required for this determination.
Date of imposition of charge
ACMA has determined that the date for imposition of annual numbering charge for 2006 is 2 April 2006.
NOTES ON SECTIONS
Section 1 – Name of Determination
This section provides that the Determination may be cited as the Telecommunications (Date of Imposition of Charge) Determination 2006.
Section 2 - Commencement
This section provides that the Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Section 3 – Date of imposition of charge
This section specifies 2 April 2006 as the date determined for subsection 18(2) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.