Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999
No. 129, 1999
An Act to amend the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title...................................
2 Commencement...............................
3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Television Licence Fees Act 1964
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999
No. 129, 1999
An Act to amend the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, and for related purposes
[Assented to 13 October 1999]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Television Licence Fees Act 1964
1 Subsection 5(1)
Omit “6 and 6A”, substitute “6, 6A and 6B”.
2 After section 6A
Insert:
6B Additional licence fees for 1999, 2000 and 2001
(1) On 31 December 1999, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 1998.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 1998.
(2) On 31 December 2000, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 1999.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 1999.
(3) On 31 December 2001, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 2000.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 2000.
(4) A fee payable under this section is in addition to a fee payable under section 6 or 6A.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 30 June 1999
Senate on 25 August 1999]
(133/99)