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]
Member
 
 
Chris 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.

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