Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2006 (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   2nd February  2006 LYN MADDOCK Acting Chair     C. CHEAH Member   Australian Communications and Media Authority
1              Name of Determination                 This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2006 (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]           After Part 4 insert
Part 5                 Transitional arrangements relating to the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)
5.1           Definitions for Part 5                 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 2006 (No. 1). pre-amendment Determination means this Determination as in force immediately before the commencement of the Amendment Determination.
5.2           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 4 April 2005 and before 3 April 2006; 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 3 April 2006; 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 3 April 2006; 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 3 April 2006; 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 3 April 2006; 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 3 April 2006; use this Determination, as amended by the Amendment Determination, to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax. [2]           Schedule 2, table 202, except the note substitute Table 202
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
 
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30
0.8845
0.8845
0.8845
0.8845
0.8845
>30–70
1.9980
0.7804
0.4151
0.0896
0.0447
>70–399.9
2.0499
0.8413
0.3850
0.0863
0.0430
>399.9–960
2.0499
1.1479
0.5252
0.0896
0.0447
>960–2 690
2.0468
0.4594
0.2124
0.1068
0.0533
GHz
>2.69–5.0
2.0446
0.3798
0.1539
0.1275
0.0638
>5.0–8.5
1.7262
0.3192
0.1486
0.0676
0.0328
>8.5–14.5
0.7607
0.2739
0.0648
0.0047
0.0023
>14.5–31.3
0.7607
0.2025
0.0445
0.0047
0.0023
>31.3–51.4
0.2074
0.1105
0.0240
0.0008
0.0004
>51.4
0.0205
0.0020
0.0020
0.0002
0.0002
[3]           Schedule 2, table 302, except the note substitute Table 302
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
 
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30
65.3992
65.3992
65.3992
65.3992
65.3992
>30–70
147.7278
57.6998
30.6914
6.6233
3.3041
>70–399.9
151.5623
62.2012
28.4634
6.3808
3.1828
>399.9–960
151.5623
84.8749
38.8303
6.6233
3.3041
>960–2 690
151.3350
33.9651
15.7019
7.8964
3.9406
GHz
>2.69–5.0
151.1683
28.0845
11.3823
9.4272
4.7136
>5.0–8.5
127.6307
23.5983
10.9883
5.0016
2.4250
>8.5–14.5
56.2448
20.2487
4.7894
0.3486
0.1667
>14.5–31.3
56.2448
14.9744
3.2889
0.3486
0.1667
>31.3–51.4
15.3381
8.1692
1.7733
0.0606
0.0303
>51.4
1.5156
0.1516
0.1516
0.0152
0.0152
[4]           Schedule 2, table 402, except the note substitute Table 402
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
 
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30
7.4743
7.4743
7.4743
7.4743
7.4743
>30–70
16.8834
6.5944
3.5076
0.7570
0.3776
>70–399.9
17.3217
7.1088
3.2530
0.7292
0.3638
>399.9–960
17.3217
9.7001
4.4378
0.7570
0.3776
>960–2 690
0.8943
0.2007
0.0928
0.0467
0.0233
GHz
>2.69–5.0
0.8933
0.1660
0.0673
0.0557
0.0279
>5.0–8.5
0.7542
0.1395
0.0649
0.0296
0.0143
>8.5–14.5
0.3324
0.1197
0.0283
0.0021
0.0010
>14.5–31.3
0.3324
0.0885
0.0194
0.0021
0.0010
>31.3–51.4
0.0906
0.0483
0.0105
0.0004
0.0002
>51.4
0.0090
0.0009
0.0009
0.0001
0.0001
[5]           Schedule 2, table 502, except the note substitute Table 502
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
 
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30
27.8274
27.8274
27.8274
27.8274
27.8274
>30–70
62.8583
24.5513
13.0592
2.8182
1.4059
>70–399.9
64.4899
26.4666
12.1112
2.7150
1.3543
>399.9–960
64.4899
36.1143
16.5223
2.8182
1.4059
>960–2 690
0.8943
0.2007
0.0928
0.0467
0.0233
GHz
>2.69–5.0
0.8933
0.1660
0.0673
0.0557
0.0279
>5.0–8.5
0.7542
0.1395
0.0649
0.0296
0.0143
>8.5–14.5
0.3324
0.1197
0.0283
0.0021
0.0010
>14.5–31.3
0.3324
0.0885
0.0194
0.0021
0.0010
>31.3–51.4
0.0906
0.0483
0.0105
0.0004
0.0002
>51.4
0.0090
0.0009
0.0009
0.0001
0.0001
[6]           Schedule 2, table 602, except the note substitute Table 602
Frequency range
Amount ($)
Area density
 
Australia wide
High density
Medium density
Low density
Remote density
MHz
0–30
0.4538
0.4538
0.4538
0.4538
0.4538
>30–70
1.0250
0.4003
0.2130
0.0460
0.0229
>70–399.9
1.0516
0.4316
0.1975
0.0443
0.0221
>399.9–960
1.0516
0.5889
0.2694
0.0460
0.0229
>960–2 690
1.0500
0.2357
0.1089
0.0548
0.0273
GHz
>2.69–5.0
1.0489
0.1949
0.0790
0.0654
0.0327
>5.0–8.5
0.8856
0.1637
0.0762
0.0347
0.0168
>8.5–14.5
0.3903
0.1405
0.0332
0.0024
0.0012
>14.5–31.3
0.3903
0.1039
0.0228
0.0024
0.0012
>31.3–51.4
0.1064
0.0567
0.0123
0.0004
0.0002
>51.4
0.0105
0.0011
0.0011
0.0001
0.0001
[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)
$30.07 per transmitter
2
Datacasting licence
$30.07 per transmitter
3
Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (5.8 GHz band) stations
$30.07 per pair of spectrum accesses
4
Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (58 GHz band) stations
$180 per pair of spectrum accesses
5
Television outside broadcast network
$302 218
6
Television outside broadcast system (Australia wide density area)
$32 383
7
Television outside broadcast system (high density area)
$5 988
8
Television outside broadcast system (medium density area)
$2 788
9
Television outside broadcast system (low density area)
$1 270
10
Television outside broadcast system (remote density area)
$635
11
PABX cordless telephone service
$30.07
12
Land mobile system (cellular configuration) (high density area)
$2 287.46 per spectrum access
13
Land mobile system (cellular configuration) (medium density area)
$1 136.34 per spectrum access
14
Land mobile system (cellular configuration) (low density area)
$331.17 per spectrum access
15
Land mobile system (cellular configuration) (remote density area)
$165.21 per spectrum access
16
PMTS Class B operated in the 900 MHz frequency band
$2 451 922 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 1991 Census
18
Non-geostationary orbit satellite system operated at a frequency of more than 8.5 GHz
$214 for each MHz on which the service may be operated
[8]           Schedule 2, table 802, except the note substitute Table 802
Item
Location of open narrowcasting service
Amount
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sydney Gosford Melbourne Geelong Adelaide Perth Hobart
$106 276 $14 392 $94 098 $14 392 $19 927 $32 104 $1 218
[9]           Schedule 2, table 902, except the note substitute Table 902
Item
Location of open narrowcasting service
Amount
1
Sydney
$29 890
2
Melbourne
$29 890
3
Brisbane
$10 849
4
Adelaide
$10 849
5
Perth
$10 849
6
Perth City
$10 849
7
Newcastle
$2 767
8
Canberra
$2 767
9
Wollongong
$2 767
10
Gold Coast
$2 767
11
Gosford
$2 767
12
Penrith
$2 767
13
Hobart
$1 218
14
Geelong
$1 218
15
Nambour
$1 218
16
Townsville
$1 218
17
Cairns
$1 218
18
Any other location
$719
[10]         Schedule 2, item 904 omit each mention of $703 insert $719 [11]         Schedule 2, table 1002 substitute Table 1002
Item
Station
Amount
1
Aeronautical non-assigned station
$30.07
2
Amateur station
$36.88
3
Limited coast marine rescue station
$30.07
4
Limited coast non-assigned station
$30.07
5
Outpost non-assigned station
$30.07
6
Scientific non-assigned station
$30.07
7
Ship station class B non-assigned
$30.07
8
Ship station class C non-assigned
$30.07
9
Sound outside broadcast station
$30.07
10
Temporary fixed link station
$1 675.80
[12]         Further amendments                 The following provisions are amended by omitting each mention of ‘$29.39’ and inserting ‘$30.07’:                   ·    Schedule 2, item 205                   ·    Schedule 2, item 304                   ·    Schedule 2, item 403                   ·    Schedule 2, item 504                   ·    Schedule 2, item 603                   ·    Schedule 3, table 103                   ·    Schedule 3, table 104                   ·    Schedule 3, table 105.