Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2005
No. 51, 2005
An Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997 3
Schedule 2—Transitional provisions 4
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2005
No. 51, 2005
An Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997, and for related purposes
[Assented to 1 April 2005]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2005.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table
The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
1 April 2005
2. Schedules 1 and 2
At the same time as section 6 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 commences.
1 July 2005
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997
1 Section 3 (definition of ACA)
Repeal the definition.
2 Section 3
Insert:
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
3 Subsection 4(1)
Omit “the ACA may”, substitute “the ACMA may”.
4 Subsection 4(1) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
Note: Under section 14 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, the Minister may give the ACMA directions in relation to the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers.
5 Subsection 7(1)
Omit “by the ACA”, substitute “by the ACMA”.
6 Subsection 7(1) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
Note: Under section 14 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, the Minister may give the ACMA directions in relation to the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers.
7 Subsection 7(2)
Omit “ACA”, substitute “ACMA”.
Schedule 2—Transitional provisions
1 Definitions
In this Schedule:
Imposition Act means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997.
transition time means the commencement of this Schedule.
2 Continued effect of amount etc. determinations
A determination made by the ACA under subsection 4(1) or 7(1) of the Imposition Act that was in force immediately before the transition time has effect on and after the transition time as if it had been made by the ACMA under that subsection as amended by Schedule 1 to this Act.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 2 December 2004
Senate on 7 March 2005]
(217/04)
