Non assigned licences attract a pre-set fee for each licence. Assigned licence fees are generally based on the spectrum accesses specified on the licence. For the purposes of working out the tax on a licence, there is a spectrum access every time a licence authorises one or more devices to operate on a frequency, within a bandwidth at a particular site or access area. An assigned licence may, in some instances, authorise more than one spectrum access. Licensees have the option of licence terms up to five years with payment of apparatus licence fees either upon initial issue or by annual instalment.
Most licences are also able to be transferred from one person or organisation to another.
This document sets out the apparatus licence fees for all licence types and licensing options. I sets out the method used to determine licence fees, with a summary of changes made since the publication of the previous fee schedule. It also includes a number of worked examples of licence fee calculations. Before referring to this section, it is advisable that you be familiar with the concepts discussed in Part I of the Fee Schedule and in particular with the section 'How to Work Out Your Licence Fee'. Search Copyright Australian Communications Authority.