Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018C00077
Timestamp: 2018-10-21 11:08:41
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Details: F2018C00077
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End Date 27 Feb 2018
F2018C00077
Radicommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2015
This is a compilation of the Radicommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2015, that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 November 20172017 (the compilation date).
1.3 Definitions—the Dictionary 4
Part 2 Working out transmitter licence tax 5
2.1 Using Schedules 1, 2 and 3 5
2.2 Working out tax 5
Part 3 Transitional arrangements relating to Schedule 1 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2016 (No. 1) 6
3.1 Definitions for Part 3 6
3.2 Transitional arrangements after commencement of Amendment Determination 6
Schedule 1 — Area densities 8
Part 1—Areas 8
Part 2 — Density types 14
Schedule 2 — Annual amounts 16
Part 1 — General rules 16
Part 2 — Assigned licences 17
Part 2A — Scientific licences 18
Part 3 — Assigned licences in high demand frequency bands 20
Part 3A — Harmonised government spectrum area licences 22
Part 4 — Assigned Fixed Point to Point Licences 27
Part 7A — Assigned licences subject to a population based annual tax 34
Part 8 — High Power Open Narrowcasting Services—Broadcasting Licences 37
Part 8A—Space system licences 39
Part 9—Non-Assigned Licences 41
Schedule 3 — Working out transmitter licence tax for a particular licence period 42
Dictionary 45
Note: All legislative instruments must be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments required to be maintained under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.comlaw.gov.au.
Part 3 Transitional arrangements relating to Schedule 1 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2016 (No. 1)
amendment day means the day on which Schedule 1 to the Amendment Determination commenced.
Amendment Determination means the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2016 (No. 1).
3.2 Transitional arrangements after commencement of Amendment Determination
(c) the licence comes into force before 23 November 2017;
Note 1: If a licence is issued before the amendment day, the pre-amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of transmitter licence tax, whether or not the licence comes into force before 23 November 2017.
Note 2: If a licence is issued after the amendment day, and comes into force on or after 23 November 2017, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of transmitter licence tax.
(b) the anniversary of the day on which the licence came into force is on or after the amendment day but before 23 November 2017;
Note 2: If the anniversary of the day on which the licence came into force is on or after 23 November 2017, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of transmitter licence tax.
(b) the day on which the tax is payable is on or after the amendment day but before 23 November 2017;
Note 2: If tax is imposed on the holding of a licence on a particular day, and that day is after 23 November 2017, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of transmitter licence tax.
86.0869
194.4586
75.9520
199.5061
37.4673
111.7234
199.2069
44.7093
20.6688
198.9874
168.0041
74.0367
304A Base amount for a licence for 2017
The base amount for a licence for 2017 is:
(b) the tax rate in column 2 of Table 304A for the state or territory of the licence.
Example: A harmonised government spectrum area licence authorises the use, by transmitters, of 5 MHz in every part of the Northern Territory. The base amount for the licence for 2017 is:
5 x 2,551 = $12,755
305A Base amount for a licence for 2018 and subsequent years
The base amount for a licence for 2018 or any subsequent year is:
Example: A harmonised government spectrum area licence authorises the use, by transmitters, of 10 MHz in every part of South Australia. The base amount for the licence for 2018, or any subsequent year, is:
10 x 19,215 = $192,150
36.9655
$39.57 per transmitter
$39.57 per pair of spectrum accesses
$226 per pair of spectrum accesses
$3,227,539 for each MHz on which the service may be operated
$36,000 for each airport
$7,918 for each airport
$842 for each airport
(a) 700 MHz band;
(b) 1800 MHz band;
(c) 2.1 GHz band; and
(d) 3.5 GHz band.
700 MHz band means the spectrum from 788 MHz up to and including 803 MHz.
population of an HCIS block means the population for the HCIS block listed in the Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme (HCIS) - List of Population Data, published by the ACMA and existing at the time this Part commences.
Note: The Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme (HCIS) - List of Population Data is available on the ACMA website: www.acma.gov.au. The document identifies HCIS cells and HCIS blocks using the HCIS identifiers. The population data is based on the population figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the 2011 Census of Population and Housing.
(A) if the spectrum is in the 700MHz band, 1800 MHz or 2.1 GHz band – the paired spectrum (in MHz) authorised for use by a transmitter under the spectrum access within the block; or
(b) if the licence does not specify any HCIS blocks – the sum of the results of the following calculation performed for each HCIS block in the HCIS area of the licence:
(A) if the spectrum is in the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz or 2.1 GHz band – the paired spectrum (in MHz) authorised for use by a transmitter under the spectrum access within the block; or
(3) The base rate of tax for a PMTS Class B licence that authorises the operation of a transmitter in the 3.5 GHz band is $0.0038/MHz/pop.
(3A) The base rate of tax for a PMTS Class B licence that authorises the operation of a transmitter in the 700 MHz band is $0.07/MHz/pop.
(2) If the amount worked out using sub-item 803(1) is less than $946 the annual amount is taken to be $946.
$2,204.34
minimum annual amount means $39.57.
Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, savng or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
This endnote sets out details of the legislation history of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2015.
19 March 2015 (see F2015L00322)
7 January 2016 (see F2016L00030)
21 December 2016 (see F2016L02015)
Subsection 4(2) and Schedule 2: 23 November 2017; remainder: 22 December 2016
F2017L01517
This endnote sets out the amendment history of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Determination 2015.
rs. 2015 (No. 1); 2016 (No. 1)
rs. 2015 (No. 1) ; 2016 (No. 1)
rs 2016 (No.1)
rs. 2015 (No. 1); am. 2015 (No. 1); rs. 2016 (No. 1)
am 2016 (No. 1)
am 2016 (No.1)
am. 2015 (No. 1), 2016 (No. 1)
am. 2015 (No. 1); 2016 (No. 1)