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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSMITTER LICENCE TAX) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992NO. 308

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 308

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Transport and Communications

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 9 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations prescribing the amount of tax payable in respect of the grant of radiocommunications transmitter licences under section 24 of the Radiocommunications Act 1983. Section 7 of the Act provides that the amount of tax payable in respect of the grant of such a licence is an amount ascertained in accordance with the regulations.

Radiocommunications transmitter licences are divided into numerous classes under the Radiocommunications (Licensing and General) Regulations (the Licensing and General Regulations) made under the Radiocommunications Act.

The amending regulations provide for the fees payable under categories of licence introduced in respect of broadcasting services.

Regulation 1 ties commencement of the amending regulations to the commencement date (5 October 1992) of the main provisions of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Regulation 2 is formal.

Regulation 3 removes a time expired provision.

Subregulation 4.1 removes superfluous classes of ancillary communications network licences.

Subregulation 4.2 provides for a fee of $20.00 in respect of the new categories of licences in respect of broadcasting service transmitters. They relate to commercial and community broadcasting licences (item 17A), ABC and SBS services (item 17B), retransmission services (item 17C), temporary broadcasting services (item 17D) and engineering tests for broadcasting transmitters (item 17E).

Subregulation 4.3 removes the "Earth station, Australian satellite service, Class A" class of licence.

Subregulation 4.4 makes an amendment consequential on removal of the "Earth station, Australian satellite service, Class A" class of licence.