Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 5)

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   21 December 2012

 

 

 

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member

 

 

Giles Tanner
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

   

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 5).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

Note  All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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] Part 4

substitute

Part 4 Transitional arrangements relating to Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 5)

4.1 Definitions for Part 4

  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 2012 (No. 5).

pre‑amendment Determination means this Determination as in force immediately before the commencement of the Amendment Determination.

4.2 Transitional arrangements after commencement of Amendment Determination

 (1) In spite of the 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 5 April 2012 and before 5 April 2013;

use the pre‑amendment Determination to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

 (2) In spite of the 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 5 April 2013;

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 5 April 2013;

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 5 April 2013;

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 5 April 2013;

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 5 April 2013;

use this Determination, as amended by the Amendment Determination, to work out the amount of the transmitter licence tax.

[2] Schedule 2, Part 2, table 202, including the note

substitute

Table 202

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

1.0769

1.0769

1.0769

1.0769

1.0769

>30–70

2.4325

0.9500

0.5054

0.1090

0.0545

>70–399.9

2.4956

1.0242

0.4687

0.1050

0.0524

>399.9–403

2.4956

1.3976

0.6394

0.1090

0.0545

>403–520

2.4956

1.6082

0.6394

0.1090

0.0545

>520–960

2.4956

1.3976

0.6394

0.1090

0.0545

>960–2 690

2.4919

0.5592

0.2586

0.1300

0.0649

GHz

>2.69–5.0

2.4892

0.4625

0.1874

0.1552

0.0776

>5.0–8.5

2.1016

0.3884

0.1809

0.0824

0.0399

>8.5–14.5

0.9261

0.3334

0.0789

0.0058

0.0027

>14.5–31.3

0.9261

0.2466

0.0542

0.0058

0.0027

>31.3–51.4

0.2525

0.1345

0.0291

0.0010

0.0004

>51.4

0.0250

0.0025

0.0025

0.0002

0.0002

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[3] Schedule 2, Part 3, table 302, including the note

substitute

Table 302

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

79.6183

79.6183

79.6183

79.6183

79.6183

>30–70

179.8468

70.2448

37.3644

8.0633

4.0224

>70–399.9

184.5149

75.7249

34.6519

7.7681

3.8747

>399.9–403

184.5149

103.3283

47.2727

8.0633

4.0224

>403–520

184.5149

118.8988

47.2727

8.0633

4.0224

>520–960

184.5149

103.3283

47.2727

8.0633

4.0224

>960–2 690

184.2382

41.3498

19.1158

9.6133

4.7973

GHz

>2.69–5.0

184.0352

34.1907

13.8570

11.4769

5.7383

>5.0–8.5

155.3801

28.7291

13.3772

6.0890

2.9523

>8.5–14.5

68.4735

24.6513

5.8306

0.4244

0.2030

>14.5–31.3

68.4735

18.2301

4.0040

0.4244

0.2030

>31.3–51.4

18.6729

9.9453

2.1588

0.0737

0.0369

>51.4

1.8451

0.1845

0.1845

0.0184

0.0184

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[4] Schedule 2, Part 4, table 402, including the note

substitute

Table 402

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

19.9045

19.9045

19.9045

19.9045

14.2182

>30–70

44.9616

17.5611

9.3411

2.0158

0.7183

>70–399.9

46.1287

18.9312

8.6630

1.9420

0.6920

>399.9–403

46.1287

25.8321

11.8181

2.0158

0.7183

>403–520

46.1287

29.7247

11.8181

2.0158

0.7183

>520–960

46.1287

25.8321

11.8181

2.0158

0.7183

>960–2 690

1.0888

0.2443

0.1129

0.0567

0.0283

GHz

>2.69–5.0

1.0876

0.2020

0.0819

0.0677

0.0340

>5.0–8.5

0.9182

0.1697

0.0790

0.0358

0.0174

>8.5–14.5

0.4047

0.1456

0.0344

0.0025

0.0011

>14.5–31.3

0.4047

0.1077

0.0237

0.0025

0.0011

>31.3–51.4

0.1104

0.0588

0.0128

0.0004

0.0002

>51.4

0.0109

0.0010

0.0010

0.0001

0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[5] Schedule 2, Part 5, table 502, including the note

substitute

Table 502

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

79.6183

79.6183

79.6183

79.6183

56.1492

>30–70

179.8468

70.2448

37.3644

8.0633

2.8367

>70–399.9

184.5150

75.7250

34.6519

7.7681

2.7326

>399.9–403

184.5150

103.3283

47.2727

8.0633

2.8367

>403–520

184.5150

118.8988

47.2727

8.0633

2.8367

>520–960

184.5150

103.3283

47.2727

8.0633

2.8367

>960–2 690

1.0888

0.2443

0.1129

0.0567

0.0283

GHz

>2.69–5.0

1.0876

0.2020

0.0819

0.0677

0.0340

>5.0–8.5

0.9182

0.1697

0.0790

0.0358

0.0174

>8.5–14.5

0.4047

0.1456

0.0344

0.0025

0.0011

>14.5–31.3

0.4047

0.1077

0.0237

0.0025

0.0011

>31.3–51.4

0.1104

0.0588

0.0128

0.0004

0.0002

>51.4

0.0109

0.0010

0.0010

0.0001

0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

 

[6] Schedule 2, Part 6, table 602, including the note

substitute

Table 602

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

0.5523

0.5523

0.5523

0.5523

0.5523

>30–70

1.2478

0.4874

0.2593

0.0560

0.0279

>70–399.9

1.2803

0.5253

0.2405

0.0537

0.0269

>399.9–960

1.2803

0.7170

0.3280

0.0560

0.0279

>960–2 690

1.2784

0.2868

0.1327

0.0667

0.0333

GHz

>2.69–5.0

1.2768

0.2372

0.0961

0.0795

0.0398

>5.0–8.5

1.0781

0.1993

0.0929

0.0423

0.0205

>8.5–14.5

0.4751

0.1710

0.0406

0.0029

0.0013

>14.5–31.3

0.4751

0.1265

0.0278

0.0029

0.0013

>31.3–51.4

0.1295

0.0690

0.0150

0.0004

0.0002

>51.4

0.0128

0.0012

0.0012

0.0001

0.0001

Note   Schedule 1 sets out the area density types of spectrum accesses.

[7] Schedule 2, Part 7, table 702, including the note

substitute

Table 702

 Item

Service

Amount

1

Broadcasting licence (other than a service operated in the frequency range 2.3 MHz–26.1 MHz)

$36.60 per transmitter

2

Datacasting licence

$36.60 per transmitter

3

Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (5.8 GHz band) stations

$36.60 per pair of spectrum accesses

4

Licence that authorises the operation of point to point (self‑coordinated) stations

$210 per pair of spectrum accesses

5

Television outside broadcast network

$367,927

6

Television outside broadcast system (Australia wide density area)

$39,423

7

Television outside broadcast system (high density area)

$7,290

8

Television outside broadcast system (medium density area)

$3,394

9

Television outside broadcast system (low density area)

$1,546

10

Television outside broadcast system (remote density area)

$774

11

PABX cordless telephone service

$36.60

16

PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 935–960 MHz

$2, 985, 018 for each MHz on which the service may be operated

17

PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 1805–1880 MHz

$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 2006 Census

17A

PMTS Class B operated in the frequency range 2110–2170 MHz

$0.06 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 2006 Census

17B

PMTS Class C 

$36.60

18

Non‑geostationary orbit satellite system operated at a frequency of more than 8.5 GHz

$261 for each MHz on which the service may be operated

19

Radiodetermination licence that authorises the operation of one or more stations that are body scanners at an Australian international airport for the purpose of aviation security screening (high density area)

 

$33,295 for each airport

20

Radiodetermination licence that authorises the operation of one or more stations that are body scanners at an Australian international airport for the purpose of aviation security screening (medium density area)

$7,323 for each airport

21

Radiodetermination licence that authorises the operation of one or more stations that are body scanners at an Australian international airport for the purpose of aviation security screening (low density area)

$779 for each airport

Note   If an amount of tax is to be calculated by reference to the population of an area as worked out in the 2006 Census, the relevant figure in that Census is the population figure for ‘local government area’. Those figures are available on the website of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

[8] Schedule 2, Part 8, table 802, including the note

substitute

Table 802

Item

Location of open narrowcasting service

Amount ($)

1

Sydney

$129,383

2

Gosford

$17,521

3

Melbourne

$114,556

4

Geelong

$17,521

5

Adelaide

$24,260

6

Perth

$39,083

7

Hobart

$1,484

Note   These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.

[9] Schedule 2, Part 9, table 902, including the note

substitute

Table 902

Item

Location of open narrowcasting service

Amount ($)

1

Sydney

36,389

2

Melbourne

36,389

3

Brisbane

13,208

4

Adelaide

13,208

5

Perth

13,208

6

Perth City

13,208

7

Newcastle

3,369

8

Canberra

3,369

9

Wollongong

3,369

10

Gold Coast

3,369

11

Gosford

3,369

12

Penrith

3,369

13

Hobart

1,484

14

Geelong

1,484

15

Nambour

1,484

16

Townsville

1,484

17

Cairns

1,484

18

Any other location

875

Note   These areas are not the same as the density areas described in Schedule 1.

[10] Schedule 2, Part 10, table 1002

substitute

Table 1002

Item

Station

Amount ($)

1

Amateur station

44.90

2

Limited coast marine rescue station

36.60

3

Limited coast non‑assigned station

36.60

4

Outpost non‑assigned station

36.60

5

Scientific non‑assigned station

36.60

6

Ship station class B non‑assigned

36.60

7

Ship station class C non‑assigned

36.60

8

Sound outside broadcast station

36.60

9

Temporary fixed link station

2,038.70

 

[11] Further amendments

 

Provision

omit each mention of

insert

Schedule 2, items 205, 304, 403, 504 and 603

$36.17, the amount of tax is taken to be $36.17.

$36.60, the amount of tax is taken to be $36.60.

Schedule 2, item 904

$865, the amount of tax is taken to be $865.

$876, the amount of tax is taken to be $876.

Schedule 3, step 3 of tables 103, 104 and 105

$36.17, increase the amount to $36.17.

$36.60, increase the amount to $36.60.