TELEVISION STATIONS LICENCE FEES AMENDMENT ACT 1977

No. 96 of 1977

An Act to amend section 6 of the Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1964.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1977.

Commencement

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 September 1977.

Amount of fees

3. (1) Section 6 of the Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1964 is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (g) of sub-section (2) “and”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (h) of sub-section (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(h) an amount equal to 4½ per centum of such part of those gross earnings as exceeds $3,500,000 but does not exceed $4,000,000;

(j) an amount equal to 5 per centum of such part of those gross earnings as exceeds $4,000,000 but does not exceed $4,500,000;

(k) an amount equal to 5½ per centum of such part of those gross earnings as exceeds $4,500,000 but does not exceed $5,000,000; and

(l) an amount equal to 6 per centum of such part of those gross earnings as exceeds $5,000,000.”.

(2) The amendments made by sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have applied, or apply, as the case may be, in relation to—

(a) every grant of a licence that was or is to commence on or after the date of commencement of this Act; and

(b) every anniversary of the date of commencement of a licence, being an anniversary that occurred or occurs on or after the date of commencement of this Act.