Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012

No. 45, 2012

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:    1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 33, 2016

Registered:    25 July 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

4 Act to bind Crown

Part 2—Levy for the 2014‑15 financial year and later financial years

4A Definitions

4B Extension to external Territories

4C Imposition of levy

4D Amount of levy

4E Person liable to pay levy

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to impose a levy to support the provision of public interest telecommunications services, and for related purposes

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note:  This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

4  Act to bind Crown

  This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. However, it does not bind the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.

Part 2—Levy for the 2014‑15 financial year and later financial years

4A  Definitions

  In this Part:

eligible levy period has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

levy amount has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Note: See also subsection 5(1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

4B  Extension to external Territories

 (1) This Part extends to each external Territory referred to in subsection 10(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Note: See also section 7 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

 (2) The operation of this Act in relation to Norfolk Island is not affected by the amendments made by Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016.

4C  Imposition of levy

  If a person has a levy amount for an eligible levy period because of section 50 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, levy is imposed on that amount.

4D  Amount of levy

  The amount of a levy that this Part imposes on a levy amount for an eligible levy period is equal to that levy amount.

4E  Person liable to pay levy

  Levy imposed by this Part on a person’s levy amount for an eligible levy period is payable by the person.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 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, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history