Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1996
First Reading

1996

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1996

No. , 1996

(Communications and the Arts)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983, and for related purposes

9615720--1,025/30.10.1996--(157/96) Cat. No. 96 5381 3 ISBN 0644 481153

Contents

1       Short title

2       Commencement

3       Schedule(s)

Schedule 1--Amendments       

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983       

A Bill for an Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

        This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 1996.

2 Commencement

        This Act commences on 1 July 1997.

3 Schedule(s)

        Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1--Amendments

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983

1 Paragraph 6(5)(b)

Omit "the SMA,", substitute "the ACA,".

2 Subsections 7(1) and (3)

Omit "the SMA", substitute "the ACA".

3 Transitional--notifications

(1)       This item applies to a notification that was given to the SMA under paragraph 6(5)(b) of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 before the commencement of this item.

(2)       The Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the notification had been given to the ACA under paragraph 6(5)(b) of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 as amended by this Act.

4 Transitional--determinations

(1)       This item applies to a determination that was in force under section 7 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2)       The Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the determination had been made by the ACA under section 7 of the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 as amended by this Act.

(3)       This item does not prevent the variation or revocation of the determination.