2010‑2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy)
A Bill for an Act to impose a levy to support the provision of public interest telecommunications services, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2
4............ Act to bind Crown.............................................................................. 2
5............ Extension to external Territories.......................................................... 3
6............ Imposition of levy............................................................................... 3
7............ Amount of levy................................................................................... 3
8............ Person liable to pay levy..................................................................... 3
A Bill for an Act to impose a levy to support the provision of public interest telecommunications services, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2011.
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.
| Commencement information |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. Sections 1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | |
| 2. Sections 3 to 8 | At the same time as section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011 commences. | |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
eligible levy period has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011.
levy amount has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011.
person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011.
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.
5 Extension to external Territories
This Act extends to each external Territory referred to in section 9 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011.
6 Imposition of levy
If a person has a levy amount for an eligible levy period because of section 99 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2011, levy is imposed on that amount.
7 Amount of levy
The amount of a levy that this Act imposes on a levy amount for an eligible levy period is equal to that levy amount.
8 Person liable to pay levy
Levy imposed on a person’s levy amount for an eligible levy period is payable by the person.