Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No.1)

 

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following determination under subsection 7(1) of the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983.

Dated: 28 January 2021

Creina Chapman

[signed]

Member

 

Cathy Rainsford

[signed]

Member/General Manager

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority

 

 

 

 

1  Name

  This is the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 7(1) of the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983.

4  Amendments

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

 

Schedule 1—Amendments

Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Determination 2015 (F2015L00321)

1  Section 3, definition of minimum annual amount

Omit $41.49, substitute $41.37.

2  Part 3

Repeal the Part, substitute:

Part 3 Transitional arrangements relating to the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No. 1)

7 Definitions for Part 3

In this Part:

amendment day means the day on which the Amendment Determination commenced.

Amendment Determination means the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No. 1).

pre-amendment Determination means this Determination as in force immediately before the amendment day.

8 Transitional arrangements on or after commencement of the Amendment Determination

 (1) Despite Part 2 of this Determination, if:

(a) receiver licence tax is imposed on the issue of a receiver licence; and

(b) the licence is issued on or after the amendment day; and

(c) the licence comes into force before 5 April 2021;

use the pre-amendment Determination to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 1: If a licence is issued before the amendment day, the pre-amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax, whether or not the licence comes into force before 5 April 2021.

Note 2: If a licence is issued on or after the amendment day, and comes into force on or after 5 April 2021, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

 (2) Despite Part 2 of this Determination, if:

(a) receiver licence tax is imposed on the anniversary of the day on which a receiver licence came into force (anniversary day); and

(b) the anniversary day is on or after the amendment day but before 5 April 2021;

use the pre-amendment Determination to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 1: If, for a receiver licence, the anniversary day is before the amendment day, the pre-amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 2: If, for a receiver licence, the anniversary day is on or after 5 April 2021, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

 (3) Despite Part 2 of this Determination, if:

(a) receiver licence tax is imposed on the holding of a receiver licence; and

(b) the day on which the tax is payable is on or after the amendment day but before 5 April 2021;

use the pre-amendment Determination to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 1: If tax is imposed on the holding of a receiver licence on a particular day, and that day is before the amendment day, the pre-amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 2: If tax is imposed on the holding of a receiver licence on a particular day, and that day is on or after 5 April 2021, this Determination as amended by the Amendment Determination is used to work out the amount of receiver licence tax.

Note 3: Subsections 6(5) and (6) of the Act impose tax on the holding of a licence.

3  Schedule 2, Part 2 (table 202)

Repeal the table (including the note), substitute:

Table 202

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

 

 

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

>30–70

2.7496

1.0739

0.5712

0.1233

0.0615

>70–399.9

2.8210

1.1577

0.5298

0.1188

0.0592

>399.9–403

2.8210

1.5797

0.7227

0.1233

0.0615

>403–520

2.8210

2.0907

0.7227

0.1233

0.0000

>520–960

2.8210

1.5797

0.7227

0.1233

0.0615

>960–2 690

2.8167

0.6322

0.2923

0.1470

0.0733

GHz

>2.69–5.0

2.8136

0.5227

0.2119

0.1755

0.0877

>5.0–8.5

2.3755

0.4392

0.2045

0.0931

0.0451

>8.5–14.5

1.0469

0.3769

0.0891

0.0065

0.0031

>14.5–31.3

1.0469

0.2787

0.0612

0.0065

0.0031

>31.3–51.4

0.2855

0.1521

0.0330

0.0011

0.0006

>51.4

0.0282

0.0028

0.0028

0.0003

0.0003

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

4  Schedule 2, Part 3 (table 302)

Repeal the table (including the note), substitute:

Table 302

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

 

 

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

22.4997

22.4997

22.4997

22.4997

14.2871

>30–70

50.8239

19.8509

10.5590

2.2787

0.7218

>70–399.9

52.1431

21.3995

9.7925

2.1952

0.6953

>399.9–403

52.1431

29.2001

13.3591

2.2787

0.7218

>403–520

52.1431

38.6453

13.3591

2.2787

0.0000

>520–960

52.1431

29.2001

13.3591

2.2787

0.7218

>960–2 690

1.2307

0.2762

0.1277

0.0642

0.0320

GHz

>2.69–5.0

1.2294

0.2284

0.0926

0.0767

0.0383

>5.0–8.5

1.0380

0.1919

0.0894

0.0407

0.0197

>8.5–14.5

0.4574

0.1647

0.0389

0.0028

0.0014

>14.5–31.3

0.4574

0.1218

0.0267

0.0028

0.0014

>31.3–51.4

0.1247

0.0664

0.0144

0.0005

0.0002

>51.4

0.0123

0.0012

0.0012

0.0001

0.0001

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

5  Schedule 2, Part 4 (table 402)

Repeal the table (including the note), substitute:

Table 402

Frequency range

Amount ($)

Area density

 

 

 

 

Australia wide

High density

Medium density

Low density

Remote density

MHz

0–30

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

1.2172

>30–70

2.7496

1.0739

0.5712

0.1233

0.0615

>70–399.9

2.8210

1.1577

0.5298

0.1188

0.0592

>399.9–403

2.8210

1.5797

0.7227

0.1233

0.0615

>403–520

2.8210

2.0907

0.7227

0.1233

0.0000

>520–960

2.8210

1.5797

0.7227

0.1233

0.0615

>960–2 690

2.8167

0.6322

0.2923

0.1470

0.0733

GHz

>2.69–5.0

2.8136

0.5227

0.2119

0.1755

0.0877

>5.0–8.5

2.3755

0.4392

0.2045

0.0931

0.0451

>8.5–17.3

1.0469

0.3769

0.0891

0.0065

0.0031

>17.3–31.3

0.7328

0.1951

0.0306

0.0032

0.0000

>31.3–51.4

0.1998

0.1064

0.0165

0.0006

0.0000

>51.4

0.0282

0.0028

0.0028

0.0003

0.0003

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