Part 1Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name

This is the Broadcasting (Charges) Determination 2017.

3 Authority

This determination is made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

5 Definitions

(1) In this determination:

ACMA Act means the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

Broadcasting Services Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in this determination and in the Broadcasting Services Act have the same meaning in this determination as they have in that Act.

Note: A number of other expressions used in this determination are defined in the Broadcasting Services Act, including:

ACMA (see section 6);
commercial radio broadcasting licence (see section 6);
commercial television broadcasting licence (see section 6);
datacasting licence (see section 6);
international broadcasting licence (see section 6);
licence (see section 6); and
subscription television broadcasting licence (see section 6).

6 References to other instruments

In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force at the time this instrument commences.

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.