The amount of tax in respect of the licence is set out in Table 902.
Table 902
Item
Station
Amount ($)
1
Amateur station
$51.36
2
Limited coast marine rescue station
$41.86
3
Limited coast non‑assigned station
$41.86
4
Outpost non‑assigned station
$41.86
5
Scientific non‑assigned station
$41.86
6
Ship station class B non‑assigned
$41.86
7
Ship station class C non‑assigned
$41.86
8
Sound outside broadcast station
$41.86
9
Temporary fixed link station
$2,331.90
Schedule 3 Working out transmitter licence tax for a particular licence period
Schedule 3 — Working out transmitter licence tax for a particular licence period
(subsection 2.1(3))
101 29 February in a year
If:
(a) a licence is to be issued for a period of 12 months or more; and
(b) 29 February happens during the licence period;
the day is to be disregarded in working out the amount of tax payable in respect of the issue, anniversary or holding of the licence.
102 Rounding
(1) This item applies if an amount of transmitter licence tax worked out using this Schedule would be an amount that includes a part of a dollar.
(2) If the part of the dollar is less than 50 cents, the amount of the tax is reduced to the nearest whole dollar.
(3) If the part of the dollar is 50 cents or more, the amount of the tax is increased to the nearest whole dollar.
103 Full payment of licence tax
(1) Use the steps in Table 103 to work out tax in respect of the issue of a licence for a period of 12 months or less.
(2) Use the steps in Table 103 to work out tax in respect of the issue of a licence if:
(a) the licence is issued for a period of more than 12 months; and
(b) the licensee elected, in the licence application, that subsection 6(2) of the Act was to apply to the licence.
Note 1: The effect of an election that subsection 6(2) of the Act is to apply to a licence is that the full amount of tax is to be paid on the issue of the licence.
Note 2: The amount worked out using Table 103 must be rounded in accordance with item 102.
Dictionary Dictionary
Dictionary
(section 1.3)
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Act means the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983.
aeronautical assigned system station has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Aeronautical Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997.
Australia has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Australian Map Grid means the document titled ‘Australian Map Grid (AMG66)’, gazetted in the Gazette No. 84, 6 October 1966.
Note: Information on the Australian Map Grid can be accessed at: www.ga.gov.au.
Australian waters means the area:
(a) starting at the low‑water mark of a State or Territory; and
(b) extending 200 nautical miles seaward from that mark.
body scanner means a scanner that is capable of detecting metallic and non‑metallic items on a person by using millimetre‑wave radio frequency technology.
CDMA means Code Division Multiple Access.
effect date, for a licence, means the day when the licence comes into force for subsection 103(1) or 130(4) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
eligible person means:
(a) for the issue of a licence authorising the licensee to operate a narrowcasting service station—a person who proposes to operate the narrowcasting service station solely to provide open narrowcasting television services for community and educational non‑profit purposes under the class licence for open narrowcasting television services determined by the ACMA under paragraph 117(e) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; and
(b) in any case—the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
fixed earth station means an earth station that is operating in the fixed‑satellite service
harmonised government spectrum area licence means a land mobile licence that authorises the licensee to operate a device:
(a) in:
(i) in relation to Western Australia – every part of Western Australia, or every part of Western Australia other than a part within the RQZ or supplementary RQZ, within the meaning of section 4 of the Radiocommunications (Mid-West Radio Quiet Zone) Frequency Band Plan 2011;
(ii) in relation to any other State or Territory – every part of the State or Territory; and
(b) on every frequency in one or more of the following transmit frequency ranges:
(i) 412.46875 MHz to 413.43125 MHz;
(ii) 414.46875 MHz to 415.44375 MHz;
(iii) 415.44375 MHz to 415.56875 MHz;
(iv) 418.49375 MHz to 420 MHz;
(v) 420 MHz to 420.8 MHz;
(vi) 421.2 MHz to 424.8 MHz;
(vii) 426 MHz to 426.4 MHz;
(viii) 467.50625 MHz to 469.9875 MHz.
Note to paragraph (a): The effect of the Radiocommunications (Mid-West Radio Quiet Zone) Frequency Band Plan 2011 is that the ACMA may generally not issue an apparatus licence within the Radio Quiet Zone (RQZ) or the supplementary RQZ, except in particular circumstances.
licence means a transmitter licence.
licence area plan means a licence area plan prepared under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
licence period, for a licence, means the period starting on the licence’s effect date and ending at the end of the day when the licence ceases to be in force.
low power spectrum access means a spectrum access that:
(a) is authorised under a licence mentioned in any of the following provisions of Schedule 2:
(i) item 201 (except paragraphs 201(1)(s) and (t));
(ia) item 205;
(ii) paragraph 301(a);
(iii) paragraph 301(b);
(iv) paragraph 301(d);
(v) paragraph 301(e);
(vi) paragraph 301(f);
(vii) paragraph 501(b); and
(b) permits the operation of 1 or more devices, each with a maximum permitted radiated power level of 8.3 watts EIRP; and:
(ba) is authorised under a licence in relation to which either:
(i) the applicant, in its application for the licence; or
(ii) the licensee, in writing given to the ACMA;
requests that the ACMA treats the licence as having a notional service area that consists of every point no more than 2 kilometres from:
(iii) if the spectrum access involves a particular site – that site; or
(iv) if the spectrum access involves a particular area – the centre of that area; and
(c) is not a micro power spectrum access.
Note: For paragraph (ba):
Note: a request of an applicant or a licensee may be made, on their behalf, by an accredited person;
Note: no form of words is prescribed or required to be used for making the request;
Note: the ‘notional service area’ is used by the ACMA and accredited persons in planning and coordinating radiocommunications.
micro power spectrum access means a spectrum access that:
(a) is authorised under a licence mentioned in any of the following provisions of Schedule 2:
(i) paragraph 201(h);
(ii) paragraph 301(d);
(iii) paragraph 301(f); and
(b) permits the operation of 1 or more devices, each with a maximum permitted radiated power level of 1.7 watts EIRP; and:
(c) is authorised under a licence in relation to which either:
(i) the applicant, in its application for the licence; or
(ii) the licensee, in writing given to the ACMA;
requests that the ACMA treats the licence as having a notional service area that consists of every point no more than 200 metres from:
(iii) if the spectrum access involves a particular site – that site; or
(iv) if the spectrum access involves a particular area – the centre of that area; and
Note: For paragraph (c):
Note: a request of an applicant or a licensee may be made, on their behalf, by an accredited person;
Note: no form of words is prescribed or required to be used for making the request;
Note: the ‘notional service area’ is used by the ACMA and accredited persons in planning and coordinating radiocommunications.
minimum annual amount means $41.86.
non‑geostationary orbit satellite system means a satellite system that is not comprised of geostationary satellites.
open narrowcasting service has the meaning given by the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
point to multipoint station (land mobile spectrum) means a fixed licence:
(a) that:
(i) is issued under section 100 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 on or after 15 November 2002; or
(ii) was issued under section 100 of that Act on or after 15 November 2002, and is being renewed under section 130 of that Act; and
(b) that authorises the licensee to provide services within the frequency range 403 MHz to 430 MHz or 450 MHz to 520 MHz, other than 1 or more of the following frequency bands:
(i) 451.5125 MHz to 452.5 MHz;
(ii) 461.0125 MHz to 462 MHz.
remote control station means a fixed station established at a fixed location to achieve remote control of a base station and a supplementary base station (if any).
remote station includes a station referred to on a licence as a remote control station.
spectrum access means access to the spectrum that is authorised for the operation of 1 or more radiocommunications devices that involves a unique combination of:
(a) a particular transmit frequency; and
(b) a particular bandwidth; and
(c) a particular site or access area.
temporary fixed link station means a station:
(a) that is operated under a fixed licence; and
(b) that is operated anywhere in Australia for a period of not more than 14 days; and
(c) that is operated on a frequency or frequencies in the range:
(i) 12.75 GHz to 13.25 GHz; or
(ii) 14.5 GHz to 15.35 GHz; or
(iii) 21.2 GHz to 23.6 GHz; and
(d) for which the ACMA, or a person accredited under section 263 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, undertakes coordination procedures for the purpose of minimising interference.
transmitter licence tax means the tax imposed under the Act.
wireless audio system means a system, consisting of more than one land mobile station, that:
(a) is operated under a land mobile licence;
(b) is operated primarily to transmit audio information between land mobile stations;
(c) has an emission bandwidth greater than 100 kHz;
(d) uses assigned frequencies within a range of frequencies specified in the land mobile licence; and
(e) operates at a power not exceeding 250 mW EIRP.
Note: Unless the contrary intention appears, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015: