1Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2012

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Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2012

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 14 (1) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

Dated 18th May 2012

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2012.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the later of:

(a) the day after it is registered; and

(b) the day after the commencement of the Telecommunications (Specification of Costs by ACMA) Determination 2012.

Note 1: All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au

Note 2: Both of these events must occur before this Determination commences.

3 Application

This Determination imposes carrier licence charges on carrier licences that were in force at the beginning of the 2011-2012 financial year.

4 Definitions

In this Determination:

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Act means the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

carrier licence charge means charge within the meaning of Part 3 of the Act.

eligible revenue period has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

exempt carrier licence means a carrier licence that was:

(a) in force at the beginning of the 2011-2012 financial year; and

(b) held by a carrier that was a USO non-participating person for the eligible revenue period that began on 1 July 2010 and ended on 30 June 2011.

USO non-participating person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Participating Persons) Determination 2011 (No. 1).