1Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2017

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Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2017

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: 25 July 2017

Richard Bean

[signed]
Member

James Cameron

[signed]
Member/General Manager

1 Name of Determination

This is the Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2017.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the later of:

(a) the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; and

(b) the commencement of the Telecommunications (Specification of Costs by the ACMA) Determination 2017.

Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at http://www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: Both of the events mentioned in section 2 must occur before this Determination commences.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 14(1) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

4 Repeal of this Determination

This Determination is repealed at the end of 30 June 2019.

5 Application

This Determination applies to carrier licences that were in force at the beginning of the 2016-2017 financial year.

6 Definitions

(1) In this Determination:

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

carrier licence means a carrier licence to which this Determination applies, as provided by section 5.

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

eligible revenue period has the same meaning as in the TCPSS Act.

exempt carrier licence means a carrier licence that was held by a carrier that was a non-participating person for the eligible revenue period that began on 1 July 2015 and ended on 30 June 2016.

non-participating person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Participating Persons) Determination 2015.

TCPSS Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.