1Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2018

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Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2018

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: 17 December 2018

Nerida O’Loughlin
[signed]
Member

Chris Jose
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This is the Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2018.

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 2018.

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This Determination is repealed at the end of 30 June 2020.

5 Application

This Determination applies to carrier licences that were in force at the beginning of the 2017-2018 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 2016 and ended on 30 June 2017.

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