15Limit on total of charges

15 Limit on total of charges

(1) The total of the charges that are imposed on carrier licences in force at the beginning of a financial year must not exceed the sum of: (a) the amount determined, by a written instrument made by the ACMA, to be the proportion of the ACMA’s costs for the immediately preceding financial year that is attributable to the ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers; and (b) the amount determined, by a written instrument made by the ACCC, to be the proportion of the ACCC’s costs for the immediately preceding financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers; and (c) the amount determined, by a written instrument made by the ACMA, to be the proportion of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the budget of the International Telecommunication Union for the calendar year in which the beginning of the financial year occurs that is to be recovered from carriers; and (ca) the amount determined, by a written instrument made by the ACMA, to be the sum of the amounts paid under section 136C of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the immediately preceding financial year; and (d) the amount determined, in a written instrument made by the Minister, to be the estimated total amount of grants likely to be made during the financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. (2) An instrument under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument. (4) In this section:

ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.

ACMA’s telecommunications functions has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997, but does not include functions conferred on the ACMA by or under:

(a) the Do Not Call Register Act 2006; or
(b) the Telecommunications Act 1997 to the extent to which that Act relates to the Do Not Call Register Act 2006; or
(c) Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to the extent to which that Part relates to telemarketing activities (within the meaning of that Part).

ACMA’s telecommunications powers has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997, but does not include powers conferred on the ACMA by or under:

(a) the Do Not Call Register Act 2006; or
(b) the Telecommunications Act 1997 to the extent to which that Act relates to the Do Not Call Register Act 2006; or
(c) Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to the extent to which that Part relates to telemarketing activities (within the meaning of that Part).

cost:

(a) in relation to the ACMA, means an amount that, in accordance with accrual‑based accounting principles, is treated as a cost of the ACMA; and
(b) in relation to the ACCC, means an amount that, in accordance with accrual‑based accounting principles, is treated as a cost of the ACCC.