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Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
92AOffset for designated administrative costs—transfer to general CRF
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#### 92A Offset for designated administrative costs—transfer to general CRF
(1) The Secretary may, by notifiable instrument, direct that a specified amount is to be debited from the Regional Broadband Scheme Special Account.
(2) The total of the amounts debited under subsection (1) must not exceed whichever is the lesser of the following:
(a) the total of the relevant Budget amounts (see subsection (3));
(b) the total of the amounts paid to the Commonwealth by way of:
(i) so much of an amount of charge as is attributable to the annual administrative cost amount for a financial year; or
(ii) an administrative cost instalment of charge.
(3) For the purposes of this section, relevant Budget amounts are to be ascertained using the following table.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:343.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Relevant Budget amounts</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Document</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Location in document</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Relevant Budget amount</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements</span><span> for 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 for the Treasury Portfolio</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>table that relates to the ACCC’s Entity 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 measures since Budget</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the amount shown in the table in the column headed 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 opposite the entry relating to Regional Broadband Scheme Departmental expenses</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements</span><span> for 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 for the Communications and the Arts Portfolio</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>table that relates to the ACMA’s Entity 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 measures since Budget</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the amount shown in the table in the column headed 2016</span><span>‑</span><span>17 opposite the entry relating to Regional Broadband Scheme Departmental capital</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Portfolio Budget Statements</span><span> for 2018</span><span>‑</span><span>19 for the Department</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>table that relates to Budgeted expenses for the Department</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the amount shown in the table in the column headed 2017</span><span>‑</span><span>18 opposite the entry relating to Regional Broadband Scheme Special Account Departmental expenses</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Portfolio Budget Statements</span><span> for:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the 2018</span><span>‑</span><span>19 financial year; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a later financial year;</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>for the Department</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>table that relates to Budgeted expenses for the Department</span></p></td><td style="width:95.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the amount shown in the table in the column relating to that financial year opposite the entry relating to Regional Broadband Scheme Special Account Departmental expenses</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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