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Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009

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This Determination sets the specific dollar amount that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) spent on telecommunications regulation during the 2007–2008 financial year.

What it does

Fixes the amount at $23,053,329 as the proportion of ACMA’s total operating costs that relate to its telecommunications functions and powers (such as monitoring compliance, managing spectrum, and enforcing consumer safeguards).

Why it matters

This figure is used to calculate annual licence fees that telecommunications carriers must pay to the government. The fees are designed to recover (pay back) the costs of ACMA’s work overseeing the industry, ensuring taxpayers don’t subsidise regulation of commercial telecom companies.

Who it affects

Telecommunications carriers: The amount directly influences how much they pay for their carrier licences each year.
Consumers: Indirectly affects the cost structure of phone and internet services, as carriers may factor these government charges into their pricing.

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Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 15 (1) (a) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

Dated 15th May 2009

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Chris Cheah
[signed]
Member

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amount

The amount determined to be the proportion of ACMA’s costs for the 2007–2008 financial year that is attributable to ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $23,053,329.

Note

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.

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1 Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009

Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 15 (1) (a) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

Dated 15th May 2009

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Chris Cheah
[signed]
Member

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amount

The amount determined to be the proportion of ACMA’s costs for the 2007–2008 financial year that is attributable to ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $23,053,329.

Note

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.