Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

What this does: This determination sets the exact amount ($1,512,435) that telecommunications companies must pay to help cover Australia’s 2005 membership fees for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Who it affects: Licensed telecommunications carriers (phone and internet companies). The amount is added to their annual licence charges.

Why it matters: The ITU is a United Nations agency that manages global radio spectrum, satellite orbits, and technical standards for telecommunications. Australian taxpayers fund the national membership contribution, and this legislation recovers a proportion of that cost from the carriers who commercially benefit from the ITU’s work.

Key detail: The instrument operates under the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and simply specifies the dollar figure for the 2005 calendar year contribution.

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Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

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

Dated 8 June 2006

CHRIS CHAPMAN Chair

LYN MADDOCK Deputy Chair

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.

4 Amount determined

The amount determined to be the proportion of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the budget of the ITU for the 2005 calendar year that is to be recovered from carriers is $1 512 435.

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Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

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

Dated 8 June 2006

CHRIS CHAPMAN Chair

LYN MADDOCK Deputy Chair

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.

4 Amount determined

The amount determined to be the proportion of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the budget of the ITU for the 2005 calendar year that is to be recovered from carriers is $1 512 435.

Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2006

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