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This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997.
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act imposes a mechanically‑applied levy on telecommunications “participating persons” whenever they have a levy debit balance generated under the referenced telecommunications law, making the levy equal to that balance and payable by the participant.
It therefore shifts direct financial liability onto defined industry participants (including applicable Crown and territory bodies), depends entirely on cross‑referenced rules for calculation and collection, and contains no independent rate‑setting, exemptions or procedural detail.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997.
This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997.
This Act commences on 1 July 1997.
This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island.
This Act extends to each external Territory referred to in section 8B of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
In this Act:
participating person has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
If a participating person has a levy debit balance for a claim period because of section 20S of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, levy is imposed on that balance.
Note: The last claim period will end on or before 30 June 2012: see section 8D of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
The amount of a levy that this Act imposes on a levy debit balance for a claim period is equal to that balance.
Levy imposed on a participating person’s levy debit balance for a claim period is payable by the participating person.
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This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997.
This Act commences on 1 July 1997.
This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island.
This Act extends to each external Territory referred to in section 8B of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
In this Act:
participating person has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
If a participating person has a levy debit balance for a claim period because of section 20S of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, levy is imposed on that balance.
Note: The last claim period will end on or before 30 June 2012: see section 8D of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
The amount of a levy that this Act imposes on a levy debit balance for a claim period is equal to that balance.
Levy imposed on a participating person’s levy debit balance for a claim period is payable by the participating person.