Commonwealth legislation

Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

153 of 1927

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation creates a radio listening licence (called a "Broadcast Listener's Licence") that people must buy to legally receive radio broadcasts.

Who needs a licence: Anyone using a radio receiver to listen to broadcasts for:

Entertainment
Testing or demonstrating equipment
Any other purpose

How much it costs:

Zone 1: 24 shillings (paid in full upfront)
Zones 2 & 3: 17 shillings and 6 pence (paid in full upfront)

Where the money goes: From each licence fee, 4 shillings is deducted and allocated for purposes under Regulation 67 of the main Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (likely covering administrative costs or broadcaster funding).

This establishes Australia's early radio licence system, requiring households to pay an annual fee to legally own and operate a radio set.

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Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 153.

REGULATION UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905-1919.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1919, to come into operation as on and from the first day of January, 1928.

Dated this twenty-second day of December, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. GIBSON,

Postmaster-General.

Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulation.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Statutory Rules 1924, No. 101, as amended to the date of the commencement of this regulation)—

(a) The licence which shall, upon the commencement of this regulation, be required under those Regulations for the reception of Broadcast programmes (1) for entertainment, or (2) for demonstration or test of receiving equipment, or (3), for any other purpose, shall be a Broadcast Listener’s Licence for which the fee shall be in respect of Zone 1, 24s, and in respect of Zones 2 and 3, 17s. 6d., which shall be paid in full in advance.

(b) The amount which shall be deducted from Broadcast Listener’s Licence fees for the purposes of regulation 67 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations shall be 4s. per licence.

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

C.18226.—Price 3d.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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