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This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.
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Bill homepage (APH)This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.
Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
If the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent is a later day than 5 June 1997, this Act is taken to have commenced on 5 June 1997.
This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory.
This Act extends to each eligible Territory.
The operation of this Act in relation to Norfolk Island is not affected by the amendments made by Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
In this Act:
ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
carrier has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
carrier licence has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
eligible Territory has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
In this Part:
charge means charge imposed by this Part.
Charge is imposed on an application for a carrier licence.
Charge imposed on an application for a carrier licence is payable by the applicant.
The amount of charge imposed on an application for a carrier licence is the amount ascertained in accordance with a written determination made by the ACMA.
A determination under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument.
The amount of charge imposed on an application for a carrier licence must not exceed $100,000.
In this Part:
charge means charge imposed by this Part.
Charge is imposed on a carrier licence that is in force at the beginning of a financial year, where the financial year begins on or after 1 July 1998.
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