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RADIO LICENCE FEES ACT 1964 - NOTES

Act No. 119 of 1964 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 30 May 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 69 of 2007

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra

   

   

   


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Incorporation of Broadcasting Act..................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

5............ Licence fees......................................................................................... 2

6............ Amount of fees................................................................................... 2

6A......... Change of accounting period--effect on fees payable........................ 4

7............ Earnings of subsidiary companies etc................................................. 5

8............ Regulations......................................................................................... 6

Notes                                                                                                                                               7


 

 

Notes to the Radio Licence Fees Act 1964

Note 1

The Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No.  119, 1964 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 April 2005 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 1964

119, 1964

24 Nov 1964

24 Nov 1964

 

Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966

93, 1966

29 Oct 1966

1 Dec 1966

--

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 1973

148, 1973

22 Nov 1973

22 Aug 1973

--

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1976

188, 1976

15 Dec 1976

1 Jan 1977

--

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1977

94, 1977

22 Sept 1977

1 Sept 1977

S. 3(2)

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1978

50, 1978

12 June 1978

12 June 1978

S. 4

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1981

114, 1981

24 June 1981

24 June 1981 (see s. 2)

--

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 1981

168, 1981

2 Dec 1981

1 Sept 1981

S. 3(2)

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1982

155, 1982

31 Dec 1982

31 Dec 1982 (see s. 2)

--

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1983

58, 1983

12 Oct 1983

1 Sept 1983

S. 3(2)

Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1985

68, 1985

5 June 1985

1 Jan 1986

S. 11

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1987

66, 1987

5 June 1987

14 Sept 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S231)

Ss. 7 and 8

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987

116, 1987

16 Dec 1987

16 Dec 1987

Ss. 8 and 9

Radio Licence Fees (National Metropolitan Radio Plan) Act 1988

144, 1988

26 Dec 1988

26 Dec 1988

--

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 1988

146, 1988

26 Dec 1988

Part IV (ss. 51, 52): (a)

--

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1991

184, 1991

6 Dec 1991

Ss. 3, 6 and 8: 1 Jan 1992
Ss. 7 and 9: 31 Dec 1992
Remainder: 3 Jan 1992

Ss. 3 and 11

Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1992

82, 1992

30 June 1992

Ss. 5(2), 6 and 7: 30 Dec 1992
Ss. 16, 18, 19, 20(1) and 21: (b)
Ss. 22-25: 1 Jan 1992
Remainder: Royal Assent

Ss. 25 and 26

Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

105, 1992

9 July 1992

5 Oct 1992 (see
s. 2 and Gazette 1992, No. GN38)

--

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1997

142, 1997

8 Oct 1997

Schedule 1 (items 1-3, 5-10): 8 Oct 1997
Schedule 1 (item 4): 5 Oct 1992 (c)

--

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 2005

53, 2005

1 Apr 2005

Schedules 1 and 2: 1 July 2005 (see s. 2(1))
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 2 [see Table A]

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 2007

69, 2007

28 May 2007

29 May 2007

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(a)     The Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 was amended by Part IV (sections 51 and 52) only of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   Sections 51 and 52 are to have commenced on 16 December 1987.

(b)    The Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 was amended by Part 4 (sections 22-26) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1992, subsections 2(1) and (5) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (5)   Sections 22, 23, 24 and 25 are taken to have commenced on 1 January 1992.

(c)     The Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1997, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), sections 1, 2 and 3, and the items of Schedule 1 other than item 4, commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Item 4 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 5 October 1992.

 


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended    rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Title...................................

am. No. 114, 1981

 

rs. No. 68, 1985

S. 1...................................

am. No. 68, 1985

S. 3...................................

am. No. 114, 1981; No. 68, 1985; No. 105, 1992

S. 4...................................

am. No. 68, 1985; No. 66, 1987; No. 146, 1988; No. 184,1991; No. 105, 1992; No. 142, 1997; No. 53, 2005; No. 69, 2007

S. 5...................................

am. No. 114, 1981; No. 68, 1985; No. 66, 1987; No. 142, 1997

S. 6...................................

am. No. 93, 1966

 

rs. No. 148, 1973

 

am. No. 188, 1976; No. 94, 1977; No. 50, 1978; Nos. 114 and 168, 1981; No. 58, 1983; No. 68, 1985; Nos. 66 and 116, 1987; No. 184, 1991; Nos. 82 and 105, 1992; No. 142, 1997

S. 6A.................................

ad. No. 66, 1987

 

am. No. 116, 1987; No. 184, 1991; No. 82, 1992

S. 6B.................................

ad. No. 116, 1987

 

rs. No. 184, 1991

 

rep. No. 142, 1997

S. 6BA..............................

ad. No. 184, 1991

 

rep. No. 142, 1997

S. 6C.................................

ad. No. 144, 1988

 

rep No. 142, 1997

S. 7...................................

am. No. 68, 1985; No. 142, 1997; No. 53, 2005

S. 8...................................

ad. No. 114, 1981

 

am. No. 155, 1982

 

rep. No. 68, 1985

 

ad. No. 116, 1987


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 2005 (No. 53, 2005)

Schedule 2

1  Definitions

In this Schedule:

Imposition Act means the Radio Licence Fees Act 1964.

transition time means the commencement of this Schedule.

2  Continued effect of directions about gross earnings

A direction made by the ABA under section 7 of the Imposition Act that was in force immediately before the transition time has effect on and after the transition time as if it had been made by the ACMA under that section as amended by Schedule 1 to this Act.

 


 



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