DATACASTING CHARGE (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

This compilation was prepared on 8 October 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 178 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............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

4............ Digital mode ........................................................................................ 1

5............ External Territories ............................................................................. 2

6............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 2

7............ Amount of charge ............................................................................... 2

8............ By whom charge is payable ................................................................ 3

Notes 5

Notes to the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998

Note 1

The Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 98, 1998 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998	98, 1998	27 July 1998	27 July 1998
Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2000	109, 2000	3 Aug 2000	1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2000, No. GN50)	--
Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2005	49, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 July 2005 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2
Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Act 2007	178, 2007	28 Sept 2007	Schedule 1 (items 8, 9): 29 Sept 2007	Sch. 1 (item 9)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 109, 2000; No. 49, 2005
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 109, 2000; No. 178, 2007
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 49, 2005
Note to s. 7(1) ....................	rs. No. 49, 2005

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2005 (No. 49, 2005)

Schedule 2

1 Definitions

In this Schedule:

Imposition Act means the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998.

transition time means the commencement of this Schedule.

2 Continued effect of amount determinations

A determination made by the ACA under subsection 7(1) 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 subsection as amended by Schedule 1 to this Act.

Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Act 2007 (No. 178, 2007)

Schedule 1

9 Application of amendment

The amendment of the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998 made by this Division applies to the financial year starting on 1 July 2007 and later financial years.

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DATACASTING CHARGE (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998 - NOTES