Australian Communications and Media Authority (Modifications to Apparatus and Spectrum Licences Taxes) Direction 2020 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

Australian Communications and Media Authority (Modifications to Apparatus and Spectrum Licences Taxes) Direction 2020

I, Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, make the following Direction.

Dated: 15 May 2020

PAUL FLETCHER Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts _________________________________________________________________

1 Name of Direction

This Direction is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Modifications to Apparatus and Spectrum Licences Taxes) Direction 2020.

2 Commencement

This Direction commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This Direction is made under section 14 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

4 Interpretation

(1) In this Direction:

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Designated Spectrum Licence means a spectrum licence issued under Part 3.2 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, other than the following:

(a) a spectrum licence issued to: 1. a Department of State of the Commonwealth of Australia; or 2. an Executive Agency established under section 65 of the Public Service Act 1999; or 3. a Statutory Agency within the meaning of section 7 of the Public Service Act 1999; (b) a spectrum licence issued with one or more conditions that require the licensed spectrum to be used only for the provision of a television outside broadcast service; and (c) a spectrum licence issued with one or more conditions that require the licensed spectrum to be used only for the provision of rail safety, rail operations or rail control.

Historical EME Component refers to the 0.8% annual component of the Transmitter Licence Tax and the Receiver Licence Tax, which historically was used to offset expenditure by the Australian Government for research, information provision and engagement activities into the health effects of electromagnetic energy.