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TELEVISION LICENCE FEES ACT 1964 - NOTES

Act No. 118 of 1964 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 January 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 123 of 2006

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

6B......... Additional licence fees for 1999, 2000 and 2001................................ 6

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

8............ Regulations......................................................................................... 8

Notes                                                                                                                                               9


 

 

Notes to the Television Licence Fees Act 1964

Note 1

The Television Licence Fees Act 1964 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 118, 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

Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1964

118, 1964

24 Nov 1964

24 Nov 1964

 

Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966

93, 1966

29 Oct 1966

1 Dec 1966

--

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1976

103, 1976

12 Oct 1976

1 Sept 1977

--

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 2) 1976

189, 1976

15 Dec 1976

1 Jan 1977

--

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1977

96, 1977

22 Sept 1977

1 Sept 1977

S. 3(2)

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1978

51, 1978

12 June 1978

12 June 1978

S. 4

Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1981

169, 1981

2 Dec 1981

1 Sept 1981

S. 3(2)

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1982

156, 1982

31 Dec 1982

31 Dec 1982 (see s. 2)

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Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1983

59, 1983

12 Oct 1983

1 Sept 1983

S. 3(2)

Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1985

69, 1985

5 June 1985

1 Jan 1986

S. 11

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1987

14, 1987

18 May 1987

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

S. 8

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987

67, 1987

5 June 1987

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

S. 7

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 3) 1987

117, 1987

16 Dec 1987

16 Dec 1987

S. 6

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1991

185, 1991

6 Dec 1991

31 Dec 1992

--

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)

--

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1997

141, 1997

8 Oct 1997

8 Oct 1997

--

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999

129, 1999

13 Oct 1999

13 Oct 1999

--

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 2005

48, 2005

1 Apr 2005

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

Sch. 2 [see Table A]

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 2006

123, 2006

4 Nov 2006

1 Jan 2007

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Table of Amendments

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

Provision affected

How affected

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

am. No. 156, 1982

 

rs. No. 69, 1985

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

am. No. 69, 1985

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

am. No.156, 1982; No. 69, 1985; No. 105, 1992

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

am. No. 69, 1985; No. 14, 1987; No. 105, 1992; No. 141, 1997; No. 48, 2005; No. 123, 2006

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

am. No. 156, 1982; No. 69, 1985; Nos. 14 and 67, 1987; No. 141, 1997; No. 129, 1999

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

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 141, 1997

 

rs. No. 103, 1976

 

am. No. 189, 1976; No. 96, 1977; No. 51, 1978; No. 169, 1981; No. 156, 1982; No. 59, 1983; No. 69, 1985; Nos. 14, 67 and 117, 1987; No. 185, 1991; No. 105, 1992

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

ad. No. 67, 1987

 

am. No. 117, 1987; No. 185, 1991

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

ad. No. 129, 1999

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

am. No. 69, 1985; No. 141, 1997; No. 48, 2005

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

ad. No. 156, 1982

 

rep. No. 69, 1985

 

ad. No. 14, 1987


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 2005 (No. 48, 2005)

Schedule 2

1  Definitions

In this Schedule:

Imposition Act means the Television 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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