Contents

Part 1                           Preliminary                                                                 

                        1       Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                    3

                        2       Interpretation                                                                   3

Part 3                           Digital conversion rebate scheme                       

                       12       Purpose                                                                         4

                       13       Definitions                                                                      4

                       14       When regional licensee or remote licensee becomes entitled to claim rebate  5

                       15       Amount of rebate and carry forward                                 6

                       16       Effect of change of licensee                                           7

                       17       Amount of rebate -- apportionment for certain licences in regional Victoria   7

                    17A       Amount of rebate -- certain licences in remote Western Australia      8

                       19       Suspension of rebate                                                    10

Part 4                           Licence fee rebate scheme                                    

                       20       Definitions                                                                    11

                       21       Application of scheme                                                   11

                       22       Compliance with content standard requirements              12

                       23       How to claim rebate                                                       12

                       24       Eligible licensees who claim digital conversion rebate     12

                       25       Effect of change of licensee                                          13

Schedule 1                   Digital conversion rebates for regional licence areas   14

Schedule 2                   Digital conversion rebates for remote licence areas     16

Notes                                                                                                          17

 

 

  

Notes to the Television Licence Fees Regulations 1990

Note 1

The Television Licence Fees Regulations 1990 (in force under the Television Licence Fees Act 1964) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1990 No. 3 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1990 No. 3	25 Jan 1990	25 Jan 1990
1991 No. 79	30 Apr 1991	1 Jan 1991	R. 3
1992 No. 448	24 Dec 1992	24 Dec 1992	--
1996 No. 323	23 Dec 1996	Part 2: 25 Jan 1990 Part 3: 1 Jan 1991 Remainder: 23 Dec 1996	R. 7
2000 No. 277	12 Oct 2000	12 Oct 2000	--
2002 No. 336	20 Dec 2002	Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 12 October 2000 Remainder: 20 Dec 2002	--
2008 No. 67	2 May 2008 (see F2008L01138)	3 May 2008	--
2010 No. 141	17 June 2010 (see F2010L01591)	18 June 2010	--
2012 No. 31	22 Mar 2012 (see F2012L00659)	23 Mar 2012	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
Heading to Part 1.................	ad. 2000 No. 277
R. 1.........................................	rs. 2000 No. 277
R. 2.........................................	am. 1991 No. 79; 1992 No. 448; 1996 No. 323; 2000 No. 277; 2002 No. 336
Part 2
Heading to Part 2.................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	rep. 2002 No. 336
R. 2A.......................................	ad. 1991 No. 79
	am. 2000 No. 277
	rep. 2002 No. 336
Rr. 2AA, 2AB.........................	ad. 1996 No. 323
	rep. 2002 No. 336
Rr. 3, 4....................................	am. 1991 No. 79; 1992 No. 448; 1996 No. 323
	rep. 2002 No. 336
R. 5.........................................	ad. 1991 No. 79
	am. 1992 No. 448; 1996 No. 323
	rep. 2002 No. 336
R. 6.........................................	ad. 1991 No. 79
	am. 1992 No. 448; 1996 No. 323
	rep. 2002 No. 336
Notes to r. 6 (6)..................... (Examples 1, 2, 3)	rep. 2000 No. 277
R. 7.........................................	ad. 1992 No. 448
	am. 1996 No. 323
	rep. 2002 No. 336
Rr. 8-10.................................	ad. 1992 No. 448
	rep. 2002 No. 336
R. 11.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	rep. 2002 No. 336
Part 3
Part 3......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
R. 12.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336
R. 13.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336; 2008 No. 67
Heading to r. 14...................	rs. 2008 No. 67
R. 14.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336; 2008 No. 67
Note 1 to r. 14 (3).................	rs. 2008 No. 64
Note 1A to r. 14 (3)..............	ad. 2008 No. 64
Note 2 to r. 14 (3).................	am. 2008 No.64
R.15........................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336; 2008 No. 67
R. 16.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336; 2008 No. 67
R. 17.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2002 No. 336
R. 17A....................................	ad. 2008 No. 67
R. 18.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	rep. 2002 No. 336
R. 19.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	am. 2008 No. 67
Part 4
Part 4......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
R. 20.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
R. 21.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
R. 22.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
R. 23.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
	am. 2012 No. 31
R. 24.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
R. 25.......................................	ad. 2010 No. 141
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 ...........................	ad. 2000 No. 277
	rs. 2002 No. 336
Schedule 2
Schedule 2............................	ad. 2002 No. 336
	rs. 2008 No. 67

Table A                  Application, saving or transitional provisions

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 79

3           Application

        3.1   Subject to subregulation 3.2, the amendments of the Television Licence Fees Regulations made by these Regulations apply to fees payable by licensees on or after 1 January 1991.

        3.2   The amendments of the Television Licence Fees Regulations made by these Regulations apply to fees payable on or after 1 January 1990 by licensees who hold licences in Approved Market C, being an approved market specified in the Indicative Plan published by the Minister under section 94E of the Broadcasting Act 1942 in the Gazette on 26 August 1987.

Statutory Rules 1996 No. 323

7              Application of Part to certain fees

        7.1   This Part applies to fees payable on or after:

                (a)    1 January 1990 by licensees for licences in Approved Market C; and

               (b)    1 January 1991 by licensees for other licences.

        7.2   In subregulation 7.1:

                Approved Market C means a market specified in the indicative plan published by the Minister under section 94E of the Broadcasting Act 1942 in the Gazette on 26 August 1987.

Note 1   The amendments of the Regulations that introduced Rebate Scheme B commenced on 1 January 1991.

Note 2   However, those amendments applied from 1 January 1990 to fees payable by licensees for licences in Approved Market C.