Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1992 No. 71 of 1992 - SECT 49

49. After Division 5 of Part 5 of the Principal Act, the following Division is
inserted:

"Division 5A - Collection and recovery of public mobile licence charge
Definition

"87A. In this Division: 'charge' means the charge imposed by section 4 of the
Telecommunications (Public Mobile Licence Charge) Act 1992. When charge is
payable

"87B.(1) Subject to subsection (2), charge is to be paid at the time a public
mobile licence is granted under section 57A.

"(2) The Minister may determine, in writing, that charge is to be paid:

   (a)  on a day determined by the Minister; or

   (b)  in instalments of such amounts, payable at such times, as the Minister
        determines.

"(3) The Minister may vary a determination made under subsection (2). Unpaid
charge is a debt due to Commonwealth

"87C. An amount of charge that is payable but has not been paid may be
recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the
Commonwealth.".