Telecommunications Act 2001

Preliminary - Commerce Commission - Levy

14: Late payment of levy

You could also call this:

"Paying a levy late means you have to pay extra money as a penalty."

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If you are a service provider who has to pay a levy, you must pay it by the date specified in the regulations made under section 11(3) or section 12(4). If you do not pay the whole amount by that date, you will have to pay interest on the amount you still owe. The interest rate is 1.5% per month, and it is calculated from the date the payment was due.

The interest is calculated for each month, or part of a month, that the payment is late. This means you will owe more money each month until you pay the levy.

If you do not pay the levy or the interest, the Crown can take you to court to get the money back, because the unpaid amount is considered a debt that you owe to the Crown.

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Part 1Preliminary
Commerce Commission: Levy

14Late payment of levy

If any service provider liable to pay the levy fails to pay the whole amount of that levy by the date specified in regulations made under section 11(3) or section 12(4), the service provider must pay interest on the unpaid amount at the rate of 1.5% per month calculated from the date payment is due.
Interest will be calculated in monthly instalments for each month, or part of each month, that the payment is due.
The amount of any unpaid levy or interest is recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown.