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Radiocommunications Act 1989

Miscellaneous provisions - Regulations

135: Regulations prescribing fees

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"Rules about paying fees for using radiocommunications"

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The Governor-General can make rules about fees under the Radiocommunications Act 1989. You need to know that these rules can say what fees are payable, how much they are, and who has to pay them. The rules can also say how to pay the fees, or if they can be waived or refunded by the Secretary or the Registrar. The rules can make broadcasters pay an annual fee to the Secretary. This fee can include money to cover costs of dealing with interference with broadcast signals, as defined in the Broadcasting Act 1989. These rules are secondary legislation, which means they have to be published in a certain way, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 15Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

135Regulations prescribing fees

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing the matters in respect of which fees are payable under this Act; the amounts of those fees or the method by which they are to be assessed; and the persons liable for payment of the fees; and providing for the method of payment of, or the waiver or refund of any such fees by the Secretary or the Registrar.

  2. Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), any regulations made under this section may make provision for the payment, by managers or rightholders or both (being persons who are broadcasters within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1989), of an annual fee payable to the Secretary, which fee may include an amount to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in respect of measures taken to deal with interference with the reception of broadcast signals.

  3. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 7 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 74).
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 48 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act (No 2) 1990 (1990 No 104).
  • Section 135(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).