Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsPerson other than an eligible funding recipient
(1) Charge payable by a person (other than an eligible funding recipient) in relation to a financial year becomes due and payable on:
(a) the standard due date for the financial year; or
(b) if the ACMA, by written notice given to the person, allows a later day--that later day.
(2) A day allowed under paragraph (1)(b) must not be later than 28 February next following the financial year.
(3) A copy of a notice under paragraph (1)(b) must be published on the ACMA's website.
(4) A notice under paragraph (1)(b) is not a legislative instrument.
Eligible funding recipient
(5) If a person is an eligible funding recipient, charge payable by the person in relation to a financial year is payable in 2 instalments, as follows:
(a) an instalment (the base instalment ) of so much of the amount of the charge as equals the annual base amount of the person for the financial year;
(b) an instalment (the administrative cost instalment ) of so much of the amount of the charge as equals the annual administrative cost amount of the person for the financial year.
(6) If a person is an eligible funding recipient, the base instalment of charge payable by the person in relation to a financial year becomes due and payable on:
(a) if the person has made an application under subsection 98(1) for a charge offset certificate for the financial year--30 April next following the financial year; or
(b) otherwise:
(i) the standard due date for the financial year; or
(ii) if the ACMA, by written notice given to the person, allows a later day--that later day.
(7) A day allowed under subparagraph (6)(b)(ii) must not be later than 28 February next following the financial year.
(8) A copy of a notice under subparagraph (6)(b)(ii) must be published on the ACMA's website.
(9) A notice under subparagraph (6)(b)(ii) is not a legislative instrument.
(10) If a person is an eligible funding recipient, the administrative cost instalment of charge payable by the person in relation to a financial year becomes due and payable on:
(a) the standard due date for the financial year; or
(b) if the ACMA, by written notice given to the person, allows a later day--that later day.
(11) A day allowed under paragraph (10)(b) must not be later than 28 February next following the financial year.
(12) A copy of a notice under paragraph (10)(b) must be published on the ACMA's website.
(13) A notice under paragraph (10)(b) is not a legislative instrument.
Standard due date
(14) For the purposes of this section, the standard due date for a financial year is:
(a) 31 December next following the financial year; or
(b) if:
(i) a later day is ascertained in accordance with a determination made under subsection (15); and
(ii) the day ascertained in accordance with the determination is not later than 28 February next following the financial year;
the day ascertained in accordance with the determination.
(15) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, make a determination for the purposes of subparagraph (14)(b)(i).