Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SERVICE STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 99

Remission

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person becomes the holder of a charge offset certificate for a financial year; and

  (b)   a base instalment of charge is payable by the person in relation to the financial year; and

  (c)   the base instalment of charge has not been paid;

the Secretary must, on behalf of the Commonwealth, remit so much of the base instalment of charge as equals the amount specified in the certificate.

Note:   For base instalment of charge, see section   102D.

  (2)   The Secretary must inform the ACMA of a remission of charge under subsection   (1).

  (3)   If:

  (a)   the ACMA has made an assessment under section   102 setting out the charge payable by a person for a financial year; and

  (b)   the base instalment of charge is remitted, to any extent, under subsection   (1) of this section; and

  (c)   the ACMA is informed of the remission;

the ACMA must, under subsection   102B(1), vary the assessment to reflect the remission.

Refund

  (4)   If:

  (a)   a person becomes the holder of a charge offset certificate for a financial year; and

  (b)   a base instalment of charge was payable by the person in relation to the financial year; and

  (c)   the base instalment of charge has been paid;

the Secretary must, on behalf of the Commonwealth, refund so much of the base instalment of charge as equals the amount specified in the certificate.

Note:   For base instalment of charge, see section   102D.