The broadcasting licence fee rebate (the Rebate) was first introduced on 18 June 2010 and is available to eligible commercial television broadcasting licensees.
Licensees must have complied with the Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2005 for the calendar year 2010, 2011 and 2012 to be eligible to claim the Rebate for the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 accounting periods respectively. However, this eligibility requirement did not apply to licensees for the 2009-10 accounting period.
The Rebate applies to the following broadcasting licence fee (BLF) periods against the amount of fees otherwise payable under section 6/6A of the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, subject to eligibility:
|
Accounting period ending in |
Amount of Rebate |
Deadline for claiming Rebate |
Claimable in BLF return period |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2010 |
16.5% |
31 December 2010 |
2009-10 |
|
2011 |
41.5% |
31 December 2011 |
2010-11 |
|
2012 |
50% |
31 December 2012 |
2011-12 |
|
2013 |
50% |
31 December 2013 |
2012-13 |
The Rebate can be claimed annually by each eligible licensee, in the BLF system or in manual forms to be submitted to the ACMA, available from the ACMA website.
Where licensees are entitled to claim the digital conversion rebate (regional equalisation plan rebate) under Part 3 of the Television Licence Fees Regulations 1990, licensees must deduct the amount of the digital conversion rebate before calculating the amount of the Rebate that can be claimed.
The following table provides a history of amendments to the Regulations that implement the Rebate:
|
Date |
Notes |
Reference |
|---|---|---|
|
18 June 2010 |
Rebate scheme first introduced for the accounting periods ending in: 2010 as 16.5%, 2011 as 41.5%; and 2012 as 25%. |
|
|
22 March 2012 |
Increased the rate of the Rebate for the accounting period ending in 2012 from 25% to 50%. |
|
|
11 December 2012 |
Extended the 50% Rebate to the accounting period ending in 2013. |
For further information on the rebates please refer to the Television Licence Fees Regulations 1990.
