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Telecommunications (Development Levy) Amendment Bill (Consistent) (Section 7) [2015] NZBORARp 10 (31 March 2015)

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Telecommunications (Development Levy) Amendment Bill

31 March 2015

Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General

Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Telecommunications (Development Levy) Amendment Bill

1. We have considered whether the Telecommunications (Development) Levy) Amendment Bill ('the Bill') is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ('the Bill of Rights Act').

2. The Bill amends schedule 3B of the Telecommunications Act 2001, which sets out the annual telecommunications levy imposed on providers of telecommunication services. The Bill increases the telecommunications development levy for the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years. The purpose of the increase is to fund the Governments policy of extending Rural Broadband Initiative and establishing a Mobile Black Spots Fund.

3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.

Jeff Orr

Chief Legal Counsel

Office of the Legal Counsel

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In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determine whether a report should be made to Parliament under s 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in relation to the Telecommunications (Development Levy) Amendment Bill. It should not be used or acted upon for any other purpose. The advice does no more than assess whether the Bill complies with the minimum guarantees contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions.