{"id":"F2022L01071","name":"2022 Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b)","slug":"2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102565,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L01071-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"2022 Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nAUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\n \n\n###### 2022 DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 15(1)(b)\n\n \n\n \n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION (ACCC) makes this determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and determines that the proportion of the ACCC’s costs for the 2019-20 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $12,623,225.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 9th day of August 2022\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nGina Cass-Gottlieb\n\nChair\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination does not change the statutory scope of the ACCC’s telecommunications functions or powers. It records a financial attribution for the 2019–20 financial year under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 but does not alter legal rights, obligations, or the scope of the underlying statute in the text supplied."},"complexity_factors":["Single, concrete monetary figure specified (low interpretative complexity).","References a specific statutory provision (paragraph 15(1)(b)), requiring minimal legal linkage but no procedural detail.","No operational or methodological details provided about how the attribution was calculated.","No stated implementation steps, payers, or enforcement mechanisms in the text supplied.","Limited scope of content (one-page determination, dated and signed) reduces cross-references and downstream dependencies."],"plain_english_summary":"The ACCC has formally determined that $12,623,225 of its 2019–20 costs are attributable to its telecommunications functions and powers, in a determination dated 9 August 2022 and signed by the ACCC Chair. This is an administrative cost attribution for internal accounting; the instrument does not set charges, identify payers, or explain calculation or application, though it could be used later to apportion licence costs."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual administrative determination made under a specific statutory power. It performs exactly the function intended by paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 — setting the proportion of ACCC costs attributable to telecommunications functions for cost recovery purposes. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with one numerical determination","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (paragraph 15(1)(b))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward administrative determination format"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal decision by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) — the government body that enforces competition and consumer law — about how much of its running costs relate to its telecommunications work.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe ACCC has calculated that **$12,623,225** of its total costs for the 2019-20 financial year were spent on telecommunications-related functions. This includes things like regulating phone and internet companies, monitoring compliance with telecommunications laws, and resolving disputes in the telecom sector.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nUnder the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, the ACCC can recover these specific costs from telecommunications carriers (companies like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) through licence fees. This determination sets the dollar amount that carriers will collectively pay to cover the ACCC's telecom-related activities for that year.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — they pay the fees based on this calculation\n- **Consumers indirectly** — these costs may eventually flow through to phone and internet bills\n- **The ACCC** — it gets funded for its regulatory work in the telecom sector"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b","history":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/history","analysis":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/2022-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/documents"}}