{"id":"F2026L00005","name":"2025 Determination under Paragraph 15(1)(B)","slug":"2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":107595,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2026L00005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"2025 Determination under Paragraph 15(1)(B)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\nAUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\n \n\n2025 DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 15(1)(b)\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 2023-24 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $13,319,393.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 28 day of November 2025\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 instrument records a determination under the authority cited (paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997) and confines itself to stating the ACCC's telecommunications‑attributable costs for 2023–24 as $13,319,393. Nothing in the text indicates an expansion or contraction of scope beyond making that year‑specific cost attribution."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive output: one monetary figure ($13,319,393) for a single financial year","Clear statutory hook: made under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997","Absent methodology: no breakdown, formula, or allocation rules included in the text","Narrow legal scope in text: instrument does not set out downstream procedures, payers, or enforcement mechanisms","Potential dependence on external provisions: meaning and effect rely on other parts of the Act not reproduced here"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is an ACCC determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 fixing the ACCC’s telecommunications‑attributable costs for 2023–24 at $13,319,393. Dated 28 November 2025 and signed by Chair Gina Cass‑Gottlieb, it records the authoritative cost figure but gives no calculation or application details."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — an annual calculation of attributable costs for telecommunications regulation. The scope remains narrow and procedural."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provision (paragraph 15(1)(b))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward arithmetic determination (single dollar amount)"],"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 money it spent on telecommunications regulation in the 2023-24 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The ACCC has determined that **$13,319,393** of its total operating costs for 2023-24 were spent on its **telecommunications functions and powers** — things like regulating phone companies, internet providers, and ensuring fair competition in the telecom sector.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Under the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, telecommunications companies that hold carrier licences must pay annual charges to the government. These charges help cover the ACCC's costs of regulating the industry.\n- This determination sets the dollar amount that will be used to calculate how much each telecom company has to pay. The total amount ($13.3 million) gets divided up among licensed carriers based on their size and revenue.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications companies** with carrier licences — they'll see this figure reflected in their annual licence charges.\n- **Consumers indirectly** — ultimately, these regulatory costs can flow through to phone and internet bills, though the amounts per customer are typically small.\n\nIn short: this is the ACCC telling the telecom industry \"we spent $13.3 million regulating you last year, and here's the bill.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b","history":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/history","analysis":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/2025-determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b/documents"}}