{"id":"F2015L01442","name":"Children’s Online Safety Special Account (Credits to Account) Determination 2015","slug":"children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":154551,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01442-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Children’s Online Safety Special Account (Credits to Account) Determination 2015","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nEnhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015\n\nChildren’s Online Safety Special Account (Credits to Account) Determination 2015\n\nI, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for Communications, make the following Determination under subsection 73(1) of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\nDATED 8 September 2015\n\nMALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL  \nMinister for Communications\n\n    Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Children’s Online Safety Special Account (Credits to Account) Determination 2015.\n\n    2. Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n    3. Definitions\n\n    (1) ACMA departmental item has the same meaning as in subsection 73(3) of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\n    (2) Children’s Online Safety Special Account has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\n    4. Credits to Account\n\n    (1) An amount of $11,155,000 is debited against the appropriation for the ACMA departmental item in the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015-2016 and is credited to the Children’s Online Safety Special Account.\n\n    (2) An amount of $1,707,350.58 is debited against the appropriation for the ACMA departmental item in the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2014-2015 and is credited to the Children’s Online Safety Special Account.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1684},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly the single function authorised by section 73 of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015: specifying amounts to be credited to the Special Account from ACMA departmental appropriations. There is no expansion beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic definitions","Just 2 defined terms, both referencing the parent Act directly","Straightforward administrative mechanism transferring specific dollar amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument moves government money into a dedicated bank account for protecting children online.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Transfers **$11.16 million** from the 2015-16 budget and **$1.71 million** from the 2014-15 budget into the \"Children's Online Safety Special Account\"\n- The money comes from ACMA's (Australian Communications and Media Authority) departmental funding\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Special Account is a protected pool of money that can only be spent on programs to keep children safe online — such as tackling cyberbullying, removing harmful content, and running safety education. This determination simply moves the funds that Parliament already approved in previous budget laws into the account so they can be used.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner (the government body that handles online safety complaints)\n- Indirectly benefits children, parents, and schools who use these services"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination does not change the statutory scope, functions, or powers established in the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015. It performs a budgetary reallocation by crediting specified sums to the Children’s Online Safety Special Account and debiting those sums from the ACMA departmental appropriation lines. The instrument thus alters funding allocations but does not expand or reduce the Act’s substantive legal scope or create new regulatory obligations. (section 4)"},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly focused instrument with two discrete budget entries (simple transaction). (section 4)","Cross-references to the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015 for key definitions and the Minister's power introduce minor dependency on external provisions. (front matter; section 3)","References to specific Appropriation Acts and an appropriation line (“ACMA departmental item”) require precise budget-accounting alignment. (section 4)","Formal commencement rule tied to registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (procedural but straightforward). (section 2)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial Determination, made under s.73(1) of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015, reallocates two specified sums from the ACMA departmental appropriation into the Children’s Online Safety Special Account, taking effect the day after registration. It is an administrative budget transfer that increases funds available to the Special Account’s authorised purposes but does not create programs, change eligibility or impose obligations on private parties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015","history":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/children-s-online-safety-special-account-credits-to-account-determination-2015/documents"}}