{"id":"F2006B00481","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436732,"registerId":"F2006B00481-fast-fetch-1775953839694","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)\n\nI, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 1 February 2000\n\n \n\n \n\nJOE HOCKEY\n\nMinister for Financial Services and Regulation\n\n\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2)\n\nmade under the\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n Page\n\n 1 Name of Determination \n\n 2 Commencement \n\n 3 Specification of coins \n\n 4 Application of Determination \n\n 5 Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5)\n\nSchedule 1 \n\nPart 1 Specification of coins \n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols \n\nSchedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5)\n\n \n\n \n\nDo not delete : Part placeholder\n\nDo not delete : Division placeholder\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\n This Determination is Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2000 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This Determination commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Specification of coins\n\n This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.\n\n4 Application of Determination\n\n This Determination does not affect any other Determination of the specifications of a coin.\n\n5 Amendment of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5)1\n\n Schedule 2 amends Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5).\n\nSchedule 1 \n\n(section 3)\n\nPart 1 Specification of coins\n\n \n\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6\n- Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design\n- (1) Diameter (mm) (2) Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse\n- 101 50 cents Not less than 99.9% silver 18.24 ± 0.400 31.65 2.80 S3 E4 O20 R228\n- 102 50 cents Copper and nickel 15.55 ± 0.400 31.65 2.80 S3 E4 O20 R228\n\n\nPart 2 Explanation of symbols\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| 201 | Shape | S3 | Dodecahedral |\n| 202 | Edge | E4 | Plain |\n| 203 | Obverse | O20 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘G’, surrounded by the inscriptions:
(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and
(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’. |\n| 204 | Reverse | R228 | A representation of the Australian flag flying from the mast head of new Parliament House, Canberra, above:
(a) the inscriptions:
(i) ‘50’; and
(ii) ‘ROYAL VISIT’; and
(iii) ‘2000’; and
(b) a representation of St Edward’s Crown. |\n\nSchedule 2 Amendments of Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5)\n\nDo not delete : Schedule Part placeholder\n\n(section 5)\n\n[1] Schedule 1, item 233\n\nomit\n\n1797 two penny Britannia copper coin,\n\ninsert\n\n1797 Britannia copper coin,\n\n[2] Schedule 1, item 233, paragraph (c)\n\nsubstitute\n\n (c) ‘The Cartwheel Penny’.\n\nNote\n\n1. Made by the Minister for Financial Services and Regulation on 28 September 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 October 1999.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. This instrument adds and prescribes specifications for two 50-cent coins (metal, weight, dimensions and designs) via Schedule 1 (section 3) and amends an entry in Currency Determination 1999 (No. 5) (section 5 and Schedule 2). It updates and enlarges the set of prescribed coin specifications without affecting other determinations (section 4)."},"complexity_factors":["Technical precision: exact metal composition, weight tolerances, dimensions and thickness (Schedule 1 Part 1)","Use of compact design codes requiring cross-reference to an explanation table (Schedule 1 Part 2)","Multiple material variants for the same denomination (silver and copper–nickel) increases production options and bookkeeping","Amendment to a prior determination introduces cross-document dependency (section 5, Schedule 2)","Legal foundation and authority citation (made under subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965) creates statutory effect","Immediate commencement on gazettal raises implementation timing considerations (section 2)","Textual substitution in amendments (changing item 233 wording) requires careful drafting to avoid ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets exact production rules for two 50-cent coins — specifying metal, weight, size, shape and the obverse/reverse artwork — and makes a small correction to a prior currency schedule. It tells the Royal Australian Mint (who must manufacture to these rules) and the Minister (who issues them) what counts as an authorised coin. It matters because it fixes legal production standards and updates an earlier specification (see s3 and s5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying technical parameters for particular commemorative coins. The amendment in Schedule 2 is a minor technical correction to an earlier determination and does not expand the scope beyond coin specification."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on symbolic shorthand (S3, E4, O20, R228) requiring cross-reference to Part 2","Tabular format with nested column structures that must be read horizontally across multiple data points","Amendment provisions modifying a separate 1999 Determination via Schedule 2","Precise technical specifications (weight tolerances of ±0.400g, exact diameter measurements)","Cross-reference to parent Act (Currency Act 1965, subsection 13A(1)) without reproducing that provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Royal Australian Mint to produce two official commemorative 50‑cent coins for the 2000 Royal Visit, one in fine silver and one in standard copper‑nickel, and sets their precise physical and design specifications so they function as recognised Australian currency. It affects the Mint, collectors and the public, and also corrects a minor historical wording error from a 1999 description."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2000-no-2/documents"}}