{"id":"F2007L02285","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 4)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67556,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L02285-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 4)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 4)\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nI, CHRISTOPHER JOHN PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 6 July 2007\n\nCHRIS PEARCE\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 4).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Specifications of coin\n\nFor subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, Schedule 1 specifies:\n\n(a) the denomination of a coin; and\n\n(b) the coin’s standard composition; and\n\n(c) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and\n\n(d) the coin’s dimensions; and\n\n(e) the coin’s design.\n\n4 Application of Determination\n\nThe specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.\n\nSchedule 1 Specifications of coin\n\n(section 3)\n\n| Item 1                                  | 50c coin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Denomination                            | 50c                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| Standard composition                    | Copper and nickel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Standard weight and allowable variation | 15.55g ± 0.40g                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Maximum diameter                        | 31.51mm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Maximum thickness                       | 2.80mm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| Shape                                   | Dodecagonal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Edge                                    | Plain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Obverse design                          | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2007’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Reverse design                          | A design consisting of:(a) in the centre:(i) a representation of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, in silhouette; and(ii) a representation of a sparkling diamond inscribed with ‘60th.’; and(b) in an outer ring:(i) a diagrammatic representation of 60 Royal trumpets; and:(ii) the inscriptions ‘ELIZABETH AND PHILIP’, ‘WEDDING ANNIVERSARY’ and ‘FIFTY CENTS’; and(iii) ‘SD’. |","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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument specifies technical and design details for a particular 50c coin and explicitly states it does not affect other coin specifications (s.4). It does not broaden or narrow the Act’s legislative grant; it operates within the existing Currency Act power (subsection 13A(1))."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: applies to a single denomination (50c) and its physical/design specs (Sch.1).","Technical measurement requirements and tolerances (weight ±0.40g, diam. and thickness limits).","Legal cross-reference to Currency Act subsection 13A(1) in the instrument-making power (preamble, s.3).","Design descriptions include inscriptions and initials ('IRB', 'SD') which require literal reproduction rather than policy interpretation.","Commencement and non-affect clauses (ss.2, 4) limit scope and reduce regulatory ambiguity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the exact technical specifications and designs for a 50‑cent coin — its metal composition, weight and allowable variation, dimensions, dodecagonal shape, edge, and the obverse and reverse imagery — and comes into force the day after registration (ss.2–3; Sch.1). It binds the Royal Australian Mint to produce coins to those specs and affects anyone who mints or receives that coin. The Determination expressly does not change any other coin specifications (s.4)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves exactly its original intended purpose: to authorise a specific commemorative coin issue. It has not expanded beyond the technical specification function contemplated by the Currency Act 1965."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 sections plus a single-item schedule)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (the coin specifications in the table)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965)","Simple conditional logic: section 4 contains a straightforward savings clause stating this determination doesn't override others","Single purpose instrument with no exceptions or nested conditions","Tabular format in Schedule 1 makes specifications clear and readable"],"plain_english_summary":"The determination authorises the Royal Australian Mint to produce a commemorative 50‑cent coin marking Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s 60th (diamond) wedding anniversary in 2007, prescribing its exact weight, dimensions, copper‑nickel composition, dodecagonal shape and obverse/reverse designs. It affects the Mint, collectors and recipients, and is required by the Currency Act 1965 to lawfully issue this specific coin."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-4/documents"}}