{"id":"F2007L04926","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71780,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04926-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. 7)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCurrency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7)\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nI, WAYNE SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 17 December 2007\n\nWAYNE SWAN\n\nTreasurer\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7).\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, the item in 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                                  | $5 coin                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Denomination                            | $5                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Standard composition                    | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Standard weight and allowable variation | 20.00 g ± 0.50 g                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Maximum diameter                        | 38.90 mm                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Maximum thickness                       | 2.65 mm                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Shape                                   | Round                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Edge                                    | Fully milled                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Obverse design                          | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2008’.                                                                               |\n| Reverse design                          | A design consisting of:(a) a representation of a man holding a cricket bat; and(b) a designer’s mark resembling a ‘G’; and(c) the inscriptions:(i) ‘SIR DONALD BRADMAN – ANOTHER CENTURY’; and(ii) ‘FIVE DOLLARS’. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves exactly its original purpose under the Currency Act 1965: to specify the technical details of a particular coin issue. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the standard function of coinage determinations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative sections plus schedule)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (standard composition, weight, etc. are descriptive rather than legally defined)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (Currency Act 1965, section 13A(1))","Simple tabular format for specifications with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose instrument with straightforward commencement and application clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2007 Treasurer’s determination authorises the Royal Australian Mint to strike a $5 commemorative coin for Don Bradman’s 2008 centenary, specifying its composition (copper, zinc, aluminium, tin), weight (~20 g), dimensions (~39 mm × 2.65 mm) and designs (obverse: Queen Elizabeth II; reverse: a batsman and “SIR DONALD BRADMAN – ANOTHER CENTURY”). It makes the piece official legal tender and of interest to collectors and the public as sporting memorabilia."},"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 Determination does not broaden the statutory scope; it exercises the Treasurer's specification power under s13A(1) to set one coin's technical and design details (Schedule 1) and expressly preserves other determinations (s4). The effect is confined to establishing manufacturing and design requirements for that $5 coin."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-subject instrument limited to one coin denomination (Schedule 1).","Technical manufacturing detail: precise composition, weight tolerances and dimensions require adherence by the Mint (Schedule 1).","Short enabling provisions with few cross-references (ss 1–4), reducing legal interpretive complexity.","No creation of new regulatory powers or broad discretion—Treasurer acts under an existing power (s13A(1)).","Express non‑interference clause preserves other determinations, limiting interaction risk (s4).","Operational/administrative implementation burden rests with the Royal Australian Mint (production, quality control, design execution)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the technical specifications and design for a new Australian $5 coin to be produced by the Royal Australian Mint: it fixes materials, weight (with tolerance), size, edge, shape and the obverse and reverse images.\n\nUnder s13A(1) the Treasurer makes the specification; the Mint will produce the coin and fund production through its normal minting budgets or sales; collectors, retailers and the Mint face the operational compliance burden; it explicitly does not alter any other coin specifications (s4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2007-no-7/documents"}}