{"id":"F2008L04781","name":"Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 8)","slug":"currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121157,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04781-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Determination","content":"#### 1 Name of Determination\n\n  This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 8).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 3 Definition\n\n  In this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Currency Act 1965.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coin denomination and standard composition","content":"#### 4 Coin denomination and standard composition\n\n  (1) For paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act, the Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if:\n    (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act, a reference to the denomination ‘Five dollars’; and\n    (b) there were specified in the Schedule, opposite to that denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘not less than 99.9% silver and 23ct gold’.\n  (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any other determination made under paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specifications of coin","content":"#### 5 Specifications of coin\n\n  For subsection 13A(1) of the Act, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item:\n    (a) the coin’s standard weight; and\n    (b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and\n    (c) the coin’s dimensions; and\n    (d) the coin’s design.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Determination","content":"#### 6 Application of Determination\n\n  The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.","sortOrder":5}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves its original narrow purpose: authorising a specific coin denomination with specific specifications. It has not expanded beyond this technical, administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (6 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Simple conditional logic (subsection 4(2) and section 6 are straightforward savings clauses that preserve other determinations)","No cross-references beyond the parent Currency Act 1965","Single purpose instrument with no nested exceptions or elaborate structures"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the Royal Australian Mint to issue a new Five Dollar coin denominated under the Currency Act 1965. It’s a precious‑metal, collector‑style coin (minimum 99.9% silver with 23‑carat gold), with technical specs set out elsewhere. It affects the Mint and numismatists; it does not alter existing coinage rules or create a circulating everyday coin."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Determination expands the Act’s Schedule by adding a $5 denomination and specifying its metal composition, and it supplies detailed technical specifications via Schedule 1. It does not amend or revoke other existing determinations of coin specifications."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that adds one denomination and composition to the Act’s Schedule (section 4).","Technical specifications are delegated to Schedule 1, so operational detail is external to the body of the Determination and requires technical interpretation (section 5).","Direct cross-reference to powers in the Currency Act (paragraph 13(2)(b) and subsection 13A(1)), creating legal dependency on the parent Act (section 4(1), section 5).","Potential drafting ambiguity in the composition wording “not less than 99.9% silver and 23ct gold,” which may require interpretive clarification for manufacturing and assay purposes (section 4(1)(b)).","Clauses preserving other determinations limit scope creep by explicitly not affecting other determinations (section 4(2), section 6).","Immediate commencement on the day after registration has administrative/operational effects for the Mint and stakeholders (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination adds a Five dollar coin to the Currency Act schedule and sets its standard composition as “not less than 99.9% silver and 23ct gold.” Schedule 1 (referenced by the Determination) supplies the coin’s weight, allowable variation, dimensions and design. It takes effect the day after registration and mechanically defines what the Royal Australian Mint may produce and how that coin will be specified for legal‑tender and market purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8","history":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-royal-australian-mint-determination-2008-no-8/documents"}}