{"id":"F2018L00784","name":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2018","slug":"determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97441,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00784-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nAUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\n \n\n###### DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2018\n\n \n\n \n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION (ACCC) makes this determination under section 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and determines that the proportion of the ACCC’s costs for the 2016-17 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $13,109,173.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 7th day of June 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nDelia Ann Rickard\n\nActing Chair\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the legal scope of the ACCC’s functions or powers. It records an allocation of ACCC costs for the 2016–17 year attributable to telecommunications functions (a quantified accounting determination under section 15(1)(b)). The text does not expand, restrict or otherwise amend statutory authority; it only fixes an attributable-cost figure for that financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Single-figure outcome (one monetary amount) rather than multiple interacting provisions","Clear statutory basis cited (section 15(1)(b)) but no method or formula included","Temporal specificity (applies to a single past financial year: 2016–17)","No implementing instructions, enforcement provisions, or compliance requirements in the text","Administrative discretion exercised but with no supporting explanatory material in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"The ACCC has formally recorded, under section 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997, that $13,109,173 of its 2016–17 costs are attributable to its telecommunications functions and powers.  \n\nThe instrument is an official accounting determination: it fixes the attributable-cost figure but does not specify recovery, methodology, or how the number will be applied."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — an annual cost attribution for ACCC telecommunications functions. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one dollar amount determined ($13,109,173)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward administrative determination format"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal decision by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) — the government body that enforces competition and consumer law — about how much of its running costs relate to its telecommunications work.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe ACCC has calculated that **$13,109,173** of its total operating costs for the 2016-17 financial year were spent on telecommunications-related functions. This includes things like regulating phone and internet companies, monitoring compliance with telecommunications laws, and enforcing consumer protections in that sector.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nUnder the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, telecommunications carriers (companies that own phone and internet networks) must pay annual licence fees to the government. Part of those fees covers the ACCC's costs for regulating the industry. This determination sets the dollar amount that carriers will effectively be charged for the ACCC's telecommunications work in that financial year.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — their licence fees are calculated partly based on this figure\n- **Consumers indirectly** — the costs may flow through to phone and internet pricing\n\nThis is essentially an administrative cost-allocation decision that happens annually to ensure the industry pays for its own regulation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018","history":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2018/documents"}}