{"id":"F2019L01412","name":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2019","slug":"determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100244,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01412-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 2019","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 2019\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 2017-18 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $13,295,863.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 29th day of October 2019\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nRodney Graham Sims\n\nChair\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument records the ACCC’s calculated amount attributable to its telecommunications functions for the 2017–18 financial year as required under s 15(1)(b). It does not itself alter the scope of the ACCC’s functions, change statutory language, or create new obligations; it is an administrative accounting determination rather than a change in legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single‑item subject: the instrument records one numeric determination ($13,295,863).","Clear statutory hook: made under a single provision (s 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997).","Administrative rather than legislative content: no amendments to law, no new duties or powers created in the text provided.","Potential downstream legal/financial complexity resides outside the instrument (in how other provisions of the Act use the figure), not within this document itself.","Limited need for interpretation within the document: the text is declarative and dated/signed."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is an administrative determination under s 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997, recording that $13,295,863 of the ACCC’s 2017–18 costs are attributable to its telecommunications functions. Dated 29 October 2019 and signed by ACCC Chair Rodney Graham Sims.\n\nIt does not itself create obligations or assign liability; it supplies the numeric allocation that other statutory or administrative processes may use."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual determination made under a specific statutory power. It performs exactly the function intended by the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 — to specify the ACCC's attributable costs for cost-recovery purposes. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with one monetary figure","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Document is 1 page with approximately 100 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A formal decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about how much of its running costs relate to its telecommunications work.\n\n**What it does:** The ACCC has calculated that **$13,295,863** of its total expenses for the 2017-18 financial year was spent on telecommunications-related functions. This includes things like regulating phone companies, monitoring internet service providers, and enforcing competition rules in the telecom sector.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications companies** (carriers) — they ultimately pay this amount through licence charges imposed by the government\n- **Consumers** — indirectly, as these costs can flow through to phone and internet bills\n\n**Why it matters:** This figure is used to calculate how much telecom companies must pay in regulatory charges. The ACCC is required by law to work out what proportion of its budget goes to telecom work, and this document makes that calculation official."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019","history":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2019/documents"}}