{"id":"F2021L00729","name":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2021","slug":"determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101897,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00729-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2021","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 2021\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 2018-19 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $ $11,878,541.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 3rd day of June 2021\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nRodney Graham Sims\n\nChair\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — setting the proportion of ACCC costs attributable to telecommunications functions. It has not expanded beyond this narrow statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one dollar amount determined","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 of substantive content","Straightforward administrative determination with no substantive policy content"],"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 **$11,878,541** of its total operating costs for the 2018-19 financial year was spent on telecommunications-related functions. This includes things like regulating phone and internet companies, monitoring compliance with industry rules, and enforcing competition laws in the telecom sector.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nUnder the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, telecommunications companies that hold carrier licences must pay annual charges to help cover the ACCC's costs of regulating their industry. This determination sets the dollar amount that helps calculate what those companies owe. The carriers' fees are essentially their share of this $11.8 million (plus other attributable costs determined separately).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** (companies like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) — they pay licence fees partly based on this figure\n- **Consumers indirectly** — these regulatory costs ultimately flow through to phone and internet bills\n\nThis is essentially an accounting exercise: the ACCC working out what slice of its budget should be attributed to telecom regulation so it can bill the industry accordingly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the statutory scope of the ACCC’s functions or powers. It records a numeric allocation of ACCC costs to telecommunications functions for the 2018–19 year; it does not introduce new duties, alter who decides, or amend substantive law within the text of the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific allocative outcome (one monetary figure) rather than layered procedural rules","Clear statutory authority cited (section 15(1)(b)) but no methodological detail provided","Retrospective single-year allocation (2018–19) limits temporal complexity","No new obligations, penalties, or multi-party procedures in the instrument itself","Potential downstream complexity exists but is not contained in this text (mechanism for applying or recovering the amount is unspecified)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACCC statutory determination (s 15(1)(b) Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997), dated 3 June 2021, records $11,878,541 as the portion of the ACCC’s 2018–19 costs attributable to its telecommunications functions. \n\nIt does not alter ACCC powers, state who pays, or explain the allocation method; the figure may serve as a basis for later budgeting or cost‑recovery actions carried out through other processes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021","history":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-1-of-2021/documents"}}