{"id":"F2023L01539","name":"Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No.2 of 2023","slug":"determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104962,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01539-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.2 of 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\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.2 of 2023\n\n \n\n \n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION (ACCC) makes this determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and determines that the proportion of the ACCC’s costs for the 2021-22 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $12,048,763.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 13 day of November 2023\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nGina Cass-Gottlieb\n\nChair\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scope of the ACCC's telecommunications functions or the Act; it records an accounting determination (the dollar amount attributed to telecommunications functions for 2021–22). It does not amend duties, powers, or impose new obligations in the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete monetary attribution (one figure) rather than multi-step regulatory change","Short instrument with no methodology, definitions or procedural amendments included","Relies on an external statutory framework (Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997) for downstream effects, creating conditional complexity","Administrative discretion present but not detailed (no explanation of calculation or allocation mechanics)","Low immediate compliance burden and limited legal complexity in the text itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The ACCC has formally attributed $12,048,763 to its telecommunications functions for the 2021–22 financial year in a determination made under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 (signed 13 Nov 2023).  \n\nThis is an internal cost‑allocation figure used as the basis for any downstream charge or accounting calculations; it does not itself impose payments or change legal powers."},"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 attribution of costs for cost-recovery purposes. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provision (paragraph 15(1)(b))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document is essentially a one-paragraph determination with a dollar figure","Total length is approximately 150 words"],"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 their running costs relate to their telecommunications work.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The ACCC has determined that **$12,048,763** of their total costs for the 2021-22 financial year was spent on telecommunications-related functions and powers.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Under the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, telecommunications carriers (companies like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) must pay licence fees to the government.\n- Part of those fees covers the ACCC's costs for regulating the telecoms industry — things like monitoring competition, enforcing consumer protections, and overseeing access to networks.\n- This determination sets the dollar amount that carriers will effectively contribute toward those regulatory costs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — their licence charges are calculated partly based on this figure.\n- **Consumers indirectly** — these costs can flow through to prices for phone and internet services.\n\nThis is essentially an annual cost-recovery calculation: the ACCC working out what slice of their budget should be attributed to telecoms regulation so it can be recovered from industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023","history":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-under-paragraph-15-1-b-no-2-of-2023/documents"}}