{"id":"F2006L00868","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2006","slug":"f2006l00868","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":334304,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L00868-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2006","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n###### AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION\n\n \n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\n \n\n###### DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2006\n\n \n\n \n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION (‘the 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 2004-05 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $7,945,653.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated ……15 March 2006………………………. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n…(sgd) G J Samuel ……………\n\nGraeme Samuel\n\nPresiding Member\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1465},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs the narrow, specific function authorised by paragraph 15(1)(b) of the parent Act: declaring the proportion of ACCC costs attributable to telecommunications functions for a specific financial year. The scope has not expanded beyond this annual cost attribution mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause containing only a fixed dollar amount","No definitions, schedules, or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument","Straightforward statutory calculation directly mandated by the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a formal decision by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) setting the dollar amount it spent on telecommunications regulation during the 2004-05 financial year.\n\n**Who it affects:** Telecommunications companies (carriers) that hold licences to operate networks. The figure determined here ($7,945,653) represents the slice of the ACCC's total budget used to perform telecom-specific regulatory functions.\n\n**Why it matters:** Under the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act, carriers must pay annual licence fees to the government. This determination provides a key number used to calculate those fees—essentially telling carriers: \"This is how much it cost us to regulate your industry this year, and it contributes to what you owe.\" It is a routine administrative setting of costs for fee calculation purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006l00868","history":"/api/acts/f2006l00868/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006l00868/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006l00868/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006l00868/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006l00868/documents"}}