{"id":"F2016L00237","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination Under Paragraph 15(1)(d) No. 1 of 2016","slug":"f2016l00237","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316082,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00237-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997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)(d) No. 1 of 2016","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: Attachment B - Determination Under Paragraph 15(1)(d) No.1 of 2016.docx\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\n \n\nDetermination Under Paragraph 15(1)(d) No. 1 of 2016\n\n \n\nI, MITCH FIFIELD, Minister for Communications, under paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997, determine that the estimated total amount of grants likely to be made during the 2015-2016 financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 is $2,196,000.\n\n \n\nDated 25 February 2016.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMinister for Communications\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1454},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs the precise, narrow function authorized by paragraph 15(1)(d) of the parent Act: annually estimating grant expenditure to enable calculation of carrier licence charges. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only a dollar amount and statutory cross-reference","No defined terms, interpretation clauses, or schedules","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document contains fewer than 100 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative decision (a 'determination') signed by the Minister for Communications in February 2016. It sets a specific dollar amount (**$2,196,000**) as the government's best estimate of how much it will spend on telecommunications grants during the 2015-2016 financial year.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- This figure is used to calculate annual licence fees that telecommunications carriers (companies like Telstra or Optus) must pay to the government\n- Under the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act, the total pool of carrier licence fees is partly based on how much the government expects to pay out in industry grants\n- By fixing this estimate at roughly $2.2 million, the Minister allows the communications regulator to work out exactly how much each individual carrier owes for their operating licence that year"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2016l00237","history":"/api/acts/f2016l00237/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2016l00237/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2016l00237/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2016l00237/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2016l00237/documents"}}