{"id":"F2016L00289","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2016","slug":"f2016l00289","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":328662,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00289-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997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 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\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 2016\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 2014-15 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $15,106,662.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 29th day of February 2016\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n……………………………\n\nRodney Graham Sims\n\nChairman\n\nAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1222},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly the narrow, annual function authorised by section 15(1)(b) of the Act: specifying the proportion of ACCC costs attributable to telecommunications functions for the 2014-15 financial year. No expansion of scope beyond this mechanical cost-attribution exercise is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only a dollar figure","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","No substantive cross-references beyond the enabling provision (s 15(1)(b))"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal decision by the ACCC (Australia's competition and consumer watchdog) that sets a specific dollar amount for how much it spent regulating the telecommunications industry during the 2014-15 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Determines that **$15,106,662** of the ACCC's total operating costs were directly related to its telecommunications functions (such as overseeing phone companies, internet service providers, and enforcing telecom consumer protections).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This figure is used to calculate annual licence charges that telecommunications companies must pay to the government. The carriers (like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) effectively reimburse the ACCC for these regulatory costs through their licence fees.\n- Think of it as the bill the telcos pay for being regulated — the ACCC works out what it cost to watch them, and this instrument declares that amount."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2016l00289","history":"/api/acts/f2016l00289/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2016l00289/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2016l00289/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2016l00289/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2016l00289/documents"}}