{"id":"F2025L00181","name":"Telecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2025","slug":"f2025l00181","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":330397,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00181-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2025","content":"![Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2025\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 110(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nDated: 21 February 2025\n\nSamantha Yorke\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nMember\n\nCathy Rainsford\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nAustralian Communications and Media Authority\n\n  \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis Determination is made under subsection 110(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n4 Repeal of the Telecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2015\n\nThe Telecommunications (Relay Service Provision for the National Relay Service – Section of the Telecommunications Industry) Determination 2015 \\[F2015L00366\\] is repealed.\n\n5 Object\n\nThe object of this Determination is to determine the NRSP to be a section of the telecommunications industry for the purposes of Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act.\n\n6 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> National Relay Service has the meaning given in section 5 of the TCPSS Act.\n\n> NRS means the National Relay Service.\n\n> NRSP means a person who provides a relay service for the NRS pursuant to a contract entered into, or a grant made, under section 14 of the TCPSS Act.\n\n> relay service means a service that allows a user of the service to communicate with other persons by means of an intermediary that relays communications between the user and the other person or persons.\n\n> TCPSS Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.\n\n> Telecommunications Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n7 Application\n\nThis Determination applies to a person who is a NRSP.\n\n8 Specification of telecommunications activity\n\nFor the purposes of this Determination, the specified telecommunications activity is the provision of a relay service for the NRS.\n\n9 Section of telecommunications industry\n\nUnder subsection 110(3) of the Telecommunications Act, it is determined that,  \npersons:\n\n1.  to whom this Determination applies; and\n2.  who carry on, or propose to carry on, the telecommunications activity specified in section 8;\n\nconstitute a section of the telecommunications industry for the purposes of Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act, and in accordance with subsection 110(4) of the Telecommunications Act, the section is to be identified as the “National Relay Service Provider”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: classifying NRS providers as a section of the telecommunications industry. The 2025 version simply repeals and replaces the 2015 determination without expanding scope or adding new obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (9 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 6 defined terms, all straightforward cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: declaratory determination with minimal procedural content","No substantive operational rules — merely establishes regulatory jurisdiction"],"plain_english_summary":"This law formally classifies companies contracted to run the National Relay Service (NRS) as a defined part of the telecommunications industry, bringing them under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. That subjects NRS providers to government powers to set standards, resolve disputes and regulate service quality. It replaces the 2015 determination—ensuring contracted providers are properly overseen and vulnerable users’ access to reliable relay services is protected."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2015 Determination (s.4) and restates that persons providing a relay service for the National Relay Service under contracts or grants made under s.14 of the TCPSS Act are a \"National Relay Service Provider\" section for Part 6 purposes (ss.5–9). The text confines coverage to those NRSPs and does not expand the class of affected persons or the stated object beyond re‑designation and repeal (ss.4,5,7–9)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: only concerns providers of the National Relay Service (see ss.5–9)","Short legislative instrument with limited operative provisions (name, commencement, repeal, definitions, application, specification, declaration)","Cross-references to primary Acts (Telecommunications Act 1997 and TCPSS Act 1999) increase legal linkage though not substantive complexity (ss.3,6)","Repeal of a prior Determination (s.4) requires attention to historical regulatory context","Consequential compliance impact: identifies which entities become subject to Part 6 obligations (s.9), creating regulatory consequences despite simple form","Low administrative discretion within the Determination itself — it declares status rather than setting standards"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This Determination declares that people who provide the National Relay Service (NRSPs) under contracts or grants made under section 14 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 are a named \"section\" of the telecommunications industry for the purposes of Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, and it repeals the 2015 Determination. \n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** It brings those relay-service providers within Part 6’s regulatory framework, making them subject to the compliance obligations and enforcement powers that apply to industry sections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2025l00181","history":"/api/acts/f2025l00181/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2025l00181/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2025l00181/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2025l00181/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2025l00181/documents"}}