{"id":"F2020L00280","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) (Paragraph 15(1)(d)) Determination 2020 (No. 1)","slug":"telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100826,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00280-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) (Paragraph 15(1)(d)) Determination 2020 (No. 1)","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\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nTELECOMMUNICATIONS (CARRIER LICENCE CHARGES) (PARAGRAPH 15(1)(d)) DETERMINATION 2020 (No. 1)\n\n \n\nI, PAUL FLETCHER, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, 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 2019‑2020 financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 is $2,322,000.\n\n \n\nDated  11 March 2020.\n\n \n\nPAUL FLETCHER\n\nMinister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: setting an estimated grant amount for licence charge calculations. It has not expanded beyond the original purpose of paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing one numerical determination ($2,322,000)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling Act citation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward administrative determination with no substantive policy content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short ministerial determination that sets a dollar figure for how much the government expects to spend on telecommunications grants in the 2019-2020 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Minister for Communications has officially estimated that **$2,322,000** in grants will be paid out under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the 2019-2020 financial year.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- This figure is used to calculate annual licence charges that telecommunications carriers (companies like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) must pay to the government.\n- Under the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997, carriers pay fees that help fund the government's costs of regulating the telecom industry—including grants programs.\n- By setting this estimated grant amount, the Minister ensures the carrier charges are calculated correctly for that financial year.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — their annual licence fees are partially based on this figure.\n- **Recipients of section 593 grants** — typically this funds programs supporting consumer protection, universal service obligations, or other telecom policy objectives (such as ensuring phone services in rural areas).\n\nIn short: it's a routine administrative instrument that plugs a number into a formula to work out what phone companies owe the government for their licences."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the specific, narrow function authorised by the cited provision: it states an estimated total amount of grants likely to be made under section 593 for the 2019–2020 year. There is no indication in the text that it expands or reduces the statutory scope of grants under section 593; it records an administrative estimate rather than altering eligibility or substantive grant-making powers."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly framed ministerial determination setting one monetary estimate (simple content).","Relies on external provisions (paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997) for substantive effect, so full operational meaning requires consulting those Acts.","No procedural, eligibility or methodological detail provided about how the estimate was calculated (creates interpretive work if more detail is needed).","Temporal specificity to a single financial year (2019–2020) limits ongoing applicability but requires reconciliation against actual grants paid.","Exercise of executive discretion is recorded but not explained, which raises questions for auditing or review but does not complicate the text itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination (signed by the Minister for Communications) records an official estimate that $2,322,000 is likely to be paid in 2019–20 as grants under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. It affects parties eligible for those grants and informs administrative, accounting and charge‑calculation processes, but does not alter eligibility, payment mechanics or identify funding sources."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2020-no-1/documents"}}