{"id":"F2021L00057","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) (Paragraph 15(1)(d)) Determination 2021 (No. 1)","slug":"telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101212,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00057-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 2021 (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 2021 (No. 1)\n\n \n\nI, PAUL FLETCHER, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities 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 2020‑2021 financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 is $2,358,000.\n\n \n\nDated  14 January 2021.\n\n \n\nPAUL FLETCHER\n\nMinister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the legal scope of the underlying statutes. It records an administrative estimate of the total grants likely to be made under section 593 for the 2020–2021 year. It does not create new powers, alter statutory definitions, or specify program rules; accordingly, it is a routine fiscal determination under the authority cited (paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997) and does not expand or contract the statutory scope set out in the enabling Acts."},"complexity_factors":["Single numeric determination (one figure: $2,358,000) limits internal complexity.","Reliance on cross-referenced statutory provisions (paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997) means full legal effect requires consulting those Acts.","Administrative discretion exercised by the Minister is invoked but the instrument gives no explanatory basis for the estimate.","Absence of recipient, eligibility, or allocation details increases dependence on external documents and increases interpretive work for stakeholders.","Budgetary and forecasting implications create practical complexity for accounting and linked charging arrangements, though those mechanisms are not contained in this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This short administrative determination (signed 14 Jan 2021 by Minister Paul Fletcher) records the official estimate that up to $2,358,000 in grants will be made under s.593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 in 2020–21, made under paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997. It signals the Commonwealth’s expected fiscal outlay but does not name recipients, change statutory rights, or set grant eligibility or allocation rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function authorised by the parent Act: setting an estimated grant amount for the financial year. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond naming the empowering provision and the grant section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 100 words of substantive content","Purely declaratory instrument setting a single monetary amount"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument made by the Minister for Communications that sets a dollar figure for budget planning purposes. Specifically, it determines that the government expects to pay out **$2,358,000 in grants during the 2020-2021 financial year** under a program in the Telecommunications Act 1997 (section 593). \n\n**Why this matters:**\n- This figure is used to calculate annual charges that telecommunications carriers (companies like Telstra, Optus, TPG, etc.) must pay for their licences to operate networks.\n- The charges collected from carriers help fund regulatory activities and, relevantly, these grants.\n- By law, the Minister must estimate the grant total so that carrier charges can be set at an appropriate level to cover expected costs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — their licence fees are calculated using this figure.\n- **Recipients of section 593 grants** — typically these fund things like telecommunications infrastructure in regional/remote areas or other public interest projects.\n- **Taxpayers indirectly** — the system ensures carriers, not general revenue, fund these specific grant programs.\n\nIn short: it's a routine administrative determination that plugs a number into a formula to work out how much phone companies pay the government."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2021-no-1/documents"}}