{"id":"F2022L00560","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) (Paragraph 15(1)(d)) Determination 2022 (No. 1)","slug":"telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102390,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00560-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) (Paragraph 15(1)(d)) Determination 2022 (No. 1)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 2022 (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 2021‑2022 financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 is $2,381,000.\n\n \n\nDated  22 March 2022.\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":{"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 grants figure for the purposes of the carrier licence charges formula. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing one monetary determination","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling power and the grant-making provision","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument made by the Minister for Communications that sets a dollar figure for how much the government expects to spend on telecommunications grants in the 2021-2022 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Minister has determined that **$2,381,000** is the estimated total amount of grants likely to be made during 2021-2022 under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- This figure is used to calculate **carrier licence charges** — fees that telecommunications companies (carriers) must pay to the government for their licences to operate.\n- The Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 requires this estimate to be factored into the formula that works out how much each carrier pays.\n- In simple terms: the more the government expects to pay out in grants, the more carriers collectively contribute through their licence fees to help cover those costs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Telecommunications carriers** — their annual licence fees are calculated using this number.\n- **Recipients of section 593 grants** — typically these grants support telecommunications infrastructure in regional and remote Australia, or other public interest projects in the telecom sector."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the scope of the underlying statutory grant power. It records an estimated total amount of grants to be made in the 2021–2022 financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, made under the authority of paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997. It does not alter eligibility, introduce new powers, or reallocate functions."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly focused administrative action: a one-line fiscal estimate determination.","Cross-reference to two named statutory provisions (paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997).","Absence of detail about recipients, eligibility, or funding mechanics increases need to consult the referenced Acts for full context.","Low procedural complexity within the instrument itself (no schedules, conditions, or operative rules).","Potential downstream accounting or administrative adjustments if the estimate changes, which creates modest implementation risk."],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has issued a statutory estimate that the Commonwealth will make $2,381,000 in grants under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 in the 2021–22 financial year. This determination is an administrative/fiscal signal used for budgeting and reporting: it records an aggregate cost to the Commonwealth and points to beneficiaries of section 593, but it does not allocate funds, identify recipients, or set eligibility or implementation details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-charges-paragraph-15-1-d-determination-2022-no-1/documents"}}