{"id":"F2008L01871","name":"Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2008","slug":"telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74087,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01871-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 20081\n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 15 (1) (a) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\nDated 28th May 2008\n\n  \nCHRIS CHAPMAN\n\nMember  \n  \n\n  \n  \nMARCUS BEZZI\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nAustralian Communications and Media Authority\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Amount\n\nThe amount determined to be the proportion of ACMA’s costs for the 2006–2007 financial year that is attributable to ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $23 058 238.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1650},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the exact function authorised by the enabling Act: determining the annual proportion of ACMA's costs attributable to telecommunications functions. It is a routine annual determination with no expansion beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (Name, Commencement, Amount)","Single monetary determination with no conditions","No definitions or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This determination sets the dollar amount that telecommunications carriers must collectively pay to cover the regulator's costs for overseeing the industry in the 2006-2007 financial year.\n\n**The bottom line:** The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has calculated that **$23,058,238** of its operating costs were spent on telecom regulation during that period. This figure is used to calculate annual licence fees for phone and internet companies.\n\n**Why it matters:** The Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 requires carriers to pay fees that recover the costs of regulating them. This instrument officially declares the total bill for the 2006-2007 year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2008/documents"}}