{"id":"F2009L02012","name":"Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009","slug":"telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79257,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02012-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to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 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2009\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 15th May 2009\n\nChris Chapman  \n\\[signed\\]  \nMember  \n  \n\n  \n  \nChris Cheah  \n\\[signed\\]  \nMember\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 2009.\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 2007–2008 financial year that is attributable to ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $23,053,329.\n\n> Note\n\n1. 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":1862},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination performs the exact function authorised by the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997—attributing ACMA's costs for a specific financial year without expanding beyond that statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections (Name, Commencement, Amount)","Single numerical determination with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No defined terms or cross-references to other legislation within the operative provisions","No operative provisions beyond setting the dollar figure"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the specific dollar amount that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) spent on telecommunications regulation during the 2007–2008 financial year.\n\n**What it does**\n- Fixes the amount at **$23,053,329** as the proportion of ACMA’s total operating costs that relate to its telecommunications functions and powers (such as monitoring compliance, managing spectrum, and enforcing consumer safeguards).\n\n**Why it matters**\n- This figure is used to calculate annual licence fees that telecommunications carriers must pay to the government. The fees are designed to recover (pay back) the costs of ACMA’s work overseeing the industry, ensuring taxpayers don’t subsidise regulation of commercial telecom companies.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **Telecommunications carriers**: The amount directly influences how much they pay for their carrier licences each year.\n- **Consumers**: Indirectly affects the cost structure of phone and internet services, as carriers may factor these government charges into their pricing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-costs-attributable-to-telecommunications-functions-and-powers-determination-2009/documents"}}