{"id":"F2005B00414","name":"Telecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 1999","slug":"telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436587,"registerId":"F2005B00414-fast-fetch-1775953732052","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 1999","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 1999\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this determination under subsection 468 (3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nDated 30 April 1999.\n\nA J SHAW  Chairman\n\nR HORTON  Deputy Chairman\n\n \n\nAustralian Communications Authority\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 19991\n\nmade under the\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n Page\n\n 1 Name of determination 2\n\n 2 Commencement 2\n\n 3 Definitions 2\n\n 4 When annual charge is due and payable 2\n\n 5 Revocation 2\n\n \n\n \n\nDo not delete : Part placeholder\n\nDo not delete : Division placeholder\n\n1 Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Telecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 1999.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n  In this determination:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nannual charge has the meaning given by subsection 468 (1) of the Act.\n\n4 When annual charge is due and payable\n\n (1) Under subsection 468 (3) of the Act, an annual charge is due and payable at the time ascertained in accordance with this determination.\n\n (2) An annual charge is due and payable on 15 June of the year in which the charge is imposed.\n\n5 Revocation\n\n  The Telecommunications (Due Date for Annual Charge) Determination 1998 is revoked.\n\nNote\n\n1. Made by the Australian Communications Authority on 30 April 1999.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1076},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains strictly limited to its original purpose of specifying the due date for annual telecommunications charges, as indicated by its title and the enabling provision (subsection 468(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997)."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","Single operational provision (section 4) setting a fixed date","Only 2 defined terms (Act and annual charge)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the deadline for telecommunications companies (carriers) to pay their **annual charges** (a yearly fee imposed by the government under the Telecommunications Act 1997).\n\n**Key point:** The annual charge is due and payable on **15 June** each year.\n\n**Who is affected?**\n*   Telecommunications carriers who are required to pay annual charges under the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n**What else does it do?**\n*   It replaces the previous year's determination (from 1998) to ensure there's only one valid rule about payment dates.\n\n**Why it matters:** It removes any uncertainty about when payments must be made, ensuring carriers can budget appropriately and the regulator can enforce payment deadlines consistently."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-due-date-for-annual-charge-determination-1999/documents"}}