{"id":"F2014L01294","name":"Telecommunications (Overall Levy Cap Amount) Instrument 2014","slug":"telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92299,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01294-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Telecommunications Universal Service Man","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012","content":"###### Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012\n\nTelecommunications (Overall Levy Cap Amount) Instrument 2014\n\nI, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for Communications, make the following instrument under subsection 99(4) of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012.\n\nDated 24 September 2014\n\nMALCOLM TURNBULL\n\nMinister for Communications \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1 Name of instrument\n\nThis instrument is the Telecommunications (Overall Levy Cap Amount) Instrument 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012.\n\n> relevant period means the 2013\\-14 eligible levy period.\n\n> Note: The term eligible levy period has the meaning given by section 4 of the Act.\n\n4 Overall Levy Cap Amount\n\n> For the purposes of subsection 99(4) of the Act, the overall levy cap amount for the relevant period is $221,000,000.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1328},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose of specifying the overall levy cap amount for a single eligible levy period (2013-14)."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'relevant period') in section 3","Single operative provision (section 4) containing only a fixed monetary amount ($221,000,000)","No exceptions, conditional logic, or nested provisions","Only 4 sections total with no cross-references beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument caps the universal service levy at $221 million for the 2013–14 year. It limits what telecommunications carriers pay into the fund that supports affordable phone and internet access (including rural/remote services), protecting industry from a larger one‑year charge and helping keep contribution impacts on consumers predictable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-overall-levy-cap-amount-instrument-2014/documents"}}