{"id":"F2005L01400","name":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2005","slug":"telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35247,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01400-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2005","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2004\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n==![](image.001.png)==\n\nTelecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2005\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 15 (1) (c) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\nDated ==1 June==  2005\n\n==R. HORTON==\n\nChair\n\n \n\n==G.W. LUTHER==\n\n==Member==~~Deputy Chair~~\n\n \n\nAustralian Communications Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name of Determination\n\n  This Determination is the Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2005.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definition\n\n  In this Determination:\n\nITU means the International Telecommunication Union.\n\n4 Amount determined\n\n  The amount determined to be the proportion of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the budget of the ITU for the 2004 calendar year, that is to be recovered from carriers is $1 786 699.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1321},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title — recovering the ITU budget contribution for the specified year. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original cost recovery purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","Single definition (ITU = International Telecommunication Union)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Straightforward monetary determination with fixed dollar amount"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination requires telecommunications carriers (companies operating phone and internet networks) to repay the Australian Government for part of Australia's membership fees to the **International Telecommunication Union (ITU)** — the United Nations agency that sets global standards for radio, phone and internet services.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets a specific dollar amount ($1,786,699) that the telecom industry must collectively pay back to the Commonwealth\n- Covers Australia's contribution to the ITU budget for the **2004 calendar year**\n- Made under the *Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997*, which allows the government to recover these international costs from the industry that benefits from the ITU's coordination work\n\n**Who it affects:**\nTelecommunications carriers licensed in Australia, who ultimately pass these costs through to consumers as part of regulatory charges."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2005/documents"}}