{"id":"F2007L01539","name":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2007","slug":"telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":66030,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01539-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2007\n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 15 (1) (c) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\nDated 28th May 2007\n\nChris Chapman  \n\\[signed\\]  \nChairman  \n  \nLyn Maddock  \n\\[signed\\]  \nDeputy Chair\n\nAustralian Communications and Media Authority\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.\n\n4 Amount determined\n\nThe amount determined to be the proportion of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the budget of the ITU for the 2006 calendar year that is to be recovered from carriers is $1 643 383.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1547},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its original narrow scope of setting a specific annual recovery amount for ITU budget contributions without expansion into broader regulatory matters."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Single defined term ('ITU')","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or internal cross-references","Specifies a single fixed monetary amount with no calculation formula or variables"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination fixes a specific dollar amount that Australian telecommunications carriers must pay toward Australia's annual membership contribution to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) — the United Nations agency that coordinates global radio spectrum, satellite orbits, and telecom standards.\n\n**What it does**\n- Sets the recovery amount at **$1,643,383**\n- This represents the carriers' share of Australia's 2006 ITU budget contribution\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Licensed telecommunications carriers operating in Australia\n\n**Why it matters**\n- Australia pays annual fees to participate in the ITU and shape global communications rules. Rather than funding this entirely through taxes, the government recovers a portion from commercial carriers that directly benefit from international spectrum coordination and technical standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2007/documents"}}