{"id":"F2009L02013","name":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2009","slug":"telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79261,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02013-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget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 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2009\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 15th May 2009\n\nChris Chapman  \n\\[signed\\]  \nMember  \n  \n\n  \nChris Chea  \n\\[signed\\]  \nMember\n\nAustralian Communications and Media Authority\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Recovery of ITU Budget Contribution) Determination 2009.\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 2008 calendar year that is to be recovered from carriers is $1,662,426.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. 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":776},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination performs exactly the function authorised by the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 — setting the specific dollar amount of Australia's ITU contribution to be recovered from carriers for a particular year. It is a routine annual cost-recovery instrument without scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains only 4 operative sections","Single defined term ('ITU')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward dollar amount determination with no calculations or formulae"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination fixes the amount that Australian telecommunications carriers must pay to help cover Australia's membership fee to the **International Telecommunication Union (ITU)** — the United Nations agency that coordinates global telecommunications standards and radio spectrum use.\n\nFor the 2008 calendar year, carriers were required to contribute **$1,662,426** toward Australia's ITU budget contribution. This cost is recovered from licensed carriers as part of their annual licence charges, spreading the expense of Australia's international telecom obligations across the industry rather than funding it entirely from general taxation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-recovery-of-itu-budget-contribution-determination-2009/documents"}}