{"id":"F2019L01521","name":"Telecommunications (Revocation of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2019","slug":"telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440308,"registerId":"F2019L01521-fast-fetch-1775955990117","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Revocation of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2019","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Revocation of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2019\n\nI, PAUL WILLIAM FLETCHER, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, issue the following Direction under subsection 125AA(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nDated 26 November 2019   \n\nPAUL FLETCHER\n\nMinister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Repeal of this Direction\n\n4  Authority\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Direction\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  \n\n1  Name\n\n  This Direction is the Telecommunications (Revocation of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This Direction commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Repeal of this Direction\n\n  This Direction is repealed on the day after the Standard referred to in section 6 of this instrument is revoked.\n\n4  Authority\n\n  This Direction is made under subsection 125AA(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this Direction:\n\nACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nStandard means the Telecommunications (International Mobile Roaming) Industry Standard 2013.\n\n6  Direction\n\n \n\n (1) I direct the ACMA to revoke the Standard made under subsection 125AA(1) of the Act.\n\n (2) The Standard is to be revoked no later than 9 months after the date this Direction commences.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the scope of the named Standard; it directs revocation of the Telecommunications (International Mobile Roaming) Industry Standard 2013 and sets timing and related commencement/repeal mechanics. See the substantive direction (s6(1)–(2)), commencement (s2) and repeal linkage (s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly framed substantive action: directs revocation of one named industry Standard (s6(1)).","Fixed statutory deadline: revocation must occur no later than nine months after commencement (s6(2)).","Interplay between commencement and automatic repeal: Direction commences day after registration (s2) and is repealed day after the Standard is revoked (s3).","Dependence on statutory power reference: made under subsection 125AA(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (s4), requiring cross-reference to that authority for legal validity.","Minimal definitional complexity: only a few defined terms (ACMA, Act, Standard) but practical scope of effect depends on the content and coverage of the named Standard (s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction instructs the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to revoke the Telecommunications (International Mobile Roaming) Industry Standard 2013 within nine months of the Direction commencing. The Direction starts the day after registration and will itself be repealed the day after the Standard is revoked. It directly affects ACMA and any persons or businesses subject to the 2013 Standard because the regulatory obligations in that Standard will be removed when revoked."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly one narrow, specific task: directing the revocation of a single existing industry standard. Its scope is tightly constrained to this purpose and includes no expansion into related policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 6 operative sections","Only 2 defined terms ('ACMA' and 'Act')","Single, straightforward directive in section 6","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (subsection 125AA(4))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Clear, fixed timeframe (9 months) with no alternative triggers","Self-repealing mechanism is simple and automatic"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial direction orders the ACMA to cancel the Telecommunications (International Mobile Roaming) Industry Standard 2013 within nine months, removing that specific regulatory regime for international roaming. It affects the ACMA (which must act), telcos (no longer bound by the 2013 roaming rules), and mobile users (who may see changes depending on any replacement protections). The direction automatically repeals itself once the standard is revoked."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-revocation-of-international-mobile-roaming-industry-standard-direction-2019/documents"}}