{"id":"F2014L00639","name":"Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014","slug":"telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91764,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00639-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nTelecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999\n\nTelecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period)\n\nDeclaration 2014\n\nI, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for Communications, make the following Declaration under paragraphs 8J(1)(d) and 8K(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.\n\nDated 27 May 2014.\n\nMALCOLM TURNBULL\n\nMinister for Communications \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Declaration:\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.\n\n> Note: The term first declaration deferral period is defined in sections 8J and 8K of the Act.\n\n4 Declaration\n\nThe 18-month period starting immediately after this Declaration is made is the first declaration deferral period for the purposes of sections 8J and 8K of the Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1677},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as described in its title—it establishes the first declaration deferral period as a timing mechanism without expanding into other policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument with only 4 sections","Single defined term ('Act')","Only one substantive provision (section 4) setting a time period","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis declaration sets an 18-month \"deferral period\" (delay) that affects when certain rules about the Universal Service Obligation (USO) can take effect. The USO is the safety-net system that ensures all Australians have access to basic phone and internet services, no matter where they live.\n\n**How it works**\nThe instrument simply starts an 18-month countdown from the day the declaration is made. During this window, specific regulatory deadlines relating to USO declarations are paused under sections 8J and 8K of the Telecommunications Act.\n\n**Who it affects**\nMainly telecommunications companies (especially universal service providers) and government regulators who manage service guarantees. For everyday phone and internet users, this is background timing machinery that delays regulatory changes while industry or government prepares for the next phase of universal service arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-obligation-first-declaration-deferral-period-declaration-2014/documents"}}