{"id":"C1977L00040","name":"Acoustic Laboratories Regulations","slug":"acoustic-laboratories-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"40 of 1977","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25184,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1977L00040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Acoustic Laboratories Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1977 No. 40\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES ACT 1948.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Acoustic Laboratories Act 1948.\n\nDated this twenty-fourth day of March, 1977.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nRALPH J. HUNT\n\nMinister of State for Health.\n\nACOUSTIC LABORATORIES REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Acoustic Laboratories Regulations.\n\nDefinitions.\n\n2. In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Acoustic Laboratories Act 1948.\n\nCharge to be made for certain audiometric tests.\n\n3\\. (1) The charge for an audiometric test to which this regulation applies that is conducted at an acoustic laboratory controlled by the Director-General is an amount of $10.\n\n(2) An audiometric test to which this regulation applies is one that is conducted as part of the medical examination of a person who is an applicant for the grant or renewal under the Air Navigation Regulations of—\n\n(a) a commercial pilot licence;\n\n(b) a senior commercial pilot licence;\n\n(c) a second class airline transport pilot licence;\n\n(d) a first class airline transport pilot licence;\n\n(e) a flight navigator licence;\n\n(f) a flight radiotelephone operator licence;\n\n(g) a flight radiotelegraph operator licence; or\n\n(h) a flight engineer licence.\n\n(3) Where more than one audiometric test is conducted as part of the medical examination of a person who is an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence referred to in sub-regulation (2), sub-regulation (1) applies as if those tests together constituted an audiometric test to which this regulation applies.\n\n\\[\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 28 March 1977.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1295},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain a narrow focus on establishing fees for aviation-related audiometric testing at government laboratories, consistent with the original intent of the Acoustic Laboratories Act 1948."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","Single definition ('the Act')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Straightforward fee structure with single flat rate","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and Air Navigation Regulations)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set a **$10 fee** for hearing tests (called 'audiometric tests') conducted at government-run acoustic laboratories.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People applying for or renewing aviation licenses (pilots, flight engineers, flight navigators, and radio operators)\n- Only applies if the hearing test is done at an acoustic laboratory controlled by the Director-General\n\n**Key details:**\n- The fee applies when the test is part of a medical examination required for various aviation licenses, including:\n  - Commercial pilot licences\n  - Airline transport pilot licences  \n  - Flight engineer licences\n  - Flight navigator licences\n  - Radio operator licences\n- If you need multiple tests as part of one medical examination, you only pay the $10 fee once (not per test)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations","history":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/acoustic-laboratories-regulations/documents"}}