{"id":"F2022L00789","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Dealers in X 18+ Films) Determination 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441405,"registerId":"F2022L00789-fast-fetch-1775956713267","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Dealers in X 18+ Films) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Dealers in X 18+ Films) Determination 2022\n\nI, Shane Rattenbury MLA, Minister for Consumer Affairs, make the following determination.\n\nDated  13 June 2022  \n\nShane Rattenbury MLA \n\nMinister for Consumer Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Dealers in X 18+ Films) Determination 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThe purpose of this instrument is to require a person to notify a local registration authority before the person begins to rely on automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth to carry on an activity in the Australian Capital Territory to which the determination is to apply.\n\nUnless revoked earlier, this instrument will sunset under section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003 of the Commonwealth (see subsection 42J(5) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth). This will generally mean that this instrument will be repealed on the first 1 April or 1 October falling on or after the tenth anniversary of the registration of the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\ncovered activity means an activity authorised to be carried on under a licence to deal in X 18+ films under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\nlocal registration authority means the Commissioner for Fair Trading established under the Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n  For subsection 42J(4) of the Act, a person intending to carry on a covered activity in the Australian Capital Territory must notify the local registration authority before the person begins to carry on the activity.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument establishes a new, narrowly framed notification requirement for persons carrying on a licence-authorised activity dealing in X 18+ films in the ACT (sections 5 and 6). It does not expand or redefine the set of covered activities beyond its own definition; it adds a procedural obligation rather than altering substantive licensing scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: applies only to 'covered activity' defined as dealing in X 18+ films under ACT classification enforcement law (section 5, definition of covered activity).","Single, simple legal hook: creates a single pre-commencement notification obligation (section 6: must notify the local registration authority before beginning the activity).","Local authority identification: designates the Commissioner for Fair Trading as the local registration authority (section 5, definition of local registration authority), concentrating intake and any administrative response.","Statutory provenance: instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (section 3), so it interacts with Commonwealth mutual recognition mechanics.","Sunset mechanism: instrument will expire under the Legislation Act timetable described in the simplified outline (section 4 referencing subsection 42J(5)), creating a finite administrative horizon.","Limited procedural detail: the instrument does not specify the form, content, timing window, or means of the notification (section 6 only requires notification before beginning), leaving procedural design and implementation detail to the local authority or subsidiary rules.","Enforcement silence: no offences, penalties or review/appeal processes are set out in the instrument itself, so compliance consequences depend on other laws or administrative practice (absence inferred from the instrument text).","Cross-jurisdiction interaction: the measure imposes an ACT pre-start step on persons relying on interstate/territory authorisations under the Mutual Recognition Act, which may create timing or coordination frictions for businesses moving between jurisdictions (sections 4 and 6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires anyone who plans to rely on automatic mutual recognition to carry on a licence-authorised activity dealing in X 18+ films in the ACT to notify the local registration authority before they start. It targets persons operating under interstate/territory authorisations and matters because it creates a pre-start administrative step for those who would otherwise begin trading under deemed registration."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It implements a specific notification requirement for a single regulated activity (dealing in X 18+ films) under the automatic mutual recognition framework. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what its title and enabling provision suggest."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 3 defined terms in section 5","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (Mutual Recognition Act 1992) and the ACT Classification Act","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward conditional logic: 'must notify ... before ... begins'","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Purpose-built for one specific activity (dealers in X 18+ films) in one jurisdiction (ACT)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination requires people who rely on Commonwealth mutual recognition to sell or deal in X 18+ films in the ACT to notify the ACT Commissioner for Fair Trading before they start operating. It affects licence-holders from other states or territories and the local regulator. The rule preserves automatic interstate recognition but adds a compulsory notification so the ACT can record and monitor entrants to the adult‑film market."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-dealers-in-x-18-f/documents"}}