{"id":"F2007L00837","name":"Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006 - Proclamation","slug":"broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64609,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00837-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nBroadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006, fix 4 April 2007 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 29 March 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY  Governor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nHELEN LLOYD COONAN\n\nMinister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1369},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a machinery provision that executes the existing commencement power in section 2(1) of the parent Act. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the substantive scope of the media ownership reforms; it merely specifies the trigger date for Schedule 2 to take legal effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No definitions or interpretation section","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 2(1) of the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **commencement proclamation**—an official notice that switches on part of a law on a specific date.\n\n**What it does**\n- Sets **4 April 2007** as the day when **Schedule 2** of the *Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006* starts operating.\n- Signed by the Governor-General on 29 March 2007, giving six days' notice before the rules take effect.\n\n**Why it matters**\nAustralian laws often pass Parliament but lie dormant until the Government formally \"proclaims\" them. This proclamation tells media companies exactly when the new ownership rules in Schedule 2 become legally binding, ensuring everyone knows the deadline for compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-amendment-media-ownership-act-2006-proclamation/documents"}}