{"id":"F2007L01115","name":"Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Repeal Regulations 2007","slug":"broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"108 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65156,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01115-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Repeal Regulations 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nBroadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Repeal Regulations 20071\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 108\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\nDated 26 April 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nHELEN LLOYD COONAN\n\nMinister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Repeal Regulations 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the commencement of Schedule 2A to the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Regulations 2000 are repealed.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1546},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward repeal instrument with no regulatory scope of its own. It simply removes the 2000 Regulations without adding new obligations, expanding into new policy areas, or modifying existing regulatory frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 3) containing only a repeal directive","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other regulatory requirements","Instrument contains only administrative machinery (name, commencement, repeal)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **cleans up the statute book** by removing outdated technical rules for digital television.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Repeals (cancels) the *Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Regulations 2000*\n- Those old rules specified technical formats for digital TV broadcasting (essentially, the \"settings\" for how signals should be sent and received)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The 2000 regulations became redundant when new laws (Schedule 2A of the *Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006*) took effect\n- This prevents broadcasters and equipment makers from facing conflicting or duplicate technical standards\n- It's purely housekeeping—**no new rules are imposed**, old ones are simply deleted\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Commercial and national TV broadcasters\n- Digital TV equipment manufacturers and retailers\n- Regulators who no longer need to enforce the old standards"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-digital-television-format-standards-repeal-regulations-2007/documents"}}