{"id":"F2023L00332","name":"Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice 2023","slug":"broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104006,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L00332-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice 2023.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 115(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 5 Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified Events","content":"#### 6 Specified Events\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 115(1) of the Act, each event specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice is an event specified of a kind, the televising of which should, in my opinion, be available free to the general public.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 7 Repeal\n\n  This instrument is repealed the day after the end of the period of 36 months beginning on the day this instrument commences.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2485},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the specific authority granted by section 115(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, which empowers the Minister to specify events that should be freely available. There is no indication the scope has expanded beyond this anti-siphoning purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Substantive content entirely contained in Schedule 1 (not shown in provided text)","Simple automatic repeal mechanism (sunset clause) after 36 months","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic in the operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice operates under the *Broadcasting Services Act 1992* to ensure major sporting and cultural events remain available on free television. **What it does:** It declares that events listed in **Schedule 1** are the kind that \"should, in my opinion, be available free to the general public\" — meaning pay-TV providers cannot buy exclusive rights to these events and lock them behind subscriptions (this is known as the \"anti-siphoning\" regime). **Who it affects:** Free-to-air broadcasters, subscription TV services, and sporting bodies negotiating broadcast rights. **Time limit:** The notice automatically self-destructs after **36 months** (3 years), ensuring the list of protected events stays current."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-events-notice-2023/documents"}}