{"id":"F2020L01192","name":"Broadcasting Services (Primary Commercial Television Broadcasting Service) Declaration 2020","slug":"broadcasting-services-primary-commercial-television-broadcasting-service-declaration-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113583,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01192-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Table 1 Primary commercial television br","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Table 1 Primary commercial television broadcasting services","content":"## Table 1 Primary commercial television broadcasting services\n\n| Item | Column 1Licence Area | Column 2Service licence number | Column 3Primary Commercial Television Broadcasting Service |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 | SL10088 | 9 |\n| 2 | Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 | SL10089 | PRIME7 |\n| 4 | Spencer Gulf TV1 | SL10234 | 7 |\n| 5 | Spencer Gulf TV1 | SL1150798 | 10 |\n| 6 | Spencer Gulf TV1 | SL1130142 | 9 |\n| 7 | Broken Hill TV1 | SL10241 | 7 |\n| 8 | Broken Hill TV1 | SL1150797 | 10 |\n| 9 | Broken Hill TV1 | SL1130143 | 9 |\n| 10 | Mount Gambier/South East TV1 | SL10330 | 9 |\n| 11 | Mount Gambier/South East TV1 | SL1150799 | 10 |\n| 12 | Mount Gambier/South East TV1 | SL1130144 | 7 |\n| 13 | Riverland TV1 | SL10174 | 9 |\n| 14 | Riverland TV1 | SL1150796 | 10 |\n| 15 | Riverland TV1 | SL1130145 | 7 |\n| 16 | Regional Victoria TV1 | SL103 | PRIME7 |\n| 17 | Regional Victoria TV1 | SL107 | 9 |\n| 18 | Eastern Victoria TV1 | SL106 | 10 |\n| 19 | Western Victoria TV1 | SL104 | 10 |\n| 20 | Griffith and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) TV1 | SL10104 | 9 |\n| 21 | Griffith and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) TV1 | SL10103 | 7 |\n| 22 | Griffith and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) TV1 | SL1130146 | 10 |\n| 23 | Southern NSW TV1 | SL85 | 10 |\n| 24 | Southern NSW TV1 | SL90 | PRIME7 |\n| 25 | Southern NSW TV1 | SL99 | 9 |\n| 26 | Adelaide TV1 | SL120 | 10 |\n| 27 | Adelaide TV1 | SL121 | 9 |\n| 28 | Adelaide TV1 | SL122 | 7 |\n| 29 | Tasmania TV1 | SL132 | 9 |\n| 30 | Tasmania TV1 | SL133 | 7 |\n| 31 | Tasmania TV1 | SL1150806 | 10 TDT |\n| 32 | Perth TV1 | SL10161 | 7 |\n| 33 | Perth TV1 | SL10162 | 9 |\n| 34 | Perth TV1 | SL10163 | 10 |\n| 35 | Brisbane TV1 | SL109 | 7 |\n| 36 | Brisbane TV1 | SL110 | 9 |\n| 37 | Brisbane TV1 | SL111 | 10 |\n| 38 | Regional Queensland TV1 | SL113 | 10 |\n| 39 | Regional Queensland TV1 | SL115 | 7 |\n| 40 | Regional Queensland TV1 | SL116 | 9 |\n| 41 | Geraldton TV1 | SL10418 | GWN7 |\n| 42 | Geraldton TV1 | SL1130046 | 10 |\n| 43 | Kalgoorlie TV1 | SL10416 | GWN7 |\n| 44 | Kalgoorlie TV1 | SL1130048 | 10 |\n| 45 | South West and Great Southern TV1 | SL10417 | GWN7 |\n| 46 | South West and Great Southern TV1 | SL1130049 | 10 |\n| 47 | Western Zone TV1 | SL4747 | GWN7 |\n| 48 | Western Zone TV1 | SL1130047 | 10 |\n| 49 | Remote and Regional Western Australia TV1 | SL10048 | 9 |\n| 50 | Darwin TV1 | SL10172 | 9 |\n| 51 | Darwin TV1 | SL10173 | 7 |\n| 52 | Darwin TV1 | SL1130013 | 10 Darwin |\n| 53 | Northern NSW TV1 | SL94 | 9 |\n| 54 | Northern NSW TV1 | SL95 | PRIME7 |\n| 55 | Northern NSW TV1 | SL96 | 10 |\n| 56 | Sydney TV1 | SL86 | 7 |\n| 57 | Sydney TV1 | SL87 | 9 |\n| 58 | Sydney TV1 | SL88 | 10 |\n| 59 | Melbourne TV1 | SL100 | 10 |\n| 60 | Melbourne TV1 | SL101 | 9 |\n| 61 | Melbourne TV1 | SL102 | 7 |\n| 62 | Remote Central and Eastern Australia TV1 | SL2898 | Imparja |\n| 63 | Remote Central and Eastern Australia TV2 | SL4285 | 7 |\n| 64 | Remote Central and Eastern Australia TV2 | SL1130050 | 10 CDT |\n| 65 | Mt Isa TV1 | SL114 | 7 |\n| 66 | Mt Isa TV1 | SL1130051 | 10 CDT |\n\n> Note Column 1 is included for information only. Licence area refers to the licence area specified by the ACMA in licence area plans made under section 26 of the Act, which are legislative instruments available free of charge on the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Endnotes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Endnotes","content":"#### Endnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted | orig = original |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| am = amended | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |\n| amdt = amendment | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |\n| c = clause(s) | pres = present |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x | prev = previous |\n| Ch = Chapter(s) | (prev…) = previously |\n| def = definition(s) | Pt = Part(s) |\n| Dict = Dictionary | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | reloc = relocated |\n| Div = Division(s) | renum = renumbered |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | rep = repealed |\n| effect | rs = repealed and substituted |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |\n| gaz = gazette | Sch = Schedule(s) |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | SR = Statutory Rules |\n| cannot be given effect | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |\n| mod = modified/modification | SubPt = Subpart(s) |\n| No. = Number(s) | underlining = whole or part not |\n| o = order(s) | commenced or to be commenced |\n| Ord = Ordinance | |","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves exactly its original purpose: to declare which commercial television services are designated as 'primary' services for each licence area. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function. The 2020 version updates the list to reflect licence changes and new services (such as the addition of '10' services in various regional areas and updated licence numbers), but the scope remains identical to previous versions of this declaration."},"complexity_factors":["No defined terms section – relies entirely on definitions in the parent Broadcasting Services Act 1992","Simple tabular structure with only three columns of data (licence area, licence number, service name)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the operative provisions","Straightforward declaratory function – merely lists factual mappings","Contains only two tables with 69 total entries","Endnotes are purely administrative (compilation history, abbreviation key) and do not affect interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration under the Broadcasting Services Act publishes the official lookup table linking every commercial TV licence area in Australia to its legally designated “primary” commercial broadcasting service. \n\nThat designation matters because primary services face stricter regulatory obligations; the list tells commercial broadcasters and the ACMA which channel counts as the main service in each market, reducing ambiguity and guiding compliance and enforcement."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is declaratory: it maps licence areas to primary services. The text contains no provision that expands or narrows the legal scope beyond recording which services are primary. Endnotes discuss compilation and misdescribed amendments (editorial mechanics) but do not indicate any substantive change to the declaration's scope."},"complexity_factors":["Large volume of individual entries across multiple licence areas (many rows to map and verify).","Mixed identifiers in the tables: numeric channel designations (7, 9, 10), brand names (PRIME7, GWN7, Imparja, TDT/CDT) and service licence numbers (eg SL10088), requiring cross‑reference.","Cross‑reference to external licence area plans made by ACMA under section 26 of the Act (depends on separate legislative instruments).","Formatting irregularities and duplication in the compilation (repeated table headings, concatenated service strings like '10 CDTImparja7', missing sequential item numbers) increase risk of interpretation or transcription error.","Endnotes about compilation and 'misdescribed amendments' affect editorial incorporation but do not, on their face, alter the substantive listings."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists, by licence area and service‑licence number, which television channels are declared the 'primary commercial television broadcasting services' under the Broadcasting Services Act. It directly affects the licensees named in the tables and the ACMA (which defines licence areas under section 26). The declaration establishes regulatory identity for those services, so administrative and compliance costs fall on the listed licensees and ACMA is the decision‑maker who maintains the lists."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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