{"id":"F2024L01657","name":"Broadcasting Services (Regulated Television Services) Determination 2024","slug":"broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442668,"registerId":"F2024L01657-fast-fetch-1775957625194","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Broadcasting Services (Regulated Television Services) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\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\nBroadcasting Services (Regulated Television Services) Determination 2024\n\nI, Michelle Rowland, Minister for Communications, make the following determination.\n\nDated 29 November 2024\n\nMichelle Rowland\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Determination of regulated television service\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Regulated Television Services) Determination 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 130ZZJ(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n5  Determination of regulated television service\n\n  Channel 44, an open narrowcasting television service provided for community or educational non-profit purposes, by C44 Adelaide Limited, ABN 17 104 643 736, is a regulated television service for the purpose of paragraph 130ZZJ(1)(c) of the Act.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 130ZZJ(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992): to determine specific television services as 'regulated television services'. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 130ZZJ(2))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative complexity","Single operative provision that simply names one specific entity and service","Essentially a 'naming' instrument with no substantive regulatory content of its own"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally designates Channel 44 (run by C44 Adelaide Limited) as a \"regulated television service\" under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. That ministerial determination gives the community/educational station official legal recognition, affecting how it is treated under broadcasting rules and overseen by ACMA — with practical implications for its operations, regulatory status, and access to spectrum, obligations, or funding."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument alters which services are captured by the Act by adding Channel 44 to the set of 'regulated television services' under paragraph 130ZZJ(1)(c) (section 5). It does not amend the Act's statutory powers; it applies existing regulatory rules to an additional, specifically identified broadcaster effective the day after registration (sections 2 and 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only one service is designated as regulated, reducing legal and administrative complexity (section 5).","Clear legal authority: made under subsection 130ZZJ(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, so the instrument relies on an existing statutory power rather than creating new duties (section 3).","Immediate commencement rule: comes into effect the day after registration, creating a short, definite implementation timeline (section 2).","Defined reference: the instrument defines the Act for internal reference, avoiding ambiguity about which statute applies (section 4).","Precise identification of the entity: the service and corporate entity are named with ABN, reducing uncertainty about the target of regulation (section 5).","Delegation/discretion is limited in the text: the instrument records a ministerial decision but does not itself set regulatory obligations — those are contained in the referenced Act (preamble; section 3 and section 5).","No transitional, exemption or compliance-detail provisions are included, so administrative and compliance burdens flow from the Act rather than this instrument (section 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares Channel 44 — an open narrowcasting community and educational non‑profit TV service run by C44 Adelaide Limited (ABN 17 104 643 736) — to be a \"regulated television service\" under paragraph 130ZZJ(1)(c) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. Effective the day after registration, that label brings the named broadcaster within the Act’s regulatory regime and therefore subjects it to any statutory obligations and compliance costs that follow from that status."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-regulated-television-services-determination-2024/documents"}}