{"id":"F2025L00484","name":"Broadcasting Services (Service-Deficient Area – Mildura/Sunraysia) Declaration 2025","slug":"broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106280,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00484-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Broadcasting Services (Service-Deficient Area – Mildura/Sunraysia) Declaration 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note: This instrument is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 130ZH(1) of the Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n> Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area has the meaning given to “Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area” in the Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012.\n\n> Note 1: The Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.\n\n> Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including “ACMA”.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"References to other instruments","content":"#### 5 References to other instruments\n\n  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:\n    (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and\n    (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force, or existing, at the commencement of this instrument.\n\n> Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.\n\n> Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of declared service-deficient area","content":"#### 6 Declaration of declared service-deficient area\n\n  Being satisfied of the matters set out in paragraphs 130ZH(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act, the ACMA declares that the Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area is a declared service-deficient area.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function it was designed for: declaring a single TV licence area as service-deficient under section 130ZH of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 2 defined terms in the instrument itself (Act, Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area)","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward declaratory function","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to the parent Act and one other legislative instrument (Television Licence Area Plan 2012)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Standard boilerplate provisions for commencement, authority, and definitions common to all legislative instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"The ACMA has formally declared the Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area a \"service‑deficient area\" under the Broadcasting Services Act. That label lets regulators relax rules or grant special permissions to make it easier for broadcasters to improve or add commercial TV services. It affects local residents (better TV access), broadcasters (regulatory relief/opportunity), and ACMA (authority to apply remedial licensing measures)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the statutory power; it performs the single statutory function of declaring the Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area a declared service-deficient area under subsection 130ZH(1) (sections 3 and 6). It relies on the existing geographic definition in the Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012 (section 4) and contains no provisions that alter that scope or add new regulatory obligations. To assess downstream effects, the Act must be consulted."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument: declares one area as service-deficient (section 6) — lowers textual complexity but concentrates legal effect in cross-reference.","Relies on statutory power outside the instrument: made under subsection 130ZH(1) of the Act (section 3) — reader must consult the Act to see consequences.","Dependent on external definition: refers to the Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012 for the precise geographic scope (section 4) — requires consulting another instrument.","Administrative threshold/decision-making: uses the administrative standard \"Being satisfied of the matters set out in paragraphs 130ZH(1)(a), (b) and (c)\" which imports ACMA discretion and evidentiary questions (section 6).","Reference and commencement mechanics: commencement is tied to registration timing (section 2) and references to other instruments are preserved as in force (section 5) — minor interpretive steps for practitioners.","No self-contained obligations or costs: the instrument records a status but does not specify measures, duties, fees or compliance processes, so practical effect requires cross-referencing the Act (sections 3 and 6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares the Mildura/Sunraysia TV1 licence area to be a \"declared service-deficient area\" under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and takes effect the day after it is registered. The declaration is made by the ACMA using the statutory power in subsection 130ZH(1) and relies on the Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012 for the licence-area definition. The instrument itself records that status; it does not set out specific remedies, costs or obligations (those are in the Act)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-service-deficient-area-mildura-sunraysia-declaration-2025/documents"}}