{"id":"F2012L01686","name":"Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Tasmania TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2012","slug":"broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89640,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01686-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Broadcasting Services Act 1992","sectionType":"part","heading":"Broadcasting Services Act 1992","content":"# Broadcasting Services Act 1992","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Tasmania TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2012","content":"## Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Tasmania TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2012\n\nI, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, make the following Determination under subclause 6A(2) of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\nDated 14 August 2012\n\nSTEPHEN CONROY\n\nMinister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy\n\n1. Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Tasmania TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2012.\n\n2. Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3. Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority;\n\nsimulcast period has the same meaning as in paragraphs (a) and (c) of the definition of ‘simulcast period’ in clause 2 of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; and\n\nTasmania TV1 licence area is the area determined by the ACMA in the Licence Area Plan - Tasmania Television made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n4. Determination\n\nThe simulcast period for the Tasmania TV1 licence area is to run until and including 9 April 2013.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1493},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination performs exactly the limited technical function indicated by its title—setting a specific end date for the simulcast period in a defined broadcast licence area. No expansion of scope beyond the original regulatory purpose of managing the digital TV transition."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","Minimal definitions section with just 3 defined terms","Single operative provision with no conditional logic, exceptions, or penalties","Limited cross-referencing (only references the enabling provision in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and an external Licence Area Plan)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the **deadline for ending analog television broadcasting in Tasmania**.\n\nDuring the digital TV switchover, broadcasters must transmit shows using both old (analog) and new (digital) signals simultaneously—this is called the \"simulcast period.\" This law specifies that for the Tasmania TV1 licence area (covering most of Tasmania), this dual-broadcasting arrangement must continue **until and including 9 April 2013**.\n\nAfter this date:\n- Broadcasters can switch off the analog signal\n- Viewers who haven't upgraded to digital TVs or set-top boxes will lose reception\n- Only digital signals will remain available"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-simulcast-period-for-tasmania-tv1-determination-no-1-2012/documents"}}