{"id":"C1978L00124","name":"Navigation (Radio) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1978l00124","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"124 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380987,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1978L00124-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Radio) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1978 No. 124\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912.\n\nDated this seventh day of July 1978.\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nPETER NIXON\n\nMinister of State for Transport\n\nAMENDMENTS OF THE NAVIGATION (RADIO) REGULATIONS†\n\nRepeal of regulation 3\n\n1. Regulation 3 of the Navigation (Radio) Regulations is repealed.\n\nProvision of radio telegraphy installation\n\n2. Regulation 7 of the Navigation (Radio) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:\n\n“ (c) a Class II. (b) ship; or\n\n(d) a Class III. (a) ship that is not a radiotelephone ship,”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 July 1978.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1968, No. 39 as amended by Statutory Rules 1972, No. 117; 1973, No. 121; 1976, No. 224; and 1978, No. 122.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1682},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment does not alter the scope or purpose of the Navigation (Radio) Regulations. It performs housekeeping updates to the ship classifications covered by existing radio safety requirements, maintaining the original regulatory intent of ensuring vessels carry appropriate communication equipment."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short amendment containing only 2 operative items","Depends entirely on external definitions (Class II.(b) and Class III.(a) ships) located in the principal Navigation Act or Regulations","Simple legislative mechanics: one repeal and one substitution of paragraphs","Minimal conditional logic or cross-referencing within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates the safety rules about what radio equipment certain ships must carry.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Removes** an existing rule (regulation 3) from the Navigation (Radio) Regulations entirely.\n- **Updates** the list of ships required to have radio telegraphy equipment (a traditional Morse code radio system). The old categories are replaced with two specific groups:\n  - **Class II.(b) ships** (a specific vessel classification under maritime law)\n  - **Class III.(a) ships** that are not equipped with radiotelephones\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Ship owners, operators, and masters of Australian vessels falling into the updated classification categories.\n- Maritime safety inspectors enforcing radio equipment standards.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures shipping safety regulations keep pace with changes in how vessels are classified and clarifies exactly which ships must carry specific types of emergency communication equipment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1978l00124","history":"/api/acts/c1978l00124/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1978l00124/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1978l00124/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1978l00124/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1978l00124/documents"}}