{"id":"F2014L00332","name":"Carrier Licence Conditions (Vodafone Pty Limited) Declaration 1997 Instrument of Revocation 2014","slug":"carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128472,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00332-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Carrier Licence Conditions (Vodafone Pty Limited) Declaration 1997 Instrument of Revocation 2014","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\nCarrier Licence Conditions (Vodafone Pty Limited) Declaration 1997 Instrument of Revocation 2014\n\nI, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for Communications make the following instrument of revocation under subsection 63 (6) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nDated 18 March 2014.\n\nMALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1 Name of instrument\n\nThis instrument is the Carrier Licence Conditions (Vodafone Pty Limited) Declaration 1997 Instrument of Revocation 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Carrier Licence Conditions (Vodafone Pty Limited) Declaration 1997 is revoked.\n\n4 Expiry\n\nThis instrument expires on the day after it commences, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1744},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly one function—revoking the 1997 Carrier Licence Conditions Declaration—without expanding beyond this original purpose or adding new regulatory requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (4 sections, approximately 150 words)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single operative provision (revocation in section 3) with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Only necessary cross-reference is to the enabling Act (Telecommunications Act 1997, subsection 63(6))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **removes outdated regulatory rules** that applied specifically to Vodafone Pty Limited.\n\nIn 1997, the government imposed special licence conditions on Vodafone through a specific declaration. This 2014 instrument **revokes (cancels)** that old declaration, meaning those particular 1997 conditions no longer apply to the company.\n\n**What this means:**\n*   **For Vodafone:** The company is released from specific obligations imposed in 1997 and will instead operate under the standard carrier licence conditions that apply to all telecommunications companies.\n*   **For consumers:** This is part of broader telecommunications deregulation—streamlining rules by removing old, specific requirements that may no longer be necessary or relevant to modern network operations.\n*   **Legal effect:** Once this instrument commences, the 1997 Declaration has no further effect, as if it had been deleted from the statute books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014","history":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-vodafone-pty-limited-declaration-1997-instrument-of-revocation-2014/documents"}}