{"id":"F2009L01469","name":"Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Repeal Ordinance 2009","slug":"christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78040,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01469-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Repeal Ordinance 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nterritory of Christmas Island\n\nChristmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Repeal Ordinance 20091\n\nOrdinance 2009 No. 1\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under section 9 of the Christmas Island Act 1958.\n\nDated 30 April 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBOB DEBUS\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\nAn Ordinance to repeal the Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Ordinance 2001\n\n1 Name of Ordinance\n\nThis Ordinance is the Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Repeal Ordinance 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Ordinance commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Ordinance 2001 is repealed.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1316},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Ordinance performs exactly as its title and preamble indicate—repealing the 2001 Ordinance without expanding into unrelated areas or adding new regulatory schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 3) consisting of one sentence","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only cross-references are to the enabling Act (Christmas Island Act 1958) and the target Ordinance being repealed"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis Ordinance (a type of law made for Australian territories) simply cancels an earlier law from 2001 that related to building a space centre on Christmas Island.\n\n**Key details**\n\n*   **Section 3** does all the work: it repeals (cancels) the *Christmas Island Space Centre (APSC Proposal) Ordinance 2001*.\n*   The law starts working the day after it is officially registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (a public database of Australian laws).\n*   It was made under the *Christmas Island Act 1958*, which gives the Federal Executive Council power to make laws for the territory.\n\n**Who it affects and why it matters**\n\nThis affects Christmas Island's legal framework. It matters because it cleans up the statute book by removing legislation for a space centre proposal that apparently never went ahead. Once repealed, the rules and powers in that 2001 Ordinance no longer exist."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009","history":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/christmas-island-space-centre-apsc-proposal-repeal-ordinance-2009/documents"}}