{"id":"C1914L00156","name":"Control of Radiotelegraphic Communication in Emergencies Regulations (Provisional)","slug":"control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"156 of 1914","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20613,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1914L00156-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Control of Radiotelegraphic Communication in Emergencies Regulations (Provisional)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1914\\. No. 156.\n\nPROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905, AND THE TELEGRAPH ACT 1909.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned Regulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905, and the Telegraph Act 1909, should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.\n\nDated this 28th day of October, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.\n\nR. M. FERGUSON,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nW. G. SPENCE,\n\nPostmaster-General.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nRegulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905, and the Telegraph Act 1909.\n\n“Control of Radiotelegraphic Communication in Emergencies.\n\n(1) The Postmaster-General may, notwithstanding anything contained in a licence issued to a licensee under the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1913, by order published in the Gazette, prohibit for such time as he directs any licensee (whether licensed in respect of a land station or a ship station) from communicating with any radiotelegraph station licensed by, or belonging to, or in any country which is at war with His Majesty the King, or the possessions thereof.\n\n(2) Any order under this Regulation may prohibit all communications whatever, or may permit communications to particular stations, or under special circumstances.”\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC. 14944.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1568},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow scope as an emergency wartime measure to control communications with enemy nations, consistent with its provisional certification in October 1914."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 short operative subsections","No definitions section or technical terminology","Simple discretionary power structure without nested conditions or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to parent Acts in preamble)"],"plain_english_summary":"This October 1914 emergency regulation gives the Postmaster‑General wartime authority to prohibit Australian radio communications with stations in enemy countries, overriding existing wireless licences. It applies to licensed land and ship radiotelegraph operators and allows total bans or limited exceptions. The measure centralises control of Australia’s airwaves to prevent enemy interception or misuse and requires prohibition orders to be published in the Gazette."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional","history":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional/history","analysis":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/control-of-radiotelegraphic-communication-in-emergencies-regulations-provisional/documents"}}