{"id":"F2019L01235","name":"Legislation (Broadcasting Services Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019","slug":"legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440249,"registerId":"F2019L01235-fast-fetch-1775955947742","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Broadcasting Services Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Broadcasting Services Instruments) Sunset‑altering Declaration 2019\n\nI, Christian Porter, Attorney‑General, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 16 September 2019\n\nChristian Porter\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Aligning of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Broadcasting Services Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 September 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Aligning of sunsetting\n\n  The following instruments are repealed by section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2021:\n\n (a) the Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2016;\n\n (b) the Children’s Television Standards 2009.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2021.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2143},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited administrative function described in its title—aligning the sunset dates of two specified broadcasting instruments to 1 October 2021. No expansion beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 4) containing a simple list","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Self-repealing mechanism (section 5) requires no external action"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is legislative housekeeping—synchronising the use-by dates on two sets of broadcasting rules so they expire together like milk and bread bought on the same shopping trip.\n\n**The rules affected:**\n* **Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2016** – the rules forcing commercial TV networks to broadcast minimum amounts of Australian drama, documentaries and children's programs\n* **Children's Television Standards 2009** – the safeguards setting content requirements and advertising limits for children's television\n\n**The change:** Both rules now automatically expire (\"sunset\") on **1 October 2021**. The declaration itself self-destructs the next day (2 October 2021)—mission accomplished, no loose ends.\n\n**Why bother?** Aligning the sunset dates lets the government review and remake both schemes in one go, rather than death by a thousand consultations. For broadcasters and content makers, it means one deadline to watch instead of two scattered across different years."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019","history":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-broadcasting-services-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/documents"}}