{"id":"F2005B00589","name":"Licence Area Plan - Bourke (Radio) - December 1996","slug":"licence-area-plan-bourke-radio-december-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32037,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00589-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Endnotes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Endnotes","content":"#### Endnotes\n\nEndnote 1 – About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nEndnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nEndnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nEndnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nIt also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made). If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted | |\n| --------------------------------------------- | --- |\n| am = amended | |\n| rep. = repealedrs. = repealed and substituted | |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n> Note: Table of Instruments\n\n| Year | Date of notificationin Gazette or registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Community and Open Narrowcasting Radio Licence Area Plan Bourke (Radio) | 8 January 1997(F2011C00225) | 8 January 1997 | |\n| Variation to Licence Area Plan Bourke (Radio) | 3 November 2004(F2005B00659) | 3 November 2004 | |\n| Variation to the Licence Area Plan for Bourke Radio – No. 1 of 2011 | 24 March 2011(F20101L00476) | 25 March 2011 | |\n| Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1) | 29 September 2017(F2017L01299) | 30 September 2017 | |\n\n \n\n> Note: Endnote 4 - Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

Provision affected

How affected

Clause (1)……………..........

am. No.1 of 2011.

Clause (2)……………..........

am. No.1 of 2011.

Clause (3)…………………..

am. No.1 of 2011.

Clause (4)…………………..

am. No.1 of 2011.

Clause (5)…………………..

ad. No.1 of 2011.

Clause (6)…………………..

ad. No.1 of 2011.

Schedule One………………

am. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011.

Schedule Two………………

am. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011.

Schedule Three…………….

rs. No.1 of 2011.

Schedule Four……………...

ad. No.1 of 2011.

Attachment 1.1………..……

am. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011.

Attachment 1.2....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.3....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.4....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.5....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.6....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.7....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.8....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.9....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.10..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.11..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.12..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.13..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.15..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.16..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 1.17..................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 2.1....................

am. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011.

Attachment 2.2....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 2.3....................

ad. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 2.4....................

ad. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 2.5....................

ad. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 2.6....................

ad. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 3.1....................

am. Variation of October 2004, rs. No.1 of 2011.

Attachment 3.2....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 3.3....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

Attachment 4.1....................

ad. No.1 of 2011.

Attachment 4.2....................

ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No. 1 of 2017.

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