{"id":"F2005B00672","name":"Licence Area Plan - Canberra (Radio) - June 1999","slug":"licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32140,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00672-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(generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nIt also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately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 = repealed and substituted |     |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                                     | Date of notificationin Gazette or registration | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Licence Area Plan – Canberra Radio – June 1999                                                           | 30 June 1999 (F2005B00672)                     | 17 June 1999         |                                                |\n| Licence Area Plan – Canberra Radio - Variation – November 2003                                           | 12 November 2003 (F2005B00675)                 | 6 November 2003      |                                                |\n| Licence Area Plan – Canberra Radio - Variation No.1 of 2006                                              | 2 May 2006 (F2006L01283)                       | 27 April 2006        |                                                |\n| Licence Area Plan – Canberra Radio – Variation No. 1 of 2009                                             | 11 January 2010 (F2010L00042)                  | 12 January 2010      |                                                |\n| Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1) | 29 September 2017 (F2017L01299)                | 30 September 2017    |                                                |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The endnotes show the plan has been varied several times (2003, 2006, 2010) and subject to a consequential amendment in 2017 tied to technical-planning guidelines. Those successive variations indicate the instrument has evolved from its 1999 form — most likely to update boundaries or technical requirements and to align the plan with later technical planning rules. The changes appear incremental (updates and alignment with technical guidelines) rather than a wholesale repurposing, but they do expand and update the operational scope of the original plan over time by changing the details that govern who may broadcast where and under what technical constraints."},"complexity_factors":["Provided excerpt contains only endnotes, not the substantive licence-area map or technical provisions","Legislation history table lists 5 instrument entries (1999, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2017) creating temporal cross-references","Endnote structure includes an abbreviation key and multiple descriptive endnotes (4 endnotes referenced)","Cross-reference to separate instrument: Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1)","Potential additional complexity resides in the substantive plan (maps, coordinates, technical parameters) which are not included in the supplied text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument is (mechanics)**\n\n- This compilation is the Licence Area Plan for Canberra (Radio) dated June 1999, together with its endnotes. The document records the legally established licence area for radio services in the Canberra region and the later variations that modified that plan.\n- The supplied text is the endnotes section. The endnotes explain how the compilation is assembled, give an abbreviation key, and list the legislation history (each formal variation or amendment and its commencement date). The substantive licence-area rules themselves (maps, coordinates, technical parameters) are not included in the excerpt you supplied.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Radio broadcasters and applicants for radio licences whose service area is defined as Canberra. These parties must comply with the licence-area boundaries and any technical specifications tied to the plan.\n- Spectrum planners, engineers and technical consultants who design transmitter sites and coverage to fit the licence-area plan.\n- Regulators and administrators (for example, the Australian Communications and Media Authority or its predecessors) who use the plan to allocate licences and assess compliance.\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claims and practical effects)**\n\n- Purpose claims: licence area plans exist to fix the geographic boundary and associated technical planning rules that determine where a broadcast licence permits transmission and what technical constraints apply. The endnotes show the plan has been changed several times, indicating periodic updates to those boundaries or technical arrangements.\n\n- Practical effects and behavioural incentives:\n  - Rules the plan sets (geographic/technical) constrain where and how broadcasters can operate. That affects decisions on transmitter location, power, antenna patterns and coverage design.\n  - By fixing areas and technical parameters, the plan affects market entry and competition: potential new entrants must design services to fit the plan (which can raise upfront engineering costs) and existing licence-holders retain rights tied to the area.\n  - Compliance and administrative costs fall on licence-holders and applicants (engineering work, possible retuning or relocation). Regulators bear the cost of maintaining and publishing the plan and adjudicating compliance.\n\n**Trade-offs, risks and implementation notes**\n\n- Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs: existing licence-holders gain clarity and legal protection about their service area; potential entrants incur the cost of designing around established boundaries.\n- Implementation risk and bureaucratic discretion: how the regulator interprets the plan (for example in borderline coverage disputes) creates discretionary decisions that affect market outcomes.\n- Opportunity cost: the way the licence area is drawn affects which audiences are served and how spectrum is used; changing boundaries reallocates potential commercial value among operators.\n\n**What the endnotes supplied tell us specifically**\n\n- The endnotes include:\n  - An \"About the endnotes\" note explaining the compilation (Endnote 1).\n  - An abbreviation key used in the endnotes (Endnote 2).\n  - A legislation history table listing the original plan (30 June 1999, commencement 17 June 1999) and four variations/related instruments with their notification and commencement dates (2003, 2006, 2010 and a consequential amendments instrument in 2017) (Endnote 3).\n  - An explanation of the amendment-history material generally (Endnote 4).\n\n- The listing of multiple variations indicates the plan has been updated several times; the 2017 entry links the plan to later technical-planning guidelines, suggesting alignment of the plan with updated technical rules.\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nThis instrument is the legal record that fixes the Canberra radio licence area and records subsequent variations. It directly governs broadcasters (and prospective broadcasters) by constraining where and how they may transmit and creates compliance, planning and engineering obligations. The endnotes supplied document the compilation and amendment history rather than the substantive map or technical parameters themselves."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":3,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation/metadata fragment showing only endnotes, amendment history, and compilation details. It does not contain the substantive provisions of the Licence Area Plan (the actual technical specifications, frequency allocations, geographic boundaries, or operational rules). Without the main body of the instrument, meaningful legal analysis is impossible.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a fragment showing only the endnotes/compilation history of the Licence Area Plan. The actual technical specifications and geographic boundaries that constitute the substantive scope of the legislation are not included in this excerpt. Based on the amendment history, the plan has been updated several times (2003, 2006, 2009, 2017) but these appear to be routine technical variations rather than fundamental expansions of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Document is purely administrative/metadata - contains only endnotes, amendment history, and compilation details","No substantive legislative provisions, technical specifications, or operational rules included in this excerpt","Simple tabular format for amendment tracking (5 amendments listed)","Minimal defined terms (only standard abbreviations like 'ad', 'am', 'rep.')","No conditional logic, cross-references to other legislation, or operational exceptions visible in this fragment"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **compiled version** of the rules that determine where radio stations can broadcast in Canberra and what technical specifications they must follow. It is called a **Licence Area Plan (LAP)**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the geographic boundaries for commercial and community radio licences in the Canberra area\n- Specifies technical details like broadcast frequencies, power levels, and transmitter locations\n- Ensures radio stations don't interfere with each other by coordinating spectrum use\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Radio broadcasters operating in Canberra (commercial stations like 2CC, 2CA, etc., and community stations)\n- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which issues broadcasting licences\n- Listeners in Canberra, who benefit from clear reception and diverse radio services\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these plans, radio stations could broadcast on the same frequencies, causing interference and making stations unlistenable. The LAP ensures orderly use of the radio spectrum (the invisible airwaves used for broadcasting) so that multiple stations can operate without technical conflicts.\n\nThis particular document shows the **history of changes** made to the original 1999 plan, including variations made in 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2017. These updates reflect changes to station configurations, new licences being granted, or technical adjustments to improve broadcast quality."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-canberra-radio-june-1999/documents"}}