{"id":"F2005B00612","name":"Licence Area Plan – Grafton Radio","slug":"licence-area-plan-grafton-radio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32067,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00612-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(generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nIt also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately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                                | (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment |\n| ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |\n| am = amended                                          | cannot be given effect                   |\n| amdt = amendment                                      | mod = modified/modification              |\n| c = clause(s)                                         | No. = Number(s)                          |\n| Ch = Chapter(s)                                       | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)       |\n| def = definition(s)                                   | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                     |\n| Dict = Dictionary                                     | Pt = Part(s)                             |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament                 | r = regulation(s)/rule(s)                |\n| Div = Division(s)                                     | rep = repealed                           |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have effect | rs = repealed and substituted            |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation                   | s = section(s)/subsection(s)             |\n| gaz = gazette                                         | Sch = Schedule(s)                        |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003                             | Sdiv = Subdivision(s)                    |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003                | underlining = whole or part not          |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given effect     | commenced or to be commenced             |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This text is purely editorial/administrative material accompanying a compiled instrument. It does not introduce substantive regulatory changes or widen the scope of the underlying Licence Area Plan. There is no evidence in the supplied text that the compilation endnotes have expanded the legal scope beyond the original instrument’s purpose; they only document amendments, abbreviations and editorial treatment."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains 4 endnotes (purpose, abbreviation key, legislation history, amendment history).","Abbreviation key lists approximately 27 shorthand items used in the compilation.","Contains procedural guidance on amendment history and commencement details (requires cross-checking with primary instruments).","Includes mechanism for handling misdescribed amendments with two possible annotations: “(md)” and “(md not incorp)”.","Relies on external cross-references to other statutes (Legislation Act 2003 and Legislative Instruments Act 2003) for interpretation and publication rules."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document is (mechanically)**\n\n- The text you supplied is not the substantive Licence Area Plan itself. It is the compilation endnotes that accompany a published legislative or administrative instrument titled “Licence Area Plan – Grafton Radio.”\n- The endnotes explain how the compilation is put together. They: (a) describe the purpose of endnotes; (b) provide an abbreviation key used in the compilation; (c) explain that the compilation records the history of laws that have amended the instrument (including commencement and transitional arrangements); and (d) explain that an amendment history at the provision level is kept (including notes about any misdescribed amendments).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Primary users: legal researchers, lawyers, regulators, and staff at the agency that administers the licence (and editors who prepare the consolidated/compiled version).\n- Secondary users: the licence-holder (Grafton Radio) and any parties who need to know the current legal text or the amendment history.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\n- The endnotes do not change legal rights or obligations by themselves. They improve usability and legal certainty by documenting how the instrument has been amended, when amendments started, and how to read the compilation.\n- The abbreviation key (about 27 shorthand items) standardises how terms and editorial signals are presented in the compilation, which reduces the chance of misreading the text.\n- The compilation notes flag procedural issues such as “misdescribed amendments” (amendments that didn’t accurately describe the change). That tells users whether the published amendment was capable of being given effect, and whether the compiler has treated it as effective. That can be important when reconstructing the law at a particular point in time.\n\n**Practical implications and administrative trade-offs**\n\n- Costs and incentives: there are no direct financial costs imposed on the licence-holder by the endnotes. The main costs are administrative and time costs for lawyers or officials who must check amendment histories.\n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: low. The endnotes increase clarity which tends to reduce compliance costs. However, the note on misdescribed amendments signals a possible source of legal uncertainty if an amendment’s text and its description diverge. Users may need to seek technical or historical advice to determine the true legal position in those cases.\n- Who pays and who decides: no new fees or penalties are created by these endnotes. The decisions recorded in the endnotes (commencement dates, saving/transitional provisions, whether a misdescribed amendment was given effect) are made by Parliament or by the administrative body that made the instrument; the compiler (typically an official publisher) records those decisions in the endnotes.\n- Behavioural change: none to substantive conduct regulated by the licence. The only behavioural effect is on how readers locate and interpret the law (e.g., they may consult the amendment history before acting).\n\n**Source-claim vs. reality**\n\n- The endnotes present themselves as explanatory and documentary. That is their stated purpose and their actual effect: they do not substitute for the operative legal text but help users understand it. The only area where the compiler exercises judgment is in treating misdescribed amendments as either capable of being given effect (marked “(md)”) or not (marked “(md not incorp)”), which can influence how the compiled text is presented to readers."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation/metadata page containing only endnote explanations and an abbreviation key. It contains no substantive legislative content — no operative provisions, no actual Licence Area Plan rules, no regulatory requirements. It is essentially a 'how to read this document' guide rather than the document itself.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard legislative compilation template used by the Federal Register of Legislation. 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It doesn't contain the actual rules or regulations themselves.\n\n**What it actually is:**\n- A **table of contents** for the endnotes (footnotes) that accompany the real legislation\n- An **abbreviation key** explaining shorthand used in legislative histories (like \"am = amended\" or \"rep = repealed\")\n\n**What it's supposed to help with:**\n- Understanding how to read the amendment history of the Grafton Radio Licence Area Plan\n- Decoding abbreviations used when tracking changes to broadcasting licence rules over time\n\n**Who cares about this:**\n- Lawyers and broadcasters trying to work out when specific rules changed\n- Researchers tracking the history of radio licence allocations in the Grafton area (northern NSW)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLicence Area Plans determine which radio stations can broadcast in specific geographic areas and what frequencies they use. This document helps people navigate the \"paper trail\" of changes to those rules, but **it contains no actual broadcasting rules itself**."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-grafton-radio/documents"}}