{"id":"F2005B00613","name":"Licence Area Plan - Griffith Radio - December 2001","slug":"licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32069,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00613-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(generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nIt also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately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 = repealed and substituted |     |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                                     | Registration or Notification in Gazette | Commencement      | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Licence Area Plan – Griffith Radio – December 2001                                                       | 19 December 2001(F2005B00613)           | 19 December 2001  |                                                 |\n| Variation to the Licence Area Plan for Griffith Radio – No. 1 of 2010                                    | 31 March 2010(F2010L00756)              | 1 April 2010      |                                                 |\n| Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1) | 29 September 2017(F2017L01299)          | 30 September 2017 |                                                 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard Licence Area Plan with amendments that remain within the original scope of technical broadcasting planning for the Griffith region. The 2010 and 2017 amendments appear to be routine updates rather than scope expansions."},"complexity_factors":["Document is primarily metadata/endnotes rather than substantive provisions","Only 3 amendment events tracked across 16 years","No defined terms section visible in this excerpt","Simple tabular structure for amendment history","Cross-references limited to external guidelines (2017 amendment)","Technical content (frequency allocations, geographic coordinates) not shown in this excerpt but implied by instrument type"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Licence Area Plan (LAP)** for radio broadcasting in the Griffith region of New South Wales, originally made in December 2001.\n\n**What it does:**\nA Licence Area Plan is a technical planning document that determines where radio stations can broadcast and how they share the radio frequency spectrum. Think of it as a zoning map for radio waves. This specific plan sets out the geographic boundaries and technical parameters for commercial and community radio services in and around Griffith.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Radio broadcasters** operating in the Griffith area (commercial stations like 2RG, community stations)\n- **Listeners** in the region, as it affects which radio services they can receive and signal quality\n- **The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)**, which uses this plan to allocate broadcasting licences and manage interference between stations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these plans, radio stations would interfere with each other, creating static and making stations unlistenable. The plan ensures orderly use of limited radio spectrum so communities get clear radio services. The endnotes show this plan has been updated twice since 2001—once in 2010 and again in 2017—reflecting changes in broadcasting technology and local needs.\n\n**Key updates shown:**\n- **2010 variation:** Likely adjusted coverage areas or technical specifications\n- **2017 amendment:** Updated to align with new technical planning guidelines\n\nThis is essentially the rulebook that keeps Griffith's radio stations from talking over each other."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the endnotes supplied, the instrument’s recorded history shows a 2010 variation and a 2017 consequential amendment, but the substantive licence area plan text is not included here. There is no information in these endnotes alone to show the plan grew significantly beyond its original purpose; the entries recorded appear to be a variation and consequential technical amendments rather than an expansion of subject matter. To determine whether the plan’s substantive scope changed (for example, from setting simple geographic boundaries to imposing new licence conditions or economic rules) would require examination of the full text of the original plan and the 2010 and 2017 amending instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Document provided contains only endnotes and amendment history (no substantive provisions).","Abbreviation key with 3 shorthand entries (simple).","Legislation history lists three entries (2001 original, 2010 variation, 2017 consequential amendments) — limited chronological complexity.","No defined terms, cross-references or nested exceptions in the supplied text.","Full plan (not supplied) likely contains maps, definitions and technical specifications that would raise complexity if provided."],"plain_english_summary":"This file is the compilation metadata (endnotes) for the “Licence Area Plan – Griffith Radio” — not the plan itself. It records how the instrument is presented, an abbreviation key, and an administrative history showing the original 2001 plan, a 2010 variation, and a 2017 consequential amendment. \n\nIt matters to broadcasters and prospective entrants because a licence area plan defines where and how a radio licence can be exercised (coverage, interference and market scope), but the endnotes contain no maps, technical parameters or licence conditions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-griffith-radio-december-2001/documents"}}