{"id":"F2005B00622","name":"Licence Area Plan – Mudgee Radio","slug":"licence-area-plan-mudgee-radio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32082,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00622-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\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 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\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted | orig = original |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| am = amended | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |\n| amdt = amendment | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |\n| c = clause(s) | pres = present |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x | prev = previous |\n| Ch = Chapter(s) | (prev…) = previously |\n| def = definition(s) | Pt = Part(s) |\n| Dict = Dictionary | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | reloc = relocated |\n| Div = Division(s) | renum = renumbered |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | rep = repealed |\n| 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 | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | SR = Statutory Rules |\n| cannot be given effect | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |\n| mod = modified/modification | SubPt = Subpart(s) |\n| No. = Number(s) | underlining = whole or part not |\n| o = order(s) | commenced or to be commenced |\n| Ord = Ordinance | |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Licence Area Plan Mudgee (Radio) – June 1997 | 16/07/1997F2005B00622 | 16/07/1997 | |\n| Variation to the Licence Area Plan – Mudgee (Radio) – No. 1 of 2008 | 02/09/2008F2008L03234 | 03/09/2008 | |\n| Variation to Licence Area Plan – Mudgee Radio – 2023 (No.1) | 03/04/2023F2023L00408 | 04/04/2023 | |\n| | | | |\n| | | | |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n```html\n

Provision affected

How affected

Name of instrument.....

am. F2023L00408

Headings before clauses

am. F2023L00408

Clause (1)...........

am. var. No.1 of 2008, rs. F2023L00408

Clause (2)...........

am. var. No.1 of 2008, rs. F2023L00408

Clause (3)...........

am. var. No.1 of 2008, rep. F2023L00408

Clause (4)...........

am. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Clause (5)...........

ad. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Clause (6)...........

ad. var. No 1 of 2008, rs. F2023L00408

Text after Clause (6).....

rep. F2023L00408

Schedules

Heading and Text

rep. var. No.1 of 2008

Schedule One.........

rs. var. No.1 of 2008, rs. F2023L00408

Schedule Two.........

rep. F2023L00408

Schedule Three........

rs. F2023L00408

Schedule Four.........

ad. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.1........

rs. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.2........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.3........

rep. var. No.1 of 2008, ad. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.4........

rep. var. No.1 of 2008, ad. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.5........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.6........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.7........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.8........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 1.9........

ad. F2023L00408

Attachment 2.1........

rs. var. No.1 of 2008, rep. F2023L00408

Attachment 2.2........

rep. F2023L00408

Attachment 3.1........

rs. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Attachment 3.2........

am. F2023L00408

Attachment 4.1........

ad. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Attachment 4.2........

ad. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

Attachment 4.3........

ad. var. No.1 of 2008, am. F2023L00408

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Mechanically, the endnotes record the history of the plan: when the original plan was registered and commenced (16 July 1997), and later variations that altered the plan (a 2008 variation and a 2023 variation). They list which clauses, schedules and attachments were added, amended, repealed or renumbered by those variations. The endnotes also set out the compilation conventions (abbreviation key), how misdescribed amendments are handled, and where to find commencement, application, saving and transitional details for amending instruments.\n\n**What the licence area plan itself does (substance and who it affects)\n\n- A licence area plan defines the geographic area and associated technical/administrative details for a radio broadcasting licence. Practically, that means it sets maps, coordinates, and other technical parameters that determine where a particular commercial or community radio service (the licence holder) is authorised to serve. The primary parties affected are: the licence holder(s) for the Mudgee radio area, any potential applicants or buyers of that licence, and the regulator responsible for administering broadcast licences.\n\n- Changes recorded in these endnotes (the 2008 and 2023 variations) alter the plan’s operative content — for example by adding, removing or changing clauses, schedules and attachments. Those attachments and schedules typically contain maps, coordinates, transmitter locations, contour diagrams or other technical data that determine coverage.\n\n**Why it matters (costs, incentives, decisions and behaviours)\n\n- Who pays: the immediate compliance and technical adjustment costs fall on the licence holder (or prospective licence holders). If the plan changes coverage area or technical parameters, the licence holder may need to adjust transmitter power, equipment location, or compliance monitoring.\n\n- Who decides: the variation instruments recorded here were made and registered by the statutory instrument-maker and published on the Federal Register of Legislation. The endnotes show the instrument history but do not themselves change technical detail; they report what the variation instruments changed.\n\n- Behaviour changes and incentives: changing a licence area plan can shrink or expand the effective market for a broadcaster, which alters commercial incentives (audience size, advertising reach) and may affect competitors or potential entrants. Technical changes can require capital expenditure or operational changes by the licence holder. 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