{"id":"F2005B00623","name":"Licence Area Plan - Murwillumbah Radio - December 2000","slug":"licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32083,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00623-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"LICENCE AREA PLAN","sectionType":"part","heading":"LICENCE AREA PLAN","content":"# ![](image.001.png)\n\n# LICENCE AREA PLAN\n\n### MURWILLUMBAH RADIO\n\n## DECEMBER 2000\n\nas amended\n\nMade under the\n\nBroadcasting Services Act 1992\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 28 June 2005 taking into account amendments up to Licence Area Plan – Murwillumbah Radio - Variation No. 1 of 2005\n\nPrepared by the Australian Broadcasting Authority","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"MURWILLUMBAH RADIO","sectionType":"division","heading":"MURWILLUMBAH RADIO","content":"# ![](image.001.png)\n\n# LICENCE AREA PLAN\n\n### MURWILLUMBAH RADIO\n\n## DECEMBER 2000\n\nas amended\n\nMade under the\n\nBroadcasting Services Act 1992\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 28 June 2005 taking into account amendments up to Licence Area Plan – Murwillumbah Radio - Variation No. 1 of 2005\n\nPrepared by the Australian Broadcasting Authority","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"DECEMBER 2000","sectionType":"part","heading":"DECEMBER 2000","content":"## DECEMBER 2000\n\nas amended\n\nMade under the\n\nBroadcasting Services Act 1992\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 28 June 2005 taking into account amendments up to Licence Area Plan – Murwillumbah Radio - Variation No. 1 of 2005\n\nPrepared by the Australian Broadcasting Authority","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Special Conditions: -","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Special Conditions: -","content":"#### Special Conditions: -\n\nIf adjacent channel interference is caused by this service to 4CBL Logan Community service, operating on 101.1 MHz, the maximum operating ERP of this service will be need to be reduced.\n\n \nNotes to the Licence Area Plan \\- Murwillumbah Radio – December 2000\n\nNote 1\n\nThe Licence Area Plan \\- Murwillumbah Radio\\- December 2000 (in force under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Instruments\n\n| Title | Date of notificationin Gazette or registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Licence Area Plan – Murwillumbah Radio – December 2000 | 10 January 2001(see Gazette 2001, No. GN1) | 10 January 2001 | |\n| Licence Area Plan – Murwillumbah Radio - Variation No. 1 of 2005 | 1 April 2005(see F2005L00799) | 2 April 2005 | |\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

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The variation changes particulars (clauses, schedules, attachments) but does not materially broaden the plan’s scope beyond its original function of prescribing operating conditions for the licence area."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument focused on a single licence area plan rather than an Act or multi-part regulation","Single operative special condition (adjacent-channel interference → required ERP reduction)","Cross-reference to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (governing statute)","Amendment history and Variation No.1 of 2005 which replaced or amended multiple clauses, schedules and attachments (adds a layer of versioning)","References to multiple attachments and schedules (Attachment 1.1, 1.6, 2.1, Schedules 1–2) which require consulting separate documents for full technical detail","Technical term (ERP) that requires technical measurement and enforcement procedures","Potential ambiguity in the trigger phrase ‘caused by this service’ which requires technical assessment and may produce disputes"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document is**\n\n- This is the Licence Area Plan for \"Murwillumbah Radio\" made under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. It maps out regulatory conditions that apply to the radio service operating in the Murwillumbah licence area and records later amendments (notably Variation No. 1 of 2005).\n\n**What it does, mechanically**\n\n- Establishes the licence-area rules and any special technical or operational conditions that a Murwillumbah radio licensee must follow. The plan is an instrument the regulator prepared under statute and it is part of the licence framework that determines how a particular radio service may operate.\n\n- Contains a specific special condition (labelled “Special Conditions:”): if the Murwillumbah service causes adjacent-channel interference to the community service 4CBL (which operates on 101.1 MHz), the Murwillumbah service’s maximum permitted operating ERP (Effective Radiated Power — the radio signal power leaving the antenna, used to judge coverage and interference potential) must be reduced. In short: cause interference to 4CBL → Murwillumbah must lower its power.\n\n- Records instrument and amendment metadata: the plan in this compilation began December 2000 (gazetted 10 January 2001) and was varied by Variation No. 1 of 2005 (gazetted 1 April 2005, commencing 2 April 2005). The Table of Amendments shows which clauses, schedules and attachments were added, amended, substituted or repealed by that variation.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- The Murwillumbah radio licence-holder (the operator broadcasting under that licence) must follow the plan and the special condition. They are the party who will have to reduce ERP if interference occurs.\n\n- The adjacent licensee (4CBL, on 101.1 MHz) is protected by the special condition: the plan imposes a technical obligation on the Murwillumbah operator to avoid causing interference to 4CBL.\n\n- The regulator (the Australian Broadcasting Authority, in this compilation) enforces the plan and any adjustments to operating parameters.\n\n**Why this matters (practical consequences and trade-offs)**\n\n- Who pays and who decides: the licence-holder pays the compliance cost (for example, monitoring, technical changes, or reduced audience reach) and the regulator decides when the special condition is triggered and enforces any required power reduction.\n\n- Behaviour change and incentives: the Murwillumbah operator faces an incentive to operate within technical limits and to manage transmitter siting/technical settings to avoid interfering with nearby services. If interference does occur, the operator must reduce ERP, which reduces coverage and can lower potential listeners and any revenue tied to audience size.\n\n- Trade-offs and opportunity cost: reducing ERP mitigates interference to 4CBL but also shrinks the Murwillumbah service’s coverage footprint. That is a direct trade-off between protecting an adjacent-channel service and maximising the Murwillumbah service’s audience.\n\n- Implementation risks and compliance burden: the plan creates the need for objective technical determination of whether interference is “caused” (measurement, investigation and potential dispute). The licence-holder may incur costs to conduct technical assessments or retune equipment. The amendment table and replaced attachments mean the licence-holder must consult the current attachments and schedules to know precise technical parameters.\n\n**Source’s claimed purpose and how that maps to costs**\n\n- The instrument’s explicit (source-claimed) purpose is to set the licence area rules and manage co‑existence between services (as shown by the special condition protecting 4CBL). That maps to the concrete cost that the Murwillumbah licensee bears when interference occurs (required power reduction), plus ongoing compliance work to avoid such outcomes.\n\n**Where to look in the plan for details**\n\n- The special condition about interference and ERP is the operative technical rule.\n- The Table of Instruments and Table of Amendments identify the dates and the parts of the plan that were amended (Clauses (1)–(4), Schedules 1–2, and several attachments were affected by Variation No.1 of 2005). Those amended attachments/schedules are likely to contain the exact technical coordinates, power limits and maps you must follow.\n\n(If you are the licence-holder or an adjacent licensee, obtain the current attachments and technical schedules referenced in this plan to see the precise transmitter location, frequencies, ERP limits and any coverage maps.)"},"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":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical planning instrument for a specific geographic area. The scope remains tightly focused on the original purpose: regulating a single radio broadcasting service in Murwillumbah. The 2005 variation updated technical parameters but did not expand the plan's purpose beyond its original broadcasting coordination function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short substantive content (only one special condition paragraph plus metadata)","Heavy duplication of header/title information due to compilation formatting","Single technical constraint (interference limitation) with clear trigger condition","Standard legislative compilation apparatus (tables of instruments and amendments) that is procedural rather than substantive","No defined terms section, no cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act, no nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Licence Area Plan (LAP)** for radio broadcasting in Murwillumbah, a town in northern New South Wales near the Queensland border.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the technical rules for a specific radio broadcasting service in the Murwillumbah area\n- Defines the geographic coverage area (licence area) where the radio station is allowed to broadcast\n- Specifies technical parameters like frequency, power levels, and transmission site details\n- Includes a **special condition** about interference: if this Murwillumbah service causes interference to an existing community radio station in Logan, Queensland (4CBL on 101.1 MHz), the Murwillumbah station must reduce its broadcast power\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The company or organisation holding the broadcasting licence for Murwillumbah radio\n- Listeners in the Murwillumbah area who receive radio services\n- Neighbouring broadcasters (particularly 4CBL in Logan) who need protection from signal interference\n\n**Why it matters:**\nRadio spectrum is limited, and signals can overlap and interfere with each other. This plan ensures that:\n- The Murwillumbah station has clear rights to broadcast in its designated area\n- Other nearby stations are protected from having their signals drowned out\n- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Authority) has a clear legal framework to resolve disputes about interference\n\nThe document shown is a **consolidated version** from June 2005, incorporating one set of amendments made in April 2005."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-murwillumbah-radio-december-2000/documents"}}