{"id":"F2005B00924","name":"Licence Area Plan – Roma Radio","slug":"licence-area-plan-roma-radio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32320,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00924-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(generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nIt also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately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 = repealed and substituted |     |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                             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 – Roma (Radio) – August 1996                                                           | 11 September 1996F2005B00924            | 11 September 1996 |                                                 |\n| Variation to Licence Area Plan – Roma – 2016 (No. 1)                                                     | 4 July 2016F2016L01146                  | 5 July 2016       |                                                 |\n| Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1) | 29 September 2017F2017L01299            | 30 September 2017 |                                                 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the endnotes provided, the instrument shows updates (a 2016 variation and consequential technical-guideline amendments in 2017) but these are updates to boundaries/technical planning rather than an expansion into new regulatory domains. The core scope — defining a licence area and its technical planning rules for Roma radio — appears maintained rather than significantly broadened."},"complexity_factors":["Document is primarily administrative endnotes rather than substantive regulatory text","Short amendment history: 3 listed instruments (1996 original, 2016 variation, 2017 consequential amendments)","Cross-reference to external technical guidelines (Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines) introduces some external dependency","Likely contains mapped boundaries and technical parameters in the main plan (not included here) which add technical detail when present","No large number of defined terms or nested exceptions visible in the supplied excerpt"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- The Licence Area Plan – Roma (Radio) defines the geographic area and technical planning rules that apply to a radio broadcasting licence for the Roma area. In practice that means the regulator (the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA) uses this plan to determine where a licensed broadcaster may operate, how the service area is mapped, and how technical planning (for example, transmitter siting and interference management) should be applied.\n\n- The excerpt supplied is the endnotes and legislation history for that plan. The endnotes explain how the compilation is structured (what the endnotes do and how amendment history is recorded) and list the legal history: the original plan from 1996, a variation in 2016, and consequential technical-planning guideline amendments in 2017.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Licensed radio broadcasters serving Roma: their licence rights and any technical or geographic limits on their service are defined by the plan. They are the primary parties who must comply with the plan’s geographic and technical requirements.\n\n- Potential entrants and competitors: the plan defines the licence area that matters for market entry, bidding for licences, and planning transmitter coverage.\n\n- ACMA and its technical planners: the regulator uses the plan to make decisions about licensing, interference management and technical approvals.\n\n- Consumers in the Roma area: the plan affects which services are licensed to cover them and therefore which broadcasters they can reliably receive.\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and practical effects)**\n\n- The stated purpose of a licence area plan is to provide a clear, consistent geographic definition and technical planning basis for radio licences so spectrum is used without harmful interference and licensing is administratively consistent.\n\n- Mechanically, that creates a legal boundary for where a licence-holder may provide service and sets the technical framework (eg. transmitter siting, power levels, interference contours) which can affect a broadcaster’s costs and the quality/coverage of service.\n\n**Testing the purpose against costs, incentives and trade-offs**\n\n- Who pays: broadcasters bear most direct costs of compliance (engineering work, possible changes to transmitter location/power, or modifying coverage to fit revised boundaries). ACMA bears regulatory implementation costs.\n\n- Incentives and market effects: a clearly defined licence area reduces uncertainty for incumbents and entrants about who may serve particular listeners. If the plan tightens or relaxes boundaries it can alter competitive prospects for nearby stations (concentrated benefits to incumbent or entrant depending on the change; diffuse costs across listeners and competing broadcasters).\n\n- Trade-offs and opportunity costs: precise technical rules reduce interference risk but increase compliance and planning costs for broadcasters. If boundaries are redrawn, broadcasters may need to reconfigure infrastructure or adjust programming reach.\n\n- Implementation risks and compliance burden: practical risks include mapping errors, ambiguity in technical specifications, and administrative delays in issuing consequential technical approvals. The endnotes indicate at least one variation and consequential guideline amendments, showing the plan has been updated to reflect changing technical practices — such changes impose adjustment costs on affected broadcasters.\n\n**What the endnotes reveal about change and governance**\n\n- The endnotes show the plan was first registered in 1996, varied in 2016, and had consequential technical-planning guideline amendments in 2017. That pattern is consistent with periodic technical updates rather than an expansion into unrelated regulatory areas.\n\n**Practical implications (plain summary)**\n\n- If you are a Roma-area radio licensee: check the current plan and any associated technical guidelines to confirm your permitted service area and technical obligations; you may need to adjust engineering parameters if the plan was varied.\n\n- If you are a potential entrant: the plan tells you the official boundaries for licensing and where you can expect to compete or apply for a licence.\n\n- If you are a listener or community group: the plan determines which licensed services are intended to serve your area, which influences local availability of radio services.\n\n(References: endnotes and legislation history for the Licence Area Plan – Roma (Radio); the plan’s variations and the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines consequential amendments are listed in the history.)"},"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":3,"rejection_reason":"This is a compilation wrapper document containing only endnotes, abbreviation keys, and legislative history tables. It contains no substantive legislative text, definitions, or operative provisions of the Licence Area Plan itself. The actual technical content (licence area boundaries, frequencies, power levels) is missing. This is a navigation/metadata page rather than the actual legislation.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The document appears to maintain its original scope as a technical planning instrument for radio broadcasting in Roma. The amendments shown (1996 original, 2016 variation, 2017 consequential amendments) represent routine updates rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Document is primarily metadata and compilation information (endnotes) rather than substantive legislative text","Only 3 amending instruments in the legislative history","No defined terms section visible in the provided excerpt","No nested conditional logic or cross-referencing visible in the provided content","Substantive technical content (the actual licence area boundaries and technical parameters) is not included in this excerpt—this appears to be just the 'wrapper' or compilation metadata"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **compiled version** of the technical rules that determine where radio stations can broadcast in and around Roma, Queensland. It sets out the **licence area plan**—essentially a map and set of technical conditions—that defines the geographic boundaries and technical parameters (like frequency and power) for commercial and community radio services in that region.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes the specific geographic area (the \"licence area\") where radio broadcasters in Roma are permitted to operate\n- Specifies technical requirements such as transmission frequencies, power levels, and antenna specifications\n- Ensures radio stations don't interfere with each other by coordinating spectrum use\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Radio broadcasters operating in or near Roma, Queensland\n- People applying for new radio licences in that area\n- Listeners (indirectly), as it determines which radio services are available locally\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these plans, radio stations could broadcast on overlapping frequencies, causing interference and making it impossible to listen clearly. The plan ensures orderly use of the radio spectrum—a limited public resource—so communities get reliable local radio services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-roma-radio/documents"}}