{"id":"F2005B00823","name":"Licence Area Plan – Sale Radio","slug":"licence-area-plan-sale-radio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32235,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00823-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(generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted                        |     |\n|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 = repealed and substituted |     |\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                        | Registration or Notification in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 – Sale Radio – December 2001              | 19 December 2001(F2005B00823)           | 7 December 2001   |                                                 |\n| Variation to Licence Area Plan – Sale (Radio) – 2017 (No.1) | 28 September 2017(F2017L01292)          | 30 September 2017 |                                                 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The compilation records an original Licence Area Plan from 2001 and a single variation in 2017. The supplied endnotes and history do not show the operative content of the variation, so there is no clear evidence here that the instrument's scope expanded significantly beyond its original purpose of defining a licence area and associated parameters. To determine whether the 2017 variation materially broadened scope (for example by adding new licence types, changing geographic reach, or imposing new obligations), the text of the 2017 variation and the original plan would need to be compared."},"complexity_factors":["Provided material contains only endnotes and legislation history, not the operative provisions","Small abbreviation key (3 abbreviations shown: ad, am, rep.)","Two published instruments in the history (original 2001 plan and a 2017 variation)","No visible nested exceptions, cross-references or defined terms in the supplied text","Absence of substantive technical or conditional clauses reduces apparent complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document is: the endnotes to a licence-area plan for Sale (radio)\n\n- This compilation only contains the endnotes and the amendment history for the \"Licence Area Plan – Sale (Radio)\". It does not include the operative text of the licence area plan itself (the rules that set the licence area, technical parameters, or licence conditions).\n\n**What licence-area plans do (mechanics, in plain terms)\n\n- A licence-area plan is an instrument that defines the geographic area and related parameters for one or more broadcasting radio licences. Mechanically it: sets the boundaries of where a given broadcast licence applies; identifies the type of service (for example commercial or community); and can fix technical or administrative constraints that licence-holders must follow.\n- These plans are normally made and enforced by the national communications regulator (usually the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA) or the statutory body responsible for broadcasting and spectrum allocation. The regulator decides the plan’s content, administers licences against it, and enforces compliance.\n- The direct, immediate effects are on licence-holders and prospective licence applicants: they determine where a station may lawfully broadcast, what spectrum or frequency allocations apply, who may apply for a licence, and what obligations attach to that licence.\n\n**Who is affected and who pays\n\n- Affected parties: existing broadcasters in the Sale licence area, potential entrants, equipment and transmitter operators, and indirectly listeners/residents in the area. Local governments and advertisers are affected indirectly through changes in available services.\n- Who pays: licence-holders and applicants bear direct costs (application fees, licence fees, compliance costs, technical upgrades). The regulator bears administrative costs of maintaining and varying the plan; those are typically funded from licence fees and departmental budgets.\n\n**Why it matters (claimed purpose and practical consequences)\n\n- The official purpose of a licence-area plan is to provide legal clarity about where and how radio services can operate and to manage the use of spectrum in a defined area. That claim is supported by the existence of the plan and its recorded variations in the legislation history (see entries dated 2001 and 2017).\n- Practical consequences to report as mechanisms rather than judgments:\n  - Market allocation: by defining geographic exclusivity or service areas, the plan limits where competitors can operate using the same licence category; that changes market entry costs and competitive dynamics.\n  - Compliance burden: licensees must meet conditions that the plan (and associated licence) prescribes; those conditions create ongoing operational costs and operational choices (investment in transmitters, signal contours, etc.).\n  - Substitution effects: constraints on terrestrial broadcast reach may push providers or listeners toward alternative delivery (online streaming, narrowcasting) where those options exist.\n  - Implementation risk: changes to plans require administrative action and can create transitional issues for incumbents and applicants (timing, technical changes, or reallocation of spectrum).\n\n**What this compilation actually shows (limitations)\n\n- The provided material only contains the explanatory endnotes and a short legislative history. Specifically: Endnotes 1–4 describing the endnotes themselves and an abbreviation key, and a legislation-history table listing the original plan (commenced 7 December 2001) and a variation (commenced 30 September 2017).\n- Because the operative clauses of the Licence Area Plan are not included here, I cannot state the exact technical limits, licence conditions, frequency allocations, or the detailed obligations that the plan imposes. Any detailed compliance steps, precise geographic coordinates, or licence categories would require the full text of the plan.\n\n**Immediate practical advice\n\n- If you need to know what broadcasters may or may not do inside the Sale area (signal contours, frequency assignments, licence categories, application rules), obtain the operative text of the Licence Area Plan and any associated legislative instruments or ACMA determinations. The endnotes confirm there was a 2017 variation; check that variation text for any changes to the original 2001 plan.\n\n(References: compilation endnotes provided, legislation history entries dated 2001 and 2017.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation/metadata page showing only endnotes, abbreviation keys, and amendment history tables. It contains no substantive legislative content (no operative provisions, definitions, or regulatory requirements). The actual Licence Area Plan content with geographic boundaries and technical specifications is not included in this excerpt.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This excerpt only shows the endnotes/metadata section of the Licence Area Plan. The substantive scope (defining radio licence areas for Sale) appears unchanged from the original 2001 plan, with only one variation in 2017 noted."},"complexity_factors":["Document is an endnotes/compilation metadata page only, not the substantive legislation","Contains only 2 amendment entries in the legislation history table","No defined terms, operative provisions, or conditional logic present in this excerpt","Simple tabular format with basic metadata about registration dates and commencement"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Licence Area Plan (LAP)** for commercial radio broadcasting in **Sale, Victoria**. It sets the geographic boundaries and technical specifications for radio licences in that area.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Defines the specific geographic area around Sale where commercial radio stations can operate\n- Specifies technical parameters like transmitter power, frequency, and coverage area\n- Determines how many commercial radio licences can be issued in this area\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial radio broadcasters wanting to operate in or near Sale\n- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which issues licences based on this plan\n- Local residents and businesses who rely on radio services\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLicence Area Plans prevent radio stations from interfering with each other by ensuring they operate on different frequencies with appropriate power levels in defined areas. Without these plans, radio signals would overlap and create static or blocked stations. This particular plan ensures orderly radio broadcasting services for the Sale region."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-sale-radio/documents"}}