{"id":"F2005B01878","name":"Licence Area Plan - Tasmania Television - July 2002","slug":"licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112251,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01878-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"LICENCE AREA PLAN — TASMANIA TELEVISION ","sectionType":"part","heading":"LICENCE AREA PLAN — TASMANIA TELEVISION — JULY 2002","content":"# LICENCE AREA PLAN – TASMANIA TELEVISION – JULY 2002\n\n# DETERMINATION\n\n(1) The Australian Communications and Media Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in Tasmania, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n(2) Two national television and two commercial television broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 are set out in the Schedule and Attachments 1.2 – 1.24, 1.26 – 1.87, 1.89 - 1.101, 1.103 – 1.114, 1.116 – 1.132 and 1.134 – 1.143 to this determination.\n\n(3) A reference in this determination to a schedule or an attachment includes a reference to a schedule as amended from time to time.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION","content":"# DETERMINATION\n\n(1) The Australian Communications and Media Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in Tasmania, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n(2) Two national television and two commercial television broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 are set out in the Schedule and Attachments 1.2 – 1.24, 1.26 – 1.87, 1.89 - 1.101, 1.103 – 1.114, 1.116 – 1.132 and 1.134 – 1.143 to this determination.\n\n(3) A reference in this determination to a schedule or an attachment includes a reference to a schedule as amended from time to time.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2762},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original July 2002 determination. While the instrument contains a mechanism for future amendments (subsection 3 allows schedules to be amended 'from time to time'), the provided text shows no evidence of scope creep beyond the original purpose of planning Tasmania's television broadcasting services."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive incorporation by reference of over 140 technical attachments specifying transmission site coordinates, frequencies and power levels","Fragmented attachment numbering (gaps at 1.25, 1.88, 1.102, 1.115, 1.133) indicating complex amendment history or site decommissioning","Technical dependencies on the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and spectrum management concepts (broadcasting services bands)","Invisible complexity: the substance of the regulatory obligations lies in the technical schedules not shown in the extract, which require engineering expertise to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACMA Licence Area Plan under the Broadcasting Services Act sets how many free‑to‑air TV services must be available in Tasmania, assigns broadcast frequencies and prescribes technical transmission rules (power, tower sites, coverage) for TV transmitters. It directly affects commercial and national broadcasters and Tasmanian viewers.\n\nBy planning spectrum and technical parameters, the instrument prevents interference and ensures statewide access to reliable free‑to‑air television, including in regional and remote areas."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-tasmania-television-july-2002/documents"}}