{"id":"F2005B01371","name":"Licence Area Plan - Warragul Radio - December 2001","slug":"licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32533,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01371-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION","content":"# DETERMINATION\n\n(1) The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Warragul area of Victoria, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n(2) Six national, two commercial and one open narrowcasting radio service 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 Schedule One and Attachments 1.2 – 1.11 to this Determination.\n\n(3) One community radio service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including the technical specification, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this Determination.\n\n(4) One community and one open narrowcasting radio service are to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 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 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachments 3.2 – 3.3 to this Determination.\n\n(5) One community radio service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 4.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specification, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 4.1 are set out in Schedule Four and Attachment 4.2 to this Determination.\n\n(6) One community radio service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 5.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 5.1 are set out in Schedule Five and Attachments 5.2 – 5.4 to this Determination.\n\n(7) A reference in this determination to a schedule or an attachment includes a reference to a schedule or attachment as amended from time to time.\n\n(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 6 December 2001)\n\n \nSCHEDULES\n\nEach of the Schedules sets out:\n\n- the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column one).\n- The status of the service (column two) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only.\n- The frequency for each transmitter (column three) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only.\n- the service licence number which has been allocated to the service, if appropriate (column four); N/A = Not Applicable, as the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 only requires service licences for Commercial and Community services.\n- the number of transmitters required to transmit the service,\n- the transmitter specification number which has been allocated to each transmitter (column five),\n- the identifying number of the attachment where the technical specifications for each transmitter are described (column six). (Each set of technical specifications referred to in the Schedules is an attachment to this determination).\n- the general area served by each transmitter (column seven).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Status Column","sectionType":"part","heading":"Status Column","content":"## Status Column\n\nLicensed : service is already licensed\n\nAvailable : new licence available for allocation\n\nProposed : transmitter for existing broadcasting service licence\n\nAlternative : alternative channel proposed for licensed service\n\nReserved : capacity reserved for a national or community service in accordance with Ministerial notification","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Frequency Column","sectionType":"section","heading":"Frequency Column","content":"##### Frequency Column\n\n- The frequency shown is the centre frequency of the channel. \n \n The information in the frequency column is provided as additional information to the licence area plan, and is accurate as at the date of publication.\n\n \nSCHEDULE ONE\n\nLicence Area Plan : Warragul Radio – January 2005\n\nLicence Area : WARRAGUL RA1\n\n| Service Category | Status | Channel/ Frequency | Service Licence No | Transmitter Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |\n| ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------------------- | --------- | -------------- |\n| National | Proposed Reserved | 88.7 MHz | N/A | TS10010594 | 1.2 | Foster |\n| National | Proposed Reserved | 95.1 MHz | N/A | TS6751001 | 1.3 | Latrobe Valley |\n| National | Proposed Reserved | 95.9 MHz | N/A | TS6752001 | 1.4 | Latrobe Valley |\n| National | Licensed Reserved | 96.7 MHz | N/A | TS7602001 | 1.5 | Latrobe Valley |\n| National | Licensed Reserved | 100.7 MHz | N/A | TS3827001 | 1.6 | Latrobe Valley |\n| National | Licensed Reserved | 101.5 MHz | N/A | TS3014601 | 1.7 | Latrobe Valley |\n| Commercial | Licensed | 531 kHz | SL4158 | TS4158001 | 1.8 | Warragul |\n| Commercial | Licensed | 94.3 MHz | SL1150752 | TS10010637 | 1.9 | Warragul |\n| | Proposed | 97.9 MHz | SL1150752 | TS10013420 | 1.11 | Traralgon |\n| Open Narrowcasting | Licensed | 91.3 MHz | N/A | TS10011104 | 1.10 | Leongatha |\n\nSCHEDULE TWO\n\nLicence Area Plan : Warragul Radio - December 2001\n\nLicence Area : WARRAGUL RA2\n\n| Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |\n| ---------------- | --------- | --------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | --------- | ----------- |\n| Community | Available | 103.1 MHz | SL1150775 | TS10010734 | 2.2 | Warragul |\n\n \nSCHEDULE THREE \nLicence Area Plan : Warragul Radio - December 2001\n\nLicence Area : LATROBE VALLEY RA1\n\n| Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |\n| ------------------ | --------- | --------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | --------- | -------------- |\n| Community | Licensed | 104.7 MHz | SL3063 | TS3063001 | 3.2 | Latrobe Valley |\n| Open Narrowcasting | Available | 91.9 MHz | N/A | TS10011063 | 3.3 | Latrobe Valley |\n\nSCHEDULE FOUR \nLicence Area Plan : Warragul Radio - December 2001\n\nLicence Area : LATROBE VALLEY RA2\n\n| Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |\n| ---------------- | --------- | --------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | --------- | -------------- |\n| Community | Available | 103.9 MHz | SL1150777 | TS10010733 | 4.2 | Latrobe Valley |\n\nSCHEDULE FIVE \nLicence Area Plan : Warragul Radio - December 2001\n\nLicence Area : LEONGATHA RA1\n\n| Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |\n| ---------------- | -------- | --------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | --------- | -------------- |\n| Community | Licensed | 89.5 MHz | SL1912 | TS1912003 | 5.2 | Foster |\n| | Licensed | 88.1 MHz | SL1912 | TS1912001 | 5.3 | Leongatha |\n| | Licensed | 89.1 MHz | SL1912 | TS1912002 | 5.4 | Phillip Island |\n\n \nAttachment 1.1\n\nLicence Area - WARRAGUL RA1\n\nCommercial Radio Service Licence numbers: SL4158, SL1150752\n\nThe licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 5 August 2001, is:","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Note 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Note 1","content":"### Note 1\n\nThe Licence Area Plan – Warragul Radio – December 2001 (in force under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) as shown in this compilation comprises the principal instrument amended as indicated in the Tables below.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Table of Instruments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Table of Instruments","content":"## Table of Instruments\n\n| Year | Date of notificationin Gazette or registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Licence Area Plan – Warragul Radio – December 2001 | 09/01/2002F2005B01371 | 09/01/2002 | |\n| Variation to Licence Area Plan – Warragul Radio – No. 1 of 2005 | 08/02/2005F2005L00166 | 09/02/2005 | |","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Table of Amendments","sectionType":"part","heading":"Table of Amendments","content":"## Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

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The 2005 variation made technical updates and added one commercial transmitter but did not expand the geographic scope or service categories beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping licence areas (WARRAGUL RA1, WARRAGUL RA2, LATROBE VALLEY RA1, LATROBE VALLEY RA2, LEONGATHA RA1) requiring cross-referencing","Extensive reference to external attachments (1.1 through 5.4) containing technical specifications not included in the main text","Status classifications with nuanced meanings (Licensed, Available, Proposed, Alternative, Reserved, Proposed Reserved, Licensed Reserved)","Distinction between what forms part of the legal determination versus what is 'for reference only' (frequency and status columns explicitly excluded from the decision)","Compilation structure showing amendment history (2005 variation) with repealed and substituted provisions","Service licence numbering system (SL numbers) and transmitter specification numbers (TS numbers) requiring external lookup","Mixed AM (kHz) and FM (MHz) services with different technical regimes"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Licence Area Plan** made by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (now the Australian Communications and Media Authority) that decides what radio services can operate in the **Warragul area of Victoria** and surrounding regions including the Latrobe Valley, Leongatha, and Foster.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Plans the radio spectrum** — it allocates specific frequencies (radio channels) to different types of broadcasting services across five separate licence areas.\n- **Categories of services covered:**\n - **National** (ABC/SBS) — 6 services\n - **Commercial** — 2 services (including one AM and one FM service, with a proposed additional FM transmitter)\n - **Community** — 4 services (Warragul, Latrobe Valley ×2, Leongatha/Foster/Phillip Island)\n - **Open narrowcasting** — 2 services (specialised programming for limited audiences)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Radio broadcasters wanting to operate in these areas\n- Local communities who listen to radio in Warragul, Latrobe Valley, Leongatha, Foster, and Phillip Island\n- Anyone applying for a new community radio licence (some frequencies are marked \"Available\")\n\n**Key details:**\n- The plan specifies **technical specifications** for each transmitter (power, location, coverage area)\n- Some services are already licensed; others are reserved for future national/community use or proposed for new commercial services\n- The plan has been amended once (in 2005) to update service details and add a new commercial transmitter in Traralgon\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this plan, radio stations would interfere with each other. It ensures orderly use of the airwaves and guarantees community and national services have reserved space alongside commercial broadcasters."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument, including the 2005 variation, updates and replaces particular clauses, Schedule One and multiple attachments but remains within the original purpose: to identify which radio service slots (by category and transmitter) are to be available or reserved in the listed Warragul licence areas and to specify the technical parameters for those transmitters. The 2005 amendments change technical details, status labels and some allocations (e.g. proposed channels), but do not expand the plan beyond its original regulatory function of allocating and specifying radio service capacity for those licence areas."},"complexity_factors":["5 separate Schedules (WARRAGUL RA1, WARRAGUL RA2, LATROBE VALLEY RA1, LATROBE VALLEY RA2, LEONGATHA RA1)","Multiple service categories (national, commercial, community, open narrowcasting) with different legal treatment","At least 22 attachments referenced for transmitter technical specifications (Attachments 1.2–1.11; 2.1–2.2; 3.1–3.3; 4.1–4.2; 5.1–5.4)","Five distinct status labels for slots (Licensed, Available, Proposed, Alternative, Reserved) with differing legal consequences","Cross-reference to Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (s.26(1)) and reliance on separate service‑licensing regime for commercial/community services","Table of Amendments showing a 2005 variation that replaces/substitutes whole schedules and multiple attachments (adds conditional history)","Separate informational frequency column expressly stated not to form part of the legal decision (creates conditional interpretation risk)","References to ABS Census geography for licence‑area definitions (external dependency)","Transmitter specification numbers and per‑transmitter technical details spread across many attachments (fragmentation of essential operational detail)","HTML/formatted Table of Amendments in the instrument — increases reading friction for legal interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This licence area plan, made by the Australian Broadcasting Authority, designates which radio service slots (national, commercial, community, narrowcasting) are available or reserved across Warragul-area licence areas and points to the transmitter technical specifications and any existing service licences. It affects current and prospective broadcasters, community groups, and technical/compliance staff by determining who may operate where, what licences and transmitter standards are required, and the regulatory and commercial risks of using scarce spectrum."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001","history":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/licence-area-plan-warragul-radio-december-2001/documents"}}