{"id":"F2018L00266","name":"National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018","slug":"national-film-and-sound-archive-of-australia-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99914,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00266-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nNational Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018\n\nmade under the\n\nNational Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008\n\nCompilation No. 1\n\nCompilation date: 1 May 2021\n\nIncludes amendments up to: F2021L00516\n\nRegistered: 6 May 2021\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 May 2021 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nFor more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf-repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n3 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Restrictions on financial transactions\n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008.\n\n6  Restrictions on financial transactions\n\n  For the purposes of paragraphs 39(1)(a) to (e) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $2,000,000.\n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 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\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.\n\nIf the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment 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.\n\nIf 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\n \n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |\n| --- | --- |\n| am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |\n| amdt = amendment | orig = original |\n| c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |\n| Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |\n| def = definition(s) | prev = previous |\n| Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |\n| Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |\n| ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |\n| effect | rep = repealed |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |\n| gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| effect | SR = Statutory Rules |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |\n| cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |\n| mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |\n| No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |\n\n\n \n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n \n\n| Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Regulations 2018 | 16 Mar 2018 (F2018L00266) | 17 Mar 2018 (s 2(1) item 1) |  |\n| National Collecting Institutions Legislation Amendment (Limits on Financial Transactions) Regulations 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 (F2021L00516) | Sch 1 (item 2): 1 May 2021 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |\n\n\n \n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\n \n\n| Provision affected | How affected |\n| --- | --- |\n| s 2..................... | rep LA s 48D |\n| s 4..................... | rep LA s 48C |\n| s 6..................... | am F2021L00516 |\n| Schedule 1................ | rep LA s 48C |\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: setting a financial threshold for ministerial approval of major transactions. The 2021 amendment updated the dollar amount (implied by the amendment history showing section 6 was amended), but did not expand the scope beyond the single function of prescribing transaction limits under section 39 of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 sections, with sections 2 and 4 repealed (removed), leaving just 4 operative provisions","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single substantive provision (section 6) containing only one number: the $2,000,000 threshold","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic reference to the parent Act","No subsections, paragraphs, or nested structures in the operative provisions","Essentially a 'placeholder' regulation that sets one monetary figure"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set a $2 million threshold for the National Film and Sound Archive: any major financial transaction at or above that amount requires the responsible Minister’s written approval. \n\nIt affects the NFSA, its Council and the Minister by adding ministerial oversight to significant borrowings, investments, guarantees, leases or similar arrangements, preventing large unapproved financial commitments while leaving routine operations unrestricted."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Section 6 was amended (National Collecting Institutions Legislation Amendment (Limits on Financial Transactions) Regulations 2021, F2021L00516) so the prescribed amount is now $2,000,000. That amendment alters the monetary threshold that determines when paragraphs 39(1)(a)–(e) of the Act apply."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope — one operative provision fixing a single dollar amount (reg 6).","Legal effect depends on cross-reference to paragraphs 39(1)(a)–(e) of the Act, requiring readers to consult the parent Act to see concrete effects.","Low administrative discretion in the regulation itself (it prescribes a number rather than rules or processes).","Practical compliance complexity arises only for transactions at or above the threshold (affects a small set of high‑value dealings).","Subject to amendment history (s 6 amended by F2021L00516) — one point of change to track.","Compilation and endnote material add procedural metadata but not substantive rules (may require checking commencement/amendment dates)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets a single monetary threshold: for the purposes of paragraphs 39(1)(a)–(e) of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008, the prescribed amount is $2,000,000 (reg 6). \n\nMechanically, that means the Archive and any counterparties must treat financial transactions at or above $2,000,000 as triggering the Act’s restrictions or approval requirements in those paragraphs, changing when higher-level approvals or limits apply."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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