{"id":"C1922L00143","name":"Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"143 of 1922","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20945,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1922L00143-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1922\\. No. 143.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1920.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR\\-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Navigation Act 1912-1920, to come into operation on and from the first day of October, 1922.\n\nDated this twenty-seventh day of September, 1922.\n\nFORSTER.\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nARTHUR S. RODGERS,\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\nNavigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations.\n\n(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 104, as. amended by Statutory Rules 1921, Nos. 132, 179, and 217.)\n\n1. Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting from the proviso to sub-regulation (1) thereof the words “the first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two” and inserting in their stead the words “otherwise prescribed”.\n\n(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) thereof the words “the first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two” and inserting in their stead the words “otherwise prescribed.”\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1113},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a minor technical amendment that does not alter the scope of the legislation. It simply converts a fixed statutory date into a flexible regulatory date, maintaining the same regulatory framework while improving administrative flexibility."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short text (only two amendment provisions)","Simple textual substitution with no new substantive legal concepts","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment removes a fixed deadline for ships to install wireless telegraphy (radio) equipment.\n\n**What it changes:**\n- Originally, ships had to comply with wireless equipment rules by **1 October 1922**.\n- This change replaces that specific date with the words **\"otherwise prescribed\"**, meaning the deadline can now be set by future regulations rather than being locked in this law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Ship owners and operators required to carry wireless telegraphy equipment under the Navigation Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It gives the government flexibility to extend or change compliance deadlines without having to pass new legislation through Parliament. This is a technical, housekeeping change that makes the law easier to administer."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-wireless-telegraphy-regulations-amendment/documents"}}