{"id":"F2004B00502","name":"Notice of Reservation of Capacity for Community Broadcasting Television Services (No. 1 of 1999)","slug":"notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31546,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00502-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of Reservation of Capacity for Community Broadcasting Television Services (No. 1 of 1999)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nBroadcasting Services Act 1992\n\nNOTICE OF RESERVATION OF CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY\n\nBROADCASTING TELEVISION SERVICES (No. 1 of 1999)\n\nI, RICHARD KENNETH ROBERT ALSTON, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, acting under subsection 31(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992:\n\n(a) revoke the Notice of Reservation of Broadcasting Spectrum Capacity for National or Community Broadcasters Under Subsection 31(1) dated 17 March 1994; and\n\n(b) notify the Australian Broadcasting Authority that capacity in the broadcasting services bands is to be reserved for one community broadcasting service that provides television programs in each of the following cities or towns:\n\n(i) Sydney;\n\n(ii) Melbourne;\n\n(iii) Brisbane;\n\n(iv) Adelaide;\n\n(v) Perth;\n\n(vi) Hobart;\n\n(vii) Bendigo;\n\n(viii) Lismore.\n\nDated 31 May 1999\n\nRICHARD ALSTON\n\nMinister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1576},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This ministerial notice performs a narrow, specific administrative function exactly as described in its title. It reserves spectrum capacity for community television services in the specified locations without expanding beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative section with only two directives (revocation and reservation)","No defined terms, interpretation clauses, or schedules","Only one legislative cross-reference (to section 31(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992)","Simple enumerated list of eight geographic locations with no conditional logic","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice cancels a 1994 instrument and reserves TV broadcast spectrum for non‑profit, community‑run television in eight Australian locations (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Bendigo and Lismore), limited to one community TV service per location. It protects space on the airwaves for volunteer‑run local TV, benefiting community groups and viewers while excluding commercial broadcasters and avoiding competition for commercial licences."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999","history":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/notice-of-reservation-of-capacity-for-community-broadcasting-television-services-no-1-of-1999/documents"}}