{"id":"F2025L00315","name":"Radiocommunications (Certificates of Proficiency – Minimum Age) Declaration 2025","slug":"radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106121,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00315-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Radiocommunications (Certificates of Proficiency – Minimum Age) Declaration 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note: The Federal Register of Legislation is available, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 122(2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 4 Repeal\n\n  The Radiocommunications (Minimum Age for Issue of Certificates of Proficiency) Declaration 2015 \\[F2015L01286\\] is repealed.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certificates of proficiency — minimum age","content":"#### 5 Certificates of proficiency – minimum age\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 122(2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the minimum age for a class of certificates of proficiency specified in column 1 of an item of the table is the age declared in column 2 of that item.\n\n|     | Column 1                                        | Column 2    |\n| --- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n|     | Class of certificate of proficiency             | Minimum age |\n| 1   | Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency  | 16          |\n| 2   | Marine Satellite Communications Endorsement     | 16          |\n| 3   | Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency | 16          |\n\n> Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including ‘certificate of proficiency’.\n\n> Note 2: The names of the classes of certificate of proficiency are based on the names given to certificates by Article 47 of the International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations. The Radio Regulations are available, free of charge, from www.itu.int.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument repeals the 2015 declaration (section 4) and re-declares minimum ages for the same set of certificate classes listed in section 5. It does not add additional certificate categories, create new powers, or impose procedural requirements beyond setting the age thresholds and specifying commencement (sections 2 and 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: single, concise legal change — declaration of minimum ages for three certificate classes (section 5).","Legal formality: made under a specific statutory power (subsection 122(2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) rather than creating new substantive rules (section 3).","Repeal linkage: expressly repeals the 2015 declaration, so readers must track replacement rather than amendment (section 4).","Commencement timing is straightforward but immediate (starts the day after registration) and may require prompt administrative updates (section 2).","Dependence on definitions outside the instrument: key terms (for example, ‘certificate of proficiency’) are defined in the parent Act and international naming is referenced to ITU Radio Regulations (notes).","Low discretionary content: the instrument declares ages rather than delegating decision-making criteria, so little administrative discretion is introduced (section 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration fixes the minimum age for three radiocommunications certificates (Long Range Operator, Marine Satellite Communications Endorsement, and Short Range Operator) at 16, repeals the 2015 declaration, and takes effect the day after registration. It changes the legal eligibility rule used under the Radiocommunications Act 1992, so applicants and the certificate-issuing authority must treat age 16 as the threshold for those specific certificates."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor. It performs a straightforward re-enactment of the 2015 Declaration with identical minimum ages (16) for the same three certificate classes. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections, with 4 being standard administrative provisions (name, commencement, authority, repeal)","Single substantive provision (section 5) containing a simple 3-row table","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies on definitions in the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic empowering provision","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the minimum age at 16 to hold three Australian maritime radio qualifications — long range, short range, and marine satellite endorsements — affecting anyone seeking those operator certificates and the maritime training organisations that prepare them.\n\nIt replaces the prior 2015 instrument without changing the age requirement, aligning domestic rules with international radio regulations and preserving safety standards for emergency communications."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-certificates-of-proficiency-minimum-age-declaration-2025/documents"}}