{"id":"F2007L02467","name":"Radiocommunications (Domestic Digital Television Receiver - Characteristic) Determination 2007","slug":"radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67986,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L02467-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Radiocommunications (Domestic Digital Television Receiver - Characteristic) Determination 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nRadiocommunications (Domestic Digital Television Receiver — Characteristic) Determination 2007\n\nRadiocommunications Act 1992\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph (c) of the definition of domestic digital television receiver in section 5 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.\n\nDated 6th July 2007\n\nCHRIS CHAPMAN\n\nChairman\n\nLYN MADDOCK\n\nDeputy Chair\n\nAustralian Communications and Media Authority\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Radiocommunications (Domestic Digital Television Receiver — Characteristic) Determination 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.\n\n> electricity supply body means an authority or body corporate that carries on either or both of the following businesses:\n\n(a) supplying electricity;\n\n(b) managing the supply of electricity.\n\n4 Characteristic of domestic reception equipment — connection to electricity system\n\n(1) For paragraph (c) of the definition of domestic digital television receiver in section 5 of the Act, this section specifies a characteristic of domestic reception equipment.\n\n> Note The definition of domestic digital television receiver refers, in part, to domestic reception equipment that has such characteristics (if any) as are specified in a legislative instrument made by ACMA.\n\n(2) The characteristic is that the domestic reception equipment, as manufactured:\n\n(a) will work if it is connected to an electricity system of an electricity supply body; and\n\n(b) does not have a battery that allows the equipment to be operated otherwise than by connection to an electricity system of an electricity supply body.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2421},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2007 instrument, maintaining its narrow focus on specifying a single technical characteristic for mains-powered reception equipment."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections","Minimal definitions (only 2 terms defined)","Simple two-part test with no exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets a technical rule for what counts as a **domestic digital television receiver** under the Radiocommunications Act 1992.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt specifies that to fall under this legal category, TV reception equipment must be designed to run on mains electricity (plugged into the power grid) and **must not** have a battery that allows it to work without being plugged in.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis creates a regulatory distinction between fixed home television sets and portable, battery-powered devices. This classification determines which technical standards and regulatory requirements apply to different types of digital TV equipment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-domestic-digital-television-receiver-characteristic-determination-2007/documents"}}