{"id":"F2018L00710","name":"Radiocommunications (Duration of Community Television Transmitter Licences) Determination 2018","slug":"radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100090,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00710-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Radiocommunications (Duration of Community Television Transmitter Licences) Determination 2018.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination","content":"#### 5 Determination\n\n  For the purposes of subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii) of the Act, the date of 30 June 2021 is specified for the transmitter licences with the transmitter licence number 1922136 and 1922137.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination","content":"#### 4 Determination\n\n  For the purposes of subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii) of the Act, the date of 30 June 2021 is specified for the transmitter licences with the transmitter licence number 1922136 and 1922137.\n\nThe instruction refers to “Section 4” rather than “Section 5”.\n\nIt is clear from the text of the principal instrument, the amending instrument and the explanatory statement that the amendment is intended to amend section 5 and to extend the duration of two transmitter licences held by a community television broadcaster in Melbourne, for a period of 12 months until 30 June 2021.\n\nThis compilation was editorially changed to repeal section 5 to give effect to the misdescribed amendment as intended and to renumber the newly inserted section 4 as section 5.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The substantive effect — extending the two transmitter licences to 30 June 2021 — matches the declared intention. A drafting/misdirection (reference to section 4 instead of section 5) was corrected editorially in the compilation; that renumbering altered form but not the instrument's substantive scope (see Determination and compilation note)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive scope — changes only the expiry date for two identified transmitter licences (ss.5 / 4 Determination).","Relies on a specific statutory power: subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (Authority, s.3).","Drafting/labeling inconsistency: instrument text refers to section 4 rather than section 5, requiring an editorial compilation correction (compilation note).","Administrative precision required — effect tied to exact licence numbers (1922136 and 1922137), so implementation depends on matching administrative records.","Temporal limitation reduces ongoing regulatory complexity: single new expiry date (30 June 2021) limits duration and downstream rule interactions."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the expiry date of two specific community-television transmitter licences (numbers 1922136 and 1922137) to 30 June 2021, extending their legal authority to operate until that date. It affects the licence holder (a Melbourne community television broadcaster) and the communications regulator, and matters because it preserves broadcasting permission for a limited 12‑month period under subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: extending the duration of two specific transmitter licences. The editorial correction of the section numbering error does not alter the substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 sections, effectively 2 operative provisions)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (Radiocommunications Act 1992, subparagraph 103(4A)(c)(ii))","Simple, unconditional directive specifying a single date for two identified licence numbers","Only complexity is the editorial note explaining the correction of a misdescribed amendment (section numbering error)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument extends the expiry date of two Melbourne community television transmitter licences (1922136 and 1922137) by 12 months, setting the new end date at 30 June 2021. It keeps the broadcaster on-air and preserves service for viewers while longer-term arrangements are resolved.\n\nA minor drafting error mislabelled the amendment section; the compilation has been editorially corrected so the extension takes effect as intended."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-duration-of-community-television-transmitter-licences-determination-2018/documents"}}