{"id":"F2022L00843","name":"Radiocommunications (Mobile-Satellite Service) (1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz) Frequency Band Plan 2022","slug":"radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102495,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00843-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Endnotes","sectionType":"section","heading":"Endnotes","content":"#### Endnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.","sortOrder":0}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":3,"rejection_reason":"The provided text is only the endnotes/metadata section of the legislation (Endnote 1-4, abbreviation keys, and explanation of compilation conventions). It contains no substantive legislative content about the 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz frequency bands, mobile-satellite services, or actual regulatory provisions. This is a navigation/informational fragment, not the operative legislation.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The excerpt provided contains only standard compilation metadata (endnotes about endnotes, abbreviation keys, and amendment history explanations). No substantive legislative content is present to assess whether the scope has changed from original intent. The actual frequency band plan provisions are not included in this text."},"complexity_factors":["Document provided is only the endnotes/metadata section, not the substantive frequency allocation provisions","Standardised template language used across all Federal Register of Legislation compilations","No substantive legal conditions, exceptions, or operational rules visible in this excerpt","Simple cross-references to the Legislation Act 2003 for editorial powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This band plan designates 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz for mobile‑satellite services, enabling voice and data via satellites to moving users (e.g., satellite phones, emergency beacons). \n\nIt affects telecom operators deploying satellite mobile networks, government agencies coordinating emergency comms, and businesses or individuals using satellite devices in remote areas. Clear allocation prevents interference, supports reliable coverage where terrestrial networks don’t reach, and helps meet Australia’s international spectrum commitments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The endnotes are explanatory and documentary only: they record abbreviation keys, legislation and amendment histories and the treatment of misdescribed amendments. They do not alter the substantive scope or allocations of the frequency band plan. Editorial corrections may be made under s 15V of the Legislation Act 2003; if a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect it is marked “(md not incorp)”."},"complexity_factors":["Document is a statutory compilation rather than a standalone technical instrument (requires cross‑checking original instruments and amending laws).","Endnotes reference external legislation (Legislation Act 2003, s 15V) for editorial correction of misdescribed amendments, creating a legal cross‑reference dependency.","Tracking amendment history across multiple amending laws increases administrative burden and research complexity.","Procedural markers such as “(md not incorp)” introduce interpretive steps for users verifying legal effect.","Potential ambiguity where a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect and must be identified rather than incorporated."],"plain_english_summary":"This compilation publishes the 2022 Mobile‑Satellite Service frequency band plan for 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz and includes standard endnotes explaining the compilation process. \n\nThe endnotes supply an abbreviation key, legislation and amendment histories, and state that misdescribed amendments may be corrected editorially under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003 or marked “(md not incorp)” if they cannot be given effect; the endnotes record origins and amendment status but do not themselves change frequency allocations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-mobile-satellite-service-1980-2010-mhz-and-2170-2200-mhz-frequency-band-plan-202/documents"}}