{"id":"C2004L06126","name":"Satellite Communications Regulations","slug":"satellite-communications-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"110 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28023,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06126-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Satellite Communications Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1986 No. 1101\n\n—————\n\nSatellite Communications Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Satellite Communications Act 1984.\n\nDated 22 May 1986.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nM. J. DUFFY\n\nMinister of State for Communications\n\n—————\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Satellite Communications Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2\\. (1) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Satellite Communications Act 1984.\n\n(2) In these Regulations, a reference to the Postmaster-General of New Zealand shall be read as a reference to the New Zealand Minister of the Crown appointed to be Postmaster-General or to another Minister of the Crown acting for and on behalf of that Minister.\n\nEligible person for the purposes of section 18 of the Act\n\n3\\. The Postmaster-General of New Zealand is declared to be an eligible person for the purposes of section 18 of the Act.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 May 1986.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":909},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: enabling New Zealand government participation in Australia's satellite communications regime by granting eligibility status under section 18 of the parent Act. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 3 operative provisions)","Single definition ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive action (declaration of eligibility)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 18 of parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** These Regulations declare the New Zealand Postmaster-General (or the relevant NZ Minister handling postal/telecommunications matters) to be an \"eligible person\" under Australia's *Satellite Communications Act 1984*.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   **The New Zealand Government:** Specifically, the NZ Postmaster-General or whichever minister is acting in that capacity\n*   **Australian satellite operators:** Those dealing with cross-Tasman satellite communications\n\n**Why it matters:** Section 18 of the parent Act likely sets out specific rights, licenses, or permissions related to satellite services. By declaring the NZ Postmaster-General \"eligible,\" these Regulations allow New Zealand officials to access those provisions under Australian law—essentially creating a legal pathway for trans-Tasman cooperation on satellite communications without requiring the NZ government to incorporate as an Australian company.\n\n**In plain terms:** It's a bureaucratic handshake that lets the NZ telecommunications minister operate within the Australian satellite licensing system as if they were a qualifying local entity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations","history":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/satellite-communications-regulations/documents"}}