{"id":"F1996B00109","name":"Special Broadcasting Service Regulations","slug":"special-broadcasting-service-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"11 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28505,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B00109-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Special Broadcasting Service Regulations","content":"Statutory Rules 1995 No. 111\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSpecial Broadcasting Service Regulations\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991.\n\nDated 24 January 1995.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nM. J. LEE\n\nMinister for Communications and the Arts\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Special Broadcasting Service Regulations.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.\\]\n\nLimits on contracts\n\n2. For the purposes of subsection 67 (1) of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991, the amount of $20,000,000 is prescribed.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 February 1995.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1798},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1995 instrument establishing the initial contract threshold for SBS. The scope remains tightly limited to prescribing a single monetary amount for contract limits, exactly as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions total (Citation and Limits on contracts)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unconditional monetary prescription ($20,000,000) with no exceptions","No procedural requirements, conditions, or administrative steps","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 67(1) of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short regulation that sets a **$20 million dollar limit** on contracts that the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) can enter into without ministerial approval.\n\n**What it means:**\n- SBS (Australia's multicultural public broadcaster) can approve contracts worth up to $20 million using its own authority\n- Any contract worth more than $20 million requires approval from the Minister for Communications\n- This affects how SBS manages procurement, programming acquisitions, and commercial deals\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and its Board\n- Businesses and suppliers contracting with SBS\n- The Minister for Communications (who must approve larger contracts)\n\nThis financial threshold balances operational independence for the broadcaster with appropriate oversight for major taxpayer-funded commitments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations","history":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/special-broadcasting-service-regulations/documents"}}