{"id":"C1927L00153","name":"Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulations","slug":"wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"153 of 1927","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21389,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1927L00153-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wireless Telegraphy Licences Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1927\\. No. 153.\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905-1919.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1919, to come into operation as on and from the first day of January, 1928.\n\nDated this twenty-second day of December, 1927.\n\nSTONEHAVEN,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nW. G. GIBSON,\n\nPostmaster-General.\n\nWireless Telegraphy Licences Regulation.\n\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Statutory Rules 1924, No. 101, as amended to the date of the commencement of this regulation)—\n\n(a) The licence which shall, upon the commencement of this regulation, be required under those Regulations for the reception of Broadcast programmes (1) for entertainment, or (2) for demonstration or test of receiving equipment, or (3), for any other purpose, shall be a Broadcast Listener’s Licence for which the fee shall be in respect of Zone 1, 24s, and in respect of Zones 2 and 3, 17s. 6d., which shall be paid in full in advance.\n\n(b) The amount which shall be deducted from Broadcast Listener’s Licence fees for the purposes of regulation 67 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations shall be 4s. per licence.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.18226.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1641},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly as its title suggests: it establishes the fees and basic framework for wireless telegraphy (radio) listener licences. It does not expand beyond the fee-setting purpose indicated in the preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document with only two operative paragraphs","No definitions section or technical jargon","Simple fee structure with just two pricing tiers based on zones","Single cross-reference to existing regulations (Regulation 67)","Clear, unconditional operative language"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates a **radio listening licence** (called a \"Broadcast Listener's Licence\") that people must buy to legally receive radio broadcasts.\n\n**Who needs a licence:**\nAnyone using a radio receiver to listen to broadcasts for:\n* Entertainment\n* Testing or demonstrating equipment\n* Any other purpose\n\n**How much it costs:**\n* **Zone 1**: 24 shillings (paid in full upfront)\n* **Zones 2 & 3**: 17 shillings and 6 pence (paid in full upfront)\n\n**Where the money goes:**\nFrom each licence fee, 4 shillings is deducted and allocated for purposes under Regulation 67 of the main Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (likely covering administrative costs or broadcaster funding).\n\nThis establishes Australia's early radio licence system, requiring households to pay an annual fee to legally own and operate a radio set."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations","history":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wireless-telegraphy-licences-regulations/documents"}}