Radiocommunications (Amateur Licences – Renewal Statement) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Amateur Licences – Renewal Statement) Determination 2023

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following determination under subsection 103A(5) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 7 December 2023

Adam Suckling

[signed]

Member

Brendan Byrne

[signed]

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1  Name

This is the Radiocommunications (Amateur Licences – Renewal Statement) Determination 2023.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 19 February 2024.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 103A(5) of the Act.

4Interpretation

(1)  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, an amateur licence is a relevant amateur licence if it authorises the operation of a radiocommunications transmitter that is not:

(a)  an amateur beacon station; or

(b)  an amateur repeater station.

(2)  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, each of the terms listed in subsection (3) has the meaning given by:

(a)  the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015; or

(b)  if another instrument replaces that determination and defines the term – the other instrument.

Note:          The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation and is available free of charge at (3)  For the purposes of subsection (2), the terms are:

(a)  Act;

(b)  amateur beacon station;

(c)  amateur licence;

(d)  amateur repeater station.

Note: An amateur licence is a type of transmitter licence determined under section 98 of the Act.

5  References to other instruments

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a)  a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and

(b)  a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force, or existing, from time to time.

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2:       All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note 3: See section 314A of the Act.

6  Renewal statement

Each relevant amateur licence is taken to include a statement to the effect that the licence cannot be renewed.

Note:          See paragraph 103A(5)(a) and subsection 130(2C) of the Act.