Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 (Cth)
Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002
as amended
made under sections 132 (1) and 135 of the
Radiocommunications Act 1992
This compilation was prepared on 27 July 2011
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 2)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1Name of Class Licence [see Note 1] 3
2When Class Licence comes into force [see Note 1] 3
3Definitions 3
4Revocation 4
5Class Licence 4
6Conditions — general 5
7Operating a CB station to transmit audio tones 6
8Condition relating to a CB station that operates through a CB repeater station 6
9Directions 7
10Condition relating to technical requirements for a CB station with a device compliance day before 20 December 1996 7
11Condition relating to applicable standards for a CB station with a device compliance day on or after 20 December 1996 8
12Condition relating to a CB station connected to a telecommunications network 8
Schedule 1CB station operational requirements 9
Part 1HF 9
Part 2UHF — 25 kHz channels 10
Part 3UHF — 12.5 kHz channels 12
Schedule 2Documents 16
Notes 17
Name of Class Licence [see Note 1]
This Class Licence is the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002.
When Class Licence comes into force [see Note 1]
This Class Licence comes into force on gazettal.
Definitions
In this Class Licence:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
CB repeater station means a station:
(a) established at a fixed location for the reception and automatic re‑transmission of radio signals from CB stations on a channel mentioned in item 5 or 8 in Schedule 1; and
(b) operated under an apparatus licence.
CB station or citizen band radio station means a station operating on a channel mentioned in Schedule 1.
device compliance day, for a CB station, means the most recent of the following days:
(a) if the CB station was manufactured in Australia — the day it was manufactured;
(b) if the CB station was manufactured overseas and imported — the day it was imported;
(c) if the CB station was altered or modified in a material respect — the day it was altered or modified.
F3E means an emission whose basic characteristic is that of a frequency modulated carrier on a single channel containing primarily analogue telephony information.
G3E means an emission whose basic characteristic is that of a phase modulated carrier on a single channel containing primarily analogue telephony information.
lower sideband, or LSB, means an SSB radio emission of which the sideband above the carrier is suppressed.
relevant document, for a CB station, means the document mentioned in Schedule 2, that:
(a) applies to the CB station; and
(b) was published most recently before the device compliance day for the CB station.
telecommunications network has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
upper sideband, or USB, means an SSB radio emission of which the sideband below the carrier is suppressed.
Note For definitions of other expressions used in this Class Licence, see the Act, the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993 and the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.
Revocation
For section 135 of the Act, the following instruments are revoked:
·Citizen Band Radio Stations Class Licence 1994, notified in the Gazette on 16 September 1994
·Citizen Band Radio Stations Class Licence (Variation No. 1), notified in the Gazette on 28 September 1994
·Citizen Band Radio Stations Class Licence Variation 1999 (No. 1), notified in the Gazette on 7 July 1999
·Citizen Band Radio Stations Class Licence Variation 2000 (No. 1), notified in the Gazette on 22 December 2000.
Class Licence
(1) Subject to sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 a person may:
(a) operate a CB station of a kind to which subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5) applies; or
(b) until and including 30 June 2017 — operate a CB station of a kind to which subsection (6) applies.
(2) This subsection applies to a CB station that directly transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 1, 2, 3 or 7 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(3) This subsection applies to a CB station that, through a CB repeater station, transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication, with another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 8 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(4) This subsection applies to a CB station that transmits data to communicate with another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 6 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(5) This subsection applies to a CB station that transmits signals that identify the CB station or indicate the geographic location of the CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 6, 7 or 8 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(6) This subsection applies to a CB station that:
(a) directly transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item;
(b) through a CB repeater station, transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 5 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item; or
(c) transmits signals that identify the CB station or indicate the geographic location of the CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4 or 5 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
Conditions — general
A person must not:
(a) except in an emergency — operate a CB station on:
(i) carrier frequency 27.065 megahertz; or
(ii) carrier frequency 476.525 megahertz; or
(iii) carrier frequency 477.275 megahertz; or
Note In an emergency mentioned in subsection 49 (1) of the Act, if a carrier frequency mentioned in this paragraph is not accessible, it is preferable that a carrier frequency mentioned in paragraph (b) should be used.
(b) except to initiate contact with another CB station — operate a CB station on:
(i) carrier frequency 27.085 megahertz; or
(ii) carrier frequency 27.155 megahertz; or
(iii) carrier frequency 476.675 megahertz; or
(c) use with a transmitter device that encrypts speech transmission in transmitting:
(i) a radio signal on a carrier frequency that is referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(ii) through a CB repeater station; or
(d) make an alteration to a CB station, or to accessory apparatus used in the operation of a CB station, that is likely to cause interference to radiocommunications, except:
(i) in accordance with a direction given under subparagraph 9 (2) (a) (i); or
(ii) with the consent in writing of an inspector who is reasonably satisfied that the alteration has been made to test the operation of the CB station; or
(e) operate a CB station to transmit on a carrier frequency mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 if the transmission will cause harmful interference to the operation of any other CB station on that carrier frequency; or
(f) operate a CB station:
(i) in a way that would be likely to cause a reasonable person, justifiably in all the circumstances, to be seriously alarmed or seriously affronted; or
(ii) for the purpose of harassing a person; or
(g) fail to comply with a direction given under section 9; or
(h) operate a CB station to transmit speech on channels 22 (476.9500 MHz) or 23 (476.975 MHz); or
(i) operate a CB station:
(i) to link the output signals of a CB repeater station, directly or indirectly, to the input of another CB repeater station; or
(ii) to link the signals from a CB channel at one location, directly or indirectly, to a CB channel at another location; or
(j) operate a CB station to transmit signals that identify a CB station or indicate its geographic location with a duty cycle of more than 10 seconds in any period of 60 minutes;
(k) operate a CB station to transmit on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 of Schedule 1 within 70 kilometres distance from the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory if the transmission will cause interference with the operation of radio astronomy observations by the observatory.
Note On the day on which the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 2) comes into force, the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory is situated at latitude 26.704167 South, longitude 116.658889 East (GDA94).
Operating a CB station to transmit audio tones
A person, when operating a CB station to transmit audio tones for initiating communications with another CB station, must:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 1, only transmit audible tones for less than 3 seconds in any period of 60 seconds; or
(b) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4, 5, 7 or 8 of Schedule 1, only transmit:
(i) audible tones for less than 3 seconds in any period of 60 seconds; or
(ii) subaudible tones.
Note Subaudible tones are used in continuous tone coded squelch systems (CTCSS).
Condition relating to a CB station that operates through a CB repeater station
A person must not, except for the purpose of transmitting to a CB repeater station, operate a CB station on a channel mentioned in item 5 or 8 in Schedule 1 within the operational range of a CB repeater station.
Directions
(1) A person must comply with a direction that:
(a) relates to the operation of a CB station by the person; and
(b) is given to the person by a person referred to in subsection (3); and
(c) is described in subsection (4).
(2) A person must comply with a direction that:
(a) relates to interference to radiocommunications that:
(i) is likely to be caused by the alteration, installation or maintenance of a CB station, or of accessory apparatus for use with a CB station, by the person; or
(ii) is, or is likely to be, caused by the operation of a CB station by the person; and
(b) is given to the person in writing by an inspector.
(3) For paragraph (1) (b), a direction may be given by any of the following persons acting in the performance of his or her duties:
(a) a member of the Australian Federal Police;
(b) a member of the police force of a State or Territory;
(c) an officer of the Defence Force;
(d) an officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority who is employed in the Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre Australia ;
(e) an officer mentioned in Schedule 2 to the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993.
(4) A direction that is referred to in subsection (1) must be reasonably necessary to:
(a) secure the safety of an aircraft or a vessel that is in danger; or
(b) deal with an emergency that involves a serious threat to the environment; or
(c) deal with an emergency that involves the risk of death of, or injury to, a person; or
(d) deal with an emergency that involves the risk of substantial damage to, or substantial loss of, property.
Condition relating to technical requirements for a CB station with a device compliance day before 20 December 1996
If the device compliance day for a CB station is before 20 December 1996, a person must not operate the CB station on a frequency mentioned in item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in Schedule 1 unless the CB station complies with the requirements of the relevant document.
Condition relating to applicable standards for a CB station with a device compliance day on or after 20 December 1996
If the device compliance day for a CB station is on or after 20 December 1996, a person must not operate the CB station unless the CB station complies with each standard made under section 162 of the Act that:
(a) applies to the CB station; and
(b) is in force on the device compliance day.
Condition relating to a CB station connected to a telecommunications network
A person must not operate a CB station that is connected to a telecommunications network unless the CB station complies with:
(i) the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001; or
(ii) the Radiocommunications Devices (Compliance Labelling) Notice 2003,
whichever applies to the CB station.
Schedule 1 CB station operational requirements
(sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10)
Part 1 HF
| Item | Channel | Carrier Frequency (megahertz) | Restriction |
| 1 | 11 | 27.085 | Operation of a CB station must only employ AM with a transmitter power not exceeding 4 watts pZ with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 6 kHz. |
| 2 | 16 | 27.155 | Operation of a CB station must only employ SSB modulation using: (a) LSB; and (b) a transmitter power not exceeding 12 watts pX; and (c) a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 3 kHz. |
| 3 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | 26.965 26.975 26.985 27.005 27.015 27.025 27.035 27.055 27.065 27.075 27.105 27.115 27.125 27.135 27.165 27.175 27.185 27.205 27.215 27.225 27.255 27.235 | Operation of a CB station must only employ: (a) AM with a transmitter power not exceeding 4 watts pZ with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 6 kHz; or (b) SSB modulation using USB or LSB with a transmitter power not exceeding 12 watts pX and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 3 kHz. |
| 3 (cont) | 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 | 27.245 27.265 27.275 27.285 27.295 27.305 27.315 27.325 27.335 27.345 27.355 27.365 27.375 27.385 27.395 27.405 |
Part 2 UHF — 25 kHz channels
| Item | Channel | Carrier Frequency (megahertz) | Restriction |
| 4 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | 476.4250 476.4500 476.4750 476.5000 476.5250 476.5500 476.5750 476.6000 476.6250 476.6500 476.6750 476.7000 476.7250 476.7500 476.7750 | (a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz. (b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channels 5 or 35. (c) Communication with another CB station is not authorised on channels 1-8 and channels 31-38 within operational range of a CB repeater station. |
| 4 (cont) | 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 | 476.8000 476.8250 476.8500 476.8750 476.9000 476.9250 477.0000 477.0250 477.0500 477.0750 477.1000 477.1250 477.1500 477.1750 477.2000 477.2250 477.2500 477.2750 477.3000 477.3250 477.3500 477.3750 477.4000 | |
| 5 | 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 | 477.1750 477.2000 477.2250 477.2500 477.2750 477.3000 477.3250 477.3500 | (a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz. (b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channel 35. Note Reception from CB repeater stations utilises channels 1-8. |
| 6 | 22 23 | 476.950 476.975 | A transmitter employed in a CB station: (a) must operate with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts; and (b) must not exceed an EIRP of 8.3 watts; and (c) must operate with an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz; and (d) must not exceed a carrier frequency error of ±3 kHz; and (e) must not exceed an adjacent channel power of –22 dBm; and (f) must not exceed a conducted spurious emission of –30 dBm; and (g) must operate on a duty cycle of not (h) must be fitted with a device that shuts the transmitter down after 3 minutes of continuous operation. A receiver employed in a CB station must operate with a conducted spurious emission not exceeding –57 dBm. Note The use of single frequency store and forward repeaters is permitted. |
Part 3 UHF — 12.5 kHz channels
| Item | Channel | Carrier Frequency (megahertz) | Restriction |
| 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 476.4250 476.4500 476.4750 476.5000 476.5250 476.5500 476.5750 476.6000 476.6250 476.6500 476.6750 476.7000 476.7250 | (a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 10.1 kHz. (b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channels 5 or 35. (c) Communication with another CB station is not authorised on channels 1-8, channels 31-38, channels 41-48 and channels 71-78 within operational range of a CB repeater station. Note Channels 61, 62 and 63 are reserved for future allocation and transmission on these channels is not permitted under this Class Licence. |
| 7 (cont) | 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 | 476.7500 476.7750 476.8000 476.8250 476.8500 476.8750 476.9000 476.9250 477.0000 477.0250 477.0500 477.0750 477.1000 477.1250 477.1500 477.1750 477.2000 477.2250 477.2500 477.2750 477.3000 477.3250 477.3500 477.3750 477.4000 476.4375 476.4625 476.4875 476.5125 476.5375 476.5625 476.5875 476.6125 476.6375 476.6625 | |
| 7 (cont) | 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 | 476.6875 476.7125 476.7375 476.7625 476.7875 476.8125 476.8375 476.8625 476.8875 476.9125 477.0125 477.0375 477.0625 477.0875 477.1125 477.1375 477.1625 477.1875 477.2125 477.2375 477.2625 477.2875 477.3125 477.3375 477.3625 477.3875 477.4125 | |
| 8 | 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 | 477.1750 477.2000 477.2250 477.2500 477.2750 477.3000 477.3250 477.3500 | (a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 10.1 kHz. (b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channel 35. Note Reception from CB repeater stations utilises channels 1-8 and 41-48. |
| 8 (cont) | 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 | 477.1875 477.2125 477.2375 477.2625 477.2875 477.3125 477.3375 477.3625 |
Schedule 2 Documents
(section 3)
| Item | Description of document | |
| 1 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in privately‑operated land and harbour mobile radio telephone services’ (also known as ‘RB 234’), published by the Postmaster‑General’s Department in January 1972 | |
| 2 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in privately‑operated land and harbour mobile radio telephone services’ (also known as ‘RB 234’), published by the Postmaster‑General’s Department in January 1974 | |
| 3 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in land and harbour mobile radio telephone service’ (also known as ‘RB 234A’), published by the Postmaster‑General’s Department in January 1974 | |
| 4 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in privately‑operated land and harbour mobile radio telephone services’ (also known as ‘RB 234’), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in July 1976 | |
| 5 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in land and harbour mobile radio telephone service’ (also known as ‘RB 234A’), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in October 1976 | |
| 6 | ‘Specification for radio equipment employed in land and harbour mobile radiotelephone services’ (also known as ‘RB 234B’), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in December 1977 | |
| 7 | ‘Specification for 27 MHz radiotelephony equipment employed in the citizen band radio service’ (also known as ‘RB 249’), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in October 1978 | |
| 8 | ‘Specification for UHF radio equipment employed in the citizen band radio service’ (also known as ‘RB 250’), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in October 1978 | |
| 9 | ‘Specification for 40 channel 27 MHz radiotelephony equipment employed in the citizen band radiocommunication service’ (also known as ‘RB 249A’), published by the Department of Communications in December 1981 | |
| 10 | ‘Ministerial Standard 250’ (the standard for radiocommunications equipment used in the citizen band radio service and operating on frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz), published in the Gazette on 29 April 1988 (Statutory Rules 1988 No. 69), and as in force on 1 May 1988 | |
| 11 | ‘Ministerial Standard 312’ (the standard for radiocommunications equipment used in the citizen band radio service and operating on frequencies not exceeding 30 megahertz), published in the Gazette on 29 April 1988 (Statutory Rules 1988 No. 70), and as in force on 1 May 1988. | |
Notes to the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002
Note 1
The Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 (in force under sections 132 (1) and 135 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 | 13 Feb 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN6) | 13 Feb 2002 | |
| Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 1) | 26 May 2011 (see F2011L00862) 19 May 2011 (see (Gazette 2011, No. S82)) | 27 May 2011 (see s. 2 (a)) | — |
| Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 2) | 22 July 2011 (see F2011L01524) | 27 July 2011 (see s. 2 (b) and Gazette 2011, No. GN29) | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| S. 3......................................... | am. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 5......................................... | rs. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 6......................................... | am. 2011 No. 1; 2011 No. 2 |
| S. 7......................................... | am. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 8......................................... | rs. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 9......................................... | am. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 10....................................... | rs. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 11....................................... | rs. 2011 No. 1 |
| S. 12....................................... | ad. 2011 No. 1 |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 1............................ | am. 2011 No. 1 |
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