Radiocommunications Class Licence (861-865 MHz Land Stations) Variation 2001 (No. 1) (Cth)

Radiocommunications Class Licence (861–865 MHz Land Stations) Variation 2001 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Variation under section 134 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated  20 September                2001

A.J SHAW                      Chair

R HORTON   Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Variation

This Variation is the Radiocommunications Class Licence (861–865 MHz Land Stations) Variation 2001 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Variation commences on gazettal.

1. Amendment of Radiocommunications Class Licence (861–865 MHz Land Stations)

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications Class Licence (861–865 MHz Land Stations).

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]         Sections 1 and 2

substitute

1              Name of class licence

This class licence may be cited as the Radiocommunications (861–865 MHz Land Stations and Handsets) Class Licence 1996.

Note   This class licence was previously cited as the Radiocommunications Class Licence (861–865 MHz Land Stations).  Provisions in that class licence replace the Radiocommunications (Cordless Telephone Service) Class Licence No. 1 of 1993.

2              Definitions

In this class licence:

device compliance day, for a land station or handset, means the most recent of the following days:

(a)    if the land station or handset was manufactured in Australia — the day it was manufactured;

(b)    if the land station or handset was manufactured overseas and imported — the day it was imported;

(c)    if the land station or handset was altered or modified in a material respect — the day it was altered or modified.

handset means a handset for a cordless telephone service.

technical standard means a technical standard made by the Australian Communications Authority under section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Note   For the definition of other expressions used in this class licence, see the Radiocommunications Act 1992 and the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.

[2]         Section 3

after each mention of

a land station

insert

or handset

[3]         Section 4

substitute

4              Conditions — general

A land station to which this licence applies must not be used for the purpose of providing a PACTS.

5              Conditions — standards

If a device compliance day of a land station or handset is on or after the day on which this section takes effect, the land station or handset must comply with all the radiocommunications standards applicable to it, as in force on the device compliance day.

Note 1   The Australian Communications Authority wishes to make it clear that if a standard is amended or replaced by another standard after a device compliance day for the device, the device need not comply with the amended or new standard.

Note 2 Section 5 of the Act provides that a standard means a standard made under section 162 of the Act.

6              Technical requirements

A land station or handset to which this class licence applies must comply with the applicable technical standard mentioned in Schedule 1 that:

(a)    applies to the land station or handset; and

(b)    took effect most recently before the device compliance day for the land station or handset.

Schedule 1        Technical Standards

(section 6)

Item	Description of standard	Date of effect
1	Radio Equipment and Systems Cordless Telephones — CT2 CAI — number TS 019	1 July 1991
2	Radio Equipment and Systems Cordless Telecommunications — CT2 CAI — number TS 019 — 1993	14 July 1993
3	Radio Equipment and Systems Cordless Telecommunications — CT2 CAI — number TS 019 — 1997	25 June 1997
4	Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Equipment for use with CT2 CA1 Cordless Telecommunications Systems — ACA TS 019 — 1997)	10 December 1997