Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

as amended

made under paragraph 16 (1) (ca) of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 2 December 2008
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 2)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]   3

2Commencement [see Note 1]   3

2ADefinitions   3

3Application of Act outside Australia — foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence   3

3AApplication of Act outside Australia — other foreign space objects           3

4Revocation of Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000        4

Schedule 1Owners, controllers or operators of foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence   5

Schedule 2Foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence            6

Schedule 3Owners, controllers or operators of other foreign space objects       7

Notes 8

1. Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000.

1. Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences gazettal.

2A           Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

class licence means the Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence 1998.

Note   The class licence was made by the ACA on 11 September 1998 and notified in the Gazette on 23 September 1998.

1. Application of Act outside Australia — foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

(a)    the foreign space object is:

(i)    owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, a company mentioned in Schedule 1; or

(ii)    mentioned in Schedule 2; and

(b)    a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range mentioned in subsection 6 (2) or (3) of the class licence to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

Note Under section 5 of the Act, a foreign space object is defined to mean a space object (also defined in section 5 of the Act) that is not an Australian space object.

An Australian space object is defined in section 5 to mean a space object that the ACA determines in writing to be an Australian space object for the purposes of the Act (see the Radiocommunications (Australian Space Objects) Determination 2000).

3A           Application of Act outside Australia — other foreign space objects

The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

(a)    the foreign space object is owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, an entity mentioned in Schedule 3; and

(b)    a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range that is not mentioned in subsection 6 (2) or (3) of the class licence; and

(c)    the space station is operating to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

1. Revocation of Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000, made by the ACA on 26 May 2000 and notified in the Gazette on 30 May 2000, is revoked.

Schedule 1        Owners, controllers or operators of foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

(subparagraph 3 (a) (i))

Item		Company owning, controlling or operating foreign space object
1		Globalstar L.P. (incorporated in the United States of America)
2		Iridium LLC (incorporated in the United States of America)
3		Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc. (incorporated in the United States of America)
4		ORBCOMM Global L.P. (incorporated in the United States of America)
5	Intelsat Corporation (incorporated in the United States of America)
6		SkyBridge LP (incorporated in the United States of America)
7		Teledesic LLC (incorporated in the United States of America)
8		ICO‑Teledesic Global Limited (incorporated in the United States of America)
9		Inmarsat Limited (incorporated in the United Kingdom)
10		Space Communications Corporation (incorporated in Japan)
11		Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (incorporated in Hong Kong)
12		Astrolink International LLC (incorporated in the United States of America)
13		Shin Satellite Public Company Limited (incorporated in Thailand)
14		New Skies Satellites B.V. (incorporated in the Netherlands)
15		SES Americom Inc (incorporated in the United States of America)
16		Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company (incorporated in the United Arab Emirates)
17		GE International Holdings, Inc. (incorporated in the United States of America)

Schedule 2        Foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

(subparagraph 3 (a) (ii))

Item	Space object
1	A space object that is part of the Global Positioning System that is owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, the Department of Defense of the United States of America

Schedule 3        Owners, controllers or operators of other foreign space objects

(paragraph 3A (a))

Item		Entity owning, controlling or operating foreign space object
1	Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (incorporated in Malaysia)
2	Intelsat Ltd (incorporated in Bermuda)
2A	Intelsat Corporation (incorporated in the United States of America)
3	Shin Satellite Public Company Limited (incorporated in Thailand)
4	New Skies Satellites B.V. (incorporated in the Netherlands)

Notes to the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

Note 1

The Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (in force under paragraph 16 (1) (ca) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non‑exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (No. 2)	8 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S386)	8 July 2000
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (No. 2) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1)	2 Aug 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN30)	2 Aug 2000	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2001 (No. 1)	16 May 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN19)	16 May 2001	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1)	15 Sept 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN37)	15 Sept 2004	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1)	14 Dec 2005 (see F2005L04041)	15 Dec 2005	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)	30 May 2006 (see F2006L01629)	31 May 2006	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 2)	22 Dec 2006 (see F2006L05748)	23 Dec 2006	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)	27 June 2007 (see F2007L01931)	28 June 2007	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)	15 Apr 2008 (see F2008L01081)	16 Apr 2008	—
Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 2)	1 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04440)	2 Dec 2008	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted                am. = amended                rep. = repealed            rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 1.........................................	rs. 2000 No. 1
S. 2A.......................................	ad. 2001 No. 1
S. 3.........................................	rs. 2001 No. 1
S. 3A.......................................	ad. 2001 No. 1
Schedule 1
Heading to Schedule 1.......	rs. 2001 No. 1
Schedule 1............................	am. 2000 No. 1; 2001 No. 1; 2004 No. 1; 2005 No. 1; 2006 Nos. 1 and 2; 2007 No. 1; 2008 Nos. 1 and 2
Schedule 2
Heading to Schedule 2.......	rs. 2001 No. 1
Schedule 3
Schedule 3............................	ad. 2001 No. 1
am. 2004 No. 1; 2005 No. 1; 2006 No. 2; 2007 No. 1; 2008 No. 2