Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 2) (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 2)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 54 (1) of the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997, section 5, paragraphs 7 (1) (a) and (b), subsection 10A (1), paragraph 16 (1) (ca), subsections 30 (1), 32 (1), 34 (1) and 98 (1), paragraphs 107 (1) (f) and 108A (1) (e), subsections 115 (1), 131AC (1) and 132 (1), section 134, paragraphs 144 (1) (c), (d) and (e) and 147 (1) (c), (d) and (e) and subsection 300 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated 22 September 2004

R HORTON
Chair

G W LUTHER
Member

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

1. Amendment of Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.

Schedule 1          Amendment

(section 3)

[1]          Schedule 1, after definition of datacasting service station

insert

defence licence means an apparatus licence that authorises the operation of a defence station.

defence receive licence means an apparatus licence that authorises the operation of a defence receive station.

defence receive station means a defence station that is not capable of transmitting messages of any kind.

defence station means a station that is operated principally for the purposes of defence, and:

(a)is operated within a frequency band mentioned in a cell, in column 2 of the Table of Frequency Allocations in Part 2 of the spectrum plan, in which the Australian footnote reference AUS1 appears; or

(b)is operated within a frequency band mentioned in Part 3 of the spectrum plan opposite the Australian footnote reference AUS9; or

(c)is operated:

(i)within a frequency band mentioned in a cell, in column 2 of the Table of Frequency Allocations in Part 2 of the spectrum plan, in which the Australian footnote reference AUS11 appears; and

(ii)for the service to which that footnote reference applies.