Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Regulations 2021 (Cth)
I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 10 June 2021
David Hurley
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Paul Fletcher
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts
Contents
This instrument is the
Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Regulations 2021 .
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The whole of this instrument | At the same time as Schedule 1 to the | 17 June 2021 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the following:
(a) the
Customs Act 1901 ;(b) the
Radiocommunications Act 1992 .
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Repeal the item, substitute:
11 | Equipment of a kind in relation to which:
| The equipment must not be imported by a person unless a determination in force under subsection 27(2) or 302(2) of the |
Repeal the following definitions:
(a) definition of
authorised person ;(b) definition of
base station ;(c) definition of
cellular mobile repeater ;(d) definition of
Chair ;(e) definition of
Distress, Urgency, Alarm and Safety Signals ;(f) definition of
examination ;(g) definition of
facsimile .
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Subregulation 3(1) (definition of Interpretation Determination ) Repeal the definition, substitute:
Interpretation Determination means a determination, as in force from time to time, made under subsection 64(1) of theAustralian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 .
Repeal the following definitions:
(a) definition of
mobile station ;(b) definition of
penalty ;(c) definition of
public mobile telecommunications service ;(d) definition of
SOLAS ;(e) definition of
Telecommunication Convention ;(f) definition of
telecommunications network .
Omit “aircraft, certificate, device, inspector, interference, licence, licensee, radiocommunication, transmitter and transmitter licence”, substitute “certificate and licence”.
Repeal the note.
Repeal the regulation, substitute:
(1) For the purposes of subsection 26(1) of the Act, a function or duty of a member of the Defence Force, or an officer of the Defence Department, mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is taken to be a function or duty that relates to a matter mentioned in column 2 of that item.
1 | Function or duty relating to the control, operation or use of:
| Military command and control |
2 | Function or duty relating to the collection, analysis or dissemination of information for a purpose relating to the defence or security of:
| Intelligence |
3 | Function or duty relating to the control or operation of any system, equipment, weapon or thing intended for use in operations or activities of:
| Weapons systems |
4 | Function or duty relating to actions or procedures intended to ensure the safe conduct of operations or activities by:
| Safety |
5 | Function or duty relating to actions or procedures intended for the security of:
| Security |
(2) For the purposes of subsection 26(1A) of the Act, a function or duty of a member of a visiting force, or a member of a civilian component of a visiting force, mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is taken to be a function or duty that relates to a matter mentioned in column 2 of that item.
1 | Function or duty relating to the control, operation or use of:
| Military command and control |
2 | Function or duty relating to the collection, analysis, or dissemination of information for a purpose relating to the defence, security or international relations of: (a) Australia; or
| Intelligence |
3 | Function or duty relating to the control or operation of any system, equipment, weapon or thing intended for use in operations or activities of:
| Weapons systems |
4 | Function or duty relating to actions or procedures intended to ensure the safe conduct of operations or activities by:
| Safety |
5 | Function or duty relating to actions or procedures intended for the security of:
| Security |
(3) For the purposes of subsection 26(1B) of the Act, a function or duty of an authorised defence supplier mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is taken to be a function or duty that relates to a matter mentioned in column 2 of that item.
1 | Function or duty relating to the supply of goods or services to the Defence Force or the Defence Department relating to the control, operation or use of:
| Military command and control |
2 | Function or duty relating to the supply of goods or services to the Defence Force or the Defence Department relating to the collection, analysis or dissemination of information for a purpose relating to the defence or security of: (a) Australia; or
| Intelligence |
3 | Function or duty relating to the supply of goods or services to the Defence Force or the Defence Department relating to the control or operation of any system, equipment, weapon or thing intended for use in operations or activities of:
| Weapons systems |
4 | Function or duty relating to the supply of goods or services to the Defence Force or the Defence Department relating to actions or procedures intended to ensure the safe conduct of operations or activities by:
| Safety |
5 | Function or duty relating to the supply of goods or services to the Defence Force or the Defence Department relating to actions or procedures intended for the security of:
| Security |
Repeal the heading.
Repeal the heading.
Repeal the heading.
Repeal the Parts.
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Regulations 32A, 33, 36, 38A, 38B, 40, 42 and 45 Repeal the regulations.
Insert:
Despite the repeal of regulation 42 by the
Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Regulations 2021 , an appointment made under that regulation that is in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to that instrument continues to have effect, on and after that commencement, as if that repeal had not happened.
Repeal the Schedules.
Repeal the instrument.
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