Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated     28 November                  2002       A.J SHAW      Chair

R HORTON     Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1              Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

3              Amendment of Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Subsection 3 (1), before definition of amateur licence (amateur beacon station)

insert

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

[2]           Subsection 3 (1), definition of Olympic Area

omit

[3]           Subsection 3 (1), after definition of packet mode

insert

Perth Area means the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 250 kilometres whose centre is located at the Perth General Post Office, 3 Forrest Place, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, being latitude 31º 57¢ 12² south, longitude 115º 51¢ 27² east.

Note   The Perth Area may also be referenced by means of the Australian Map Grid coordinates according to which the Perth General Post Office is located at the Australian Map Grid coordinates of Zone 50, Easting 392020, Northing 6464140.

[4]           Subsection 3 (1), note at the foot

substitute

Note   For the definition of other expressions used in this Determination, see the Act, the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000 and the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993.

[5]           After subsection 3 (2)

insert

(3)   An Australian Map Grid coordinate mentioned in this Determination is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum (known as AGD66) published in the Gazette of 6 October 1966.

(4)   A reference in this Determination to another instrument made under the Act is a reference to the instrument as in force or existing from time to time.

[6]           Subsection 5 (3)

omit

Spectrum Manager

insert

ACA

[7]           Subsection 15 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

(3)   If the licensee operates the amateur unrestricted station in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, the licensee must operate the station:

[8]           Subsection 15 (3), at the foot

insert

Note   For details of VHF television channel 0 stations, see Schedule 10.

[9]           Subsection 20 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

(3)   If the licensee operates the amateur limited station in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, the licensee must operate the station:

[10]         Subsection 20 (3), at the foot

insert

Note   For details of VHF television channel 0 stations, see Schedule 10.

[11]         Subsection 33 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

(3)   If the licensee operates the amateur intermediate station in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, the licensee must operate the station:

[12]         Subsection 33 (3), at the foot

insert

Note   For details of VHF television channel 0 stations, see Schedule 10.

[13]         Subsection 36 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

(3)   If the licensee operates the amateur beacon station in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, the licensee must operate the station:

[14]         Subsection 36 (3), note

substitute

Note 1   Schedule 1 explains the meaning of emission mode.

Note 2   For details of VHF television channel 0 stations, see Schedule 10.

[15]         After section 39

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39A         Devices operating in the frequency band 433.05–434.79 MHz

(1)   For paragraph 4 (1) (b) of the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2000, a radiocommunications device operating in the frequency band 433.05-434.79 MHz in accordance with that Class Licence (except for that paragraph) is taken not to cause interference to an amateur repeater station.

(2)   The licensee accepts that subsection (1) applies in relation to interference to an amateur repeater station caused by a radiocommunications device mentioned in that subsection.

[16]         Subsection 43 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

(3)   If the licensee operates the amateur repeater station in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, the licensee must operate the station:

[17]         Subsection 43 (3), note

substitute

Note 1   Schedule 1 explains the meaning of emission mode.

Note 2   For details of VHF television channel 0 stations, see Schedule 10.

[18]         Schedule 2, item 4, column 4

substitute

No amateur unrestricted station may operate in the Perth Area within the frequency band 420 MHz–430 MHz

[19]         Schedule 3, item 2, column 3

substitute

No amateur limited station may operate in the Perth Area within the frequency band 420 MHz–430 MHz

[20]         Schedule 6, item 4, column 4

substitute

No amateur intermediate station may operate in the Perth Area within the frequency band 420 MHz–430 MHz

[21]         After Schedule 9

insert

Schedule 10      Information about VHF television channel 0 stations

(Notes at the foot of subsections 15 (3), 20 (3), 33 (3), 36 (3) and 43 (3))

Part 1          VHF television channel 0 main stations

Callsign	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Australian Map Grid coordinates
ABMN0	South West Slopes/Riverina, New South Wales	34º 49¢ 19² south	147º 54¢ east	Zone 55 Easting 582311 Northing 6146329
RTQ0	Darling Downs, Queensland	26º 53¢ 30² south	151º 36¢ 16² east	Zone 56 Easting 361404 Northing 7024797

Part 2          VHF television channel 0 translator stations

Callsign	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Australian Map Grid coordinates
ABSN0	Cooma, New South Wales	36º 14¢ 12² south	149º 7¢ 12² east	Zone 55 Easting 690500 Northing 5987700
ABN0	Narooma, New South Wales	36º 11¢ 47² south	150º 4¢ 58² east	Zone 56 Easting 237700 Northing 5990300
NEN0	Tamworth, New South Wales	31º 4¢ 38² south	150º 57¢ 27² east	Zone 56 Easting 305150 Northing 6560030

Part 3          Television translator stations that have inputs on VHF channel 0

Callsign	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Australian Map Grid coordinates
ABMN11	Young, New South Wales	34º 17¢ 57² south	148º 18¢ 18² east	Zone 55 Easting 620100 Northing 6203900
ABMN55	Mannus, New South Wales	35º 53¢ 59² south	147º 56¢ 54² east	Zone 55 Easting 585580 Northing 6026750
ABMN57	Tumut, New South Wales	35º 17¢ 39² south	148º 14¢ 46² east	Zone 55 Easting 613300 Northing 6093600
ABMN58	Junee, New South Wales	34º 52¢ 44² south	147º 34¢ 30² east	Zone 55 Easting 552553 Northing 6140223
ABMN59	Cootamundra, New South Wales	34º 38¢ 45² south	148º 2¢ 50² east	Zone 55 Easting 595980 Northing 6165725
ABMN66	Tumbarumba, New South Wales	35º 46¢ 40² south	148º 1¢ 12² east	Zone 55 Easting 592200 Northing 6040200
RTQ65	Toowoomba, Queensland	27º 32¢ 42² south	151º 58¢ 14² east	Zone 56 Easting 398361 Northing 6952766
RTQ66	Murgon, Queensland	26º 11¢ 12² south	151º 57¢ 26² east	Zone 56 Easting 395800 Northing 7103200

[22]         Further amendments — ACA

The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘SMA’ and inserting ‘ACA’:

·section 10, note

·section 37

·subsection 40 (2)

·section 44.

[23]         Further amendments — Perth

The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘Olympic’ and inserting ‘Perth’:

·paragraph 13 (b)

·paragraph 18 (b)

·paragraph 31 (b)

·Schedule 2, column 4, heading

·Schedule 3, column 3, heading

·Schedule 6, column 4, heading.