Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1) (Cth)

Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1)

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

Dated   12 October                 2000

A.J SHAW  Chair

R HORTON  Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on 22 January 2001.

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

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

Schedule 1          Amendments

(section 3)

1. Section 1

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1Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997.

1. Section 3, definition of Outpost Licence Information Paper

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1. Section 3, definitions of Telstra and Telstra station

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1. Section 3, note

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Note   For the definitions of other expressions used in this Determination, see the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000 and the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993.

1. Section 5, note

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Note   Public correspondence is defined in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.  For the licensee of an outpost station, the expression means ‘telecommunications that the licensee must accept under subsection 5 (1) of this Determination’.

1. Section 7

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SMA:

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ACA:

1. Paragraph 9 (1) (a)

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the Schedule:

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Schedule 1:

1. Subparagraph 9 (1) (a) (ii)

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the document was

1. Paragraph 9 (1) (b)

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the Schedule:

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Schedule 1:

1. Subparagraph 9 (1) (b) (ii)

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1. Section 10

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sections 11, 12 and 13.

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sections 11 and 12.

1. Section 11 

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11Permitted frequencies and purposes — any locality

The outpost non assigned station may be operated at any

locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of an item in Schedule 2, for the transmission or reception of a message in relation to a distress or emergency situation, if no other satisfactory means of communication is available.

1. Sections 12 and 13

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12Permitted frequencies and purposes — remote localities

(1)This section applies to the operation of an outpost non assigned station at a remote locality:

(a)if a connection to a telecommunications network that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider is only available through the station; or

(b)if:

(i)a connection to a telecommunications network that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider is available through the station and also by other means; but

(ii)the only working connection is through the station because each other means of connection to the telecommunications network is unavailable or out of service.

(2)The outpost non assigned station may be operated at the remote locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 4 of an item in Schedule 2, to communicate with an outpost assigned station for any of the following purposes:

(a)to obtain or provide medical aid or advice;

(b)to transmit or receive public correspondence;

(c)to transmit telecommunications that require the use of a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider.

(3)The outpost non assigned station may also be operated at the remote locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of an item in Schedule 2, for any of the following purposes:

(a)to communicate with an outpost station at a location where there is no connection to a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider;

(b)to communicate with other outpost stations for the purpose of participating in a community interest session;

(c)for the transmission or reception of messages in relation to distress or emergency situations.

(4)For subsection (2) and paragraphs (3) (a) and (b), the licensee of an outpost non assigned station must ensure that, as far as practicable, the station only operates on the lowest frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of that item.

(5)For paragraphs (3) (a) and (b), the licensee of an outpost non assigned station must ensure that the station operates on a frequency only at a time when each outpost assigned station:

(a)that is at a location mentioned in column 2 of the item; and

(b)that is permitted to operate on the frequency under an outpost licence (outpost assigned station); and

(c)with which the outpost non assigned station of the licensee can communicate at that time using that frequency;

is open only for the transmission or reception of messages in relation to distress or emergency situations.

(6)If the operation of an outpost non assigned station causes harmful interference to a service provided by another station, the outpost non assigned station must cease operating.

Note   Licensees of outpost non assigned stations should contact the relevant Royal Flying Doctor Service for information regarding its operational requirements applying to outpost non assigned stations.

1. Schedule

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Schedule 1          Outpost non assigned stations — specification documents

(subsection 9 (1))

Part 1           209 Series documents

Item	Description of document
1	Specification for MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in fixed and land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 209), published by the Postmaster-General’s Department in December 1970
2	Specification for MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in fixed and land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 209), published by the Postmaster-General’s Department in January 1974
3	Specification for MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in fixed and land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 209), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in January 1976
4	Specification for MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in fixed and land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as DOC 209), published by the Department of Transport and Communications in October 1988
5	Equipment Compliance Requirements for MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in fixed and land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as ECR 209), published by the Department of Transport and Communications in April 1992

Part 2           210 Series documents

Item	Description of document
1	Specification for low powered portable and mobile MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 210), published by the Postmaster-General’s Department in December 1970
2	Specification for low powered portable and mobile MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 210), published by the Postmaster-General’s Department in January 1972
3	Specification for low powered portable and mobile MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 210), published by the Postmaster-General’s Department in January 1974
4	Specification for low powered portable and mobile MF and HF single sideband suppressed carrier radiotelephony equipment employed in land mobile radiotelephone services (also known as RB 210), published by the Postal and Telecommunications Department in January 1976
5	Equipment specification for low powered portable and mobile MF and HF equipment in land mobile services (also known as DOC 210), published by the Department of Transport and Communications in October 1988

Schedule 2          Outpost non assigned stations — Royal Flying Doctor Service frequencies

(section 11 and subsections 12 (2), (3), (4) and (5))

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Location of outpost assigned station	Column 3 Frequency for section 11 and subsection 12 (3) (kHz)	Column 4 Frequency for section 11 and subsections 12 (2), (3), (4) and (5) (kHz)
1	Alice Springs VJD	2020 4350 5410 6950
2	Broken Hill VJC	2020 4055 6920
3	Cairns VJN	2020 2260 5145 7465
4	Carnarvon VJT	2020	2280 4045 6890
5	Charleville VJJ	2020 4980 6845
6	Darwin VJY	2360 4010 6840 7975
7	Derby VJB	2020	2792 5300 6945
8	Kalgoorlie VJQ	2020	2656 5360 6825
9	Meekatharra VKJ	2020	2280 4010 6880 11466
10	Mount Isa VJI	2020 5110 6965
11	Port Augusta VNZ	2020 4010 5145 6890 8165
12	Port Hedland VKL	2020	2280 4030 6960

NoteIf an outpost assigned station at a location mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 2 is the nearest outpost assigned station to an outpost non assigned station, use of a frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of the item is available for communications between the stations.