Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997 (Cth)
Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997
as amended
made under paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the
Radiocommunications Act 1992
This compilation was prepared on 10 May 2005
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Part 1Preliminary
1Name of Determination [see Note 1] 3
2Scope 3
3Definitions 3
Part 2Conditions for every outpost licence
4Conditions 4
5Conditions of operation 4
6Transmitter output power 4
7Call signs 4
Part 3Conditions for outpost licence (outpost non assigned station)
8Conditions 5
9Technical performance of an outpost non assigned station 5
10Operation of station 5
11Permitted frequencies and purposes — any locality 5
12Permitted frequencies and purposes — remote localities 5
Schedule 1Outpost non assigned stations — specification documents 8
Part 1209 Series documents 8
Part 2210 Series documents 9
Schedule 2Outpost non assigned stations — Royal Flying Doctor Service frequencies 10
Notes 12
Part 1 Preliminary
Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997.
Scope
(1) This determination sets out conditions to which an outpost licence is subject in the following manner:
(a) every outpost licence is subject to the conditions in Part 2;
(b) every outpost licence (outpost non assigned station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 3.
(2) However, if a condition in this determination is inconsistent with a condition specified in the licence, the condition specified in the licence applies.
Definitions
In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears:
carriage service provider has the meaning it has in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
carrier has the meaning it has in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
connect has the meaning it has in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
licensee means the holder of an outpost licence, and includes any person authorised by the licensee to operate a station under the licence.
outpost licence (outpost non assigned station) means an outpost licence that authorises the holder to operate an outpost non assigned station.
telecommunications network has the meaning it has in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
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.
Part 2 Conditions for every outpost licence
Conditions
For paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the Act, every outpost licence is subject to the conditions in this Part relating to the operation of any outpost station under the licence by the licensee.
Conditions of operation
(1) The licensee must accept and transmit all telecommunications directed to an outpost station from the public for transmission, other than:
(a) telecommunications directed to the station using a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider; and
(b) telecommunications that would require use of a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider.
(2) The licensee must operate an outpost station to transmit and receive all public correspondence on equal terms, and without favour or prejudice.
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’.
(3) However, the licensee is not required to operate an outpost station to transmit or receive public correspondence while the station is required for communications in an emergency.
Transmitter output power
The licensee must not operate an outpost station at a transmitter output power greater than the power sufficient to achieve efficient communications.
Note Subsection 9 (2) imposes a further restriction on the level of power used to operate an outpost non assigned station.
Call signs
The licensee must operate an outpost station by transmitting the call sign allocated by the ACA:
(a) at the start of each transmission or series of transmissions; and
(b) at the end of the transmission or series of transmissions.
Part 3 Conditions for outpost licence (outpost non assigned station)
Conditions
(1) For paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the Act, every outpost licence (outpost non assigned station) is subject to the conditions in this Part relating to the operation of any outpost non assigned station under the licence by the licensee.
(2) The conditions in this Part are additional to the conditions in Part 2.
Technical performance of an outpost non assigned station
(1) An outpost non assigned station must comply with:
(a) the requirements of the document mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1:
(i) that was published most recently before the station was manufactured or imported into Australia; and
(ii) as in force when the station was manufactured or imported; or
(b) the requirements of the document mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1:
(i) that was published most recently before the station was manufactured or imported into Australia; and
(ii) as in force when the station was manufactured or imported.
(2) An outpost non assigned station must not be operated using transmitter output power of more than 100 watts pX.
Operation of station
The licensee must only operate an outpost non assigned station in accordance with sections 11 and 12.
Permitted 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.
Permitted 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.
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 | Derby VJB | 2020 | 2792 5300 6945 |
| 7 | Kalgoorlie VJQ | 2020 | 2656 5360 6825 |
| 8 | Meekatharra VKJ | 2020 | 2280 5360 |
| 9 | Mount Isa VJI | 2020 5110 6965 | |
| 10 | Port Augusta VNZ | 2020 4010 5145 6890 8165 | |
| 11 | Port Hedland VKL | 2020 | 2280 4030 5300 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.
Notes to the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997
Note 1
The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination 1997 (in force under paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 | 9 July 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN27) | 9 July 1997 | |
| Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1) | 1 Nov 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN43) | 22 Jan 2001 | — |
| Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Outpost Licence) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1) | 18 Sept 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN37) | 18 Sept 2002 | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| Part 1 | |
| S. 1......................................... | rs. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 3......................................... | am. 2000 No. 1 |
| Note to s. 3............................ | rs. 2000 No. 1 |
| Part 2 | |
| Note to s. 5............................ | rs. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 7......................................... | am. 2000 No. 1 |
| Part 3 | |
| S. 9......................................... | am. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 10....................................... | am. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 11....................................... | rs. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 12....................................... | rs. 2000 No. 1 |
| S. 13....................................... | rep. 2000 No. 1 |
| Schedule .............................. | rep. 2000 No. 1 |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 1............................ | ad. 2000 No. 1 |
| Schedule 2 | |
| Schedule 2............................ | ad. 2000 No. 1 |
| rs. 2002 No. 1 | |
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