Radiocommunications (Licensing and General) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1985 No. 2211

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Radiocommunications (Licensing and General) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1983.

Dated 6 September 1985.

J. A. ROWLAND

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. J. DUFFY

Minister of State for Communications

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Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 September 1985.

Principal Regulations

2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Radiocommunications (Licensing and General) Regulations.

Interpretation

3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “AUSSAT receive-only station” in sub-regulation (1) “16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21” and substituting “19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24”;

(b) by omitting from the definition of “fixed station” in sub-regulation (1) “between fixed points” and substituting “with one other station established at a fixed point on land”;

 

(c) by inserting after the definition of “multipoint distribution station receiver, Class B” in sub-regulation (1) the following definition:

“‘narrowband area receiver’ means a receiving land station that is used in association with a narrowband area station;”;

(d) by omitting the definition of “remote control station”; and

(e) by omitting the definition of “remote control station, Class C”.

Declaration as to receivers

4. Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:

“; (k) narrowband area receivers”.

Condition for use of transmitter

5. Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) “or relief operations in connection with natural disasters”.

Conditions in relation to operation of amateur station

6. Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-sub-paragraph (b) (i) (B) “call sign” and substituting “transmission”.

Schedule 1

7. Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 1Sub-regulation 2 (5)

SPECIFIED EXPRESSIONS IN RELATION TO TRANSMITTERS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Expression	Description
1	Aeronautical station	Land station in the aeronautical mobile service.
2	Aircraft station, Class A	Aircraft station installed aboard an aircraft that— (a) has not less than 38 passenger seats; or (b) has a maximum take-off weight of not less than 19 tonnes.
3	Aircraft station, Class B	Aircraft station other than an aircraft station, Class A.
4	Amateur station (unrestricted)	An amateur station in the case where the holder of the transmitter licence that relates to the station is a person to whom a certificate of proficiency has been granted in relation to the Amateur Operator’s Examination referred to in regulation 4 of the Radiocommunications (Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.

 

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Item	Expression	Description
5	Amateur station (limited)	An amateur station in the case where the holder of the transmitter licence that relates to the station is a person to whom a certificate of proficiency has been granted in relation to the Limited Amateur Operator’s Examination referred to in regulation 5 of the Radio-communications (Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
6	Amateur station (novice)	An amateur station in the case where the holder of the transmitter licence that relates to the station is a person to whom a certificate of proficiency has been granted in relation to the Novice Amateur Operator’s Examination referred to in regulation 6 of the Radio-communications (Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
7	Amateur station (combined limited and novice)	An amateur station in the case where the holder of the transmitter licence that relates to the station is a person to whom a certificate of proficiency has been granted in relation to— (a) the Limited Amateur Operator’s Examination referred to in regulation 5; and (b) the Novice Amateur Operator’s Examination referred to in regulation 6, of the Radiocommunications (Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
8	AUSSAT service	A service comprising earth stations possessed and operated by AUSSAT Proprietary Limited in the provision of radiocommunications services.
9	Australian satellite service	A service consisting of a space satellite declared by these Regulations to be an Australian satellite for the purposes of the Act.
10	Base station, Class A (high density location)	A base station, not being a base station, Class B, that is used in a high density location.
11	Base station, Class A (low density location)	A base station, not being a base station, Class B, that is used in a low density location.
12	Base station, Class A (high density location) service	A service consisting of a base station, Class A— (a) that operates in association with a number of mobile stations, as specified in the licence;

 

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Item	Expression	Description
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes, only a frequency, or frequencies, of not less than 30 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a high density location.
13	Base station, Class A (low density location) service	A service consisting of a base station, Class A— (a) that operates in association with a number of mobile stations, as specified in the licence; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, only a frequency, or frequencies, of not less than 30 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a low density location.
14	Base station, Class B	A base station that is used for any one or more of the following purposes: (a) low duty cycle speech; (b) telemetry; (c) telecommand.
15	Citizen band radio station	A station that employs, for radiocommunication, any frequency included in the frequencies designated in the frequency table as a frequency for use by citizen band radio stations.
16	Coast station, Class A	A coast station other than a coast station, Class B, that is used for communicating with ship stations on very high frequency channels.
17	Coast station, Class B	A coast station that is used for communicating with ship stations on other channels in addition to, or instead of, very high frequency channels.
18	Disaster station	A station having the exclusive function of providing a radiocommunications service in relation to natural disasters and civil defence activities.
19	Earth station, Australian satellite service	An earth station that is established for the purpose of providing access to an Australian satellite.
20	Earth station, Class A	An earth station, other than an earth station, Australian satellite service, capable of carrying not more than one voice channel.
21	Earth station, Class B	An earth station, other than an earth station, Australian satellite service, capable of carrying more than one but not more than 12 voice channels.

 

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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Expression	Description
22	Earth station, Class C	An earth station, other than an earth station, Class A, an earth station, Class B, or an earth station, Australian satellite service, capable of utilising not more than one satellite transponder.
23	Earth station, Class D	An earth station, other than an earth station, Australian satellite service, capable of utilising more than one but not more than 2 satellite transponders.
24	Earth station, Class E	An earth station, other than an earth station, Australian satellite service, capable of utilising more than 2 satellite transponders.
25	Experimental station	A station (other than an amateur station) that is used solely for— (a) investigation or research into, or instruction in, radiocommunications; or (b) demonstrating or testing radiocommunications equipment.
26	Exterior paging service, Class A	An exterior paging service that includes a transmitter operating in other than a high density location.
27	Exterior paging service, Class B	An exterior paging service that includes a transmitter operating in a high density location.
28	Exterior paging service, Class C	(a) An exterior paging service, Class A, that operates in conjunction with another exterior paging service, Class A; or (b) an exterior paging service, Class B, that operates in conjunction with another exterior paging service, Class B.
29	Fixed station, Class A (business)	A fixed station— (a) that does not use, for transmission purposes, any frequency or frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz; and (b) that is used for the transmission of business messages.
30	Fixed station, Class A (private)	A fixed station— (a) that does not use, for transmission purposes, any frequency or frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz; and (b) that is used solely for the transmission of private messages.

 

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Item	Expression	Description
31	Fixed station, Class B (high density location)	A fixed station— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency of not less than 30 megahertz and not more than 10.5 gigahertz; (b) that employs a single voice channel for any one or more of the following purposes: (i) low duty cycle speech; (ii) telemetry; (iii) telecommand; and (c) that is used in a high density location.
32	Fixed station Class B (low density location)	A fixed station— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency of not less than 30 megahertz and not more than 10.5 gigahertz; (b) that employs a single voice channel for any one or more of the following purposes: (i) low duty cycle speech; (ii) telemetry; (iii) telecommand; and (c) that is used in a low density location.
33	Fixed station, Class C (high density location)	A fixed station, other than a fixed station, Class B— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, any frequency or frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz but not exceeding 10.5 gigahertz; and (b) that is used in a high density location.
34	Fixed station, Class C (low density location)	A fixed station, other than a fixed station, Class B— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, any frequency or frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz but not exceeding 10 gigahertz; and (b) that is used in a low density location.
35	Fixed station, Class Dl (high density location)	A fixed station— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a high density location.

 

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Item	Expression	Description
36	Fixed station, Class D1 (low density location)	A fixed station (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a low density location.
37	Fixed station, Class D2 (high density location)	A fixed station (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a high density location.
38	Fixed station, Class D2 (low density location)	A fixed station (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a low density location.
39	Fixed station, Class El (high density location)	A fixed station (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a high density location.
40	Fixed station, Class El (low density location)	A fixed station (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a low density location.

 

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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Expression	Description
41	Fixed station, Class E2 (high density location)	A fixed station— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a high density location.
42	Fixed station, Class E2 (low density location)	A fixed station— (a) that uses, for transmission purposes, a single frequency that exceeds 15.35 gigahertz; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20 megahertz; and (c) that is used in a low density location.
43	General station, Class A	A station, being a station not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, that uses, for transmission purposes— (a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 36 kilohertz; or (b) a transmitter power not exceeding one watt.
44	General station, Class B	A station, being a station not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, that uses, for transmission purposes— (a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 500 kilohertz; or (b) a transmitter power not exceeding 10 watts.
45	General station, Class C	A station, being a station not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, that uses, for transmission purposes— (a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 3,000 kilohertz; or (b) a transmitter power not exceeding 100 watts.
46	General station, Class D	A station, being a station not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, that uses, for transmission purposes— (a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 10,000 kilohertz; or (b) a transmitter power not exceeding 1,000 watts.
47	General station, Class E	A station, being a station not otherwise referred to in this Schedule, that uses, for transmission purposes— (a) an occupied bandwidth exceeding 10,000 kilohertz; or

 

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Item	Expression	Description
(b) a transmitter power exceeding 1,000 watts.
48	Handphone station	A station that— (a) comprises equipment that is suitable for carriage by hand or on the person; and (b) employs, as specified in the licence, one or more of the following frequencies: 27,230, 27,240, 27,250, 27,260, 27,270, 27,280, 27,550, 27,560, 27,580, 27,590, 27,620, 27,660, 27,760 kilohertz.
49	Interior paging service	A radiocommunications service (a) that comprises (i) a single transmitter; and (ii) one or more receivers suitable for carriage by hand or on the person; and (b) that is used for communication solely within premises or similar restricted areas.
50	Internal television service	A low-powered radiocommunications service that links parts of a closed-circuit television installation within premises or any similar restricted area.
51	Limited coast station	A coast station (other than a marine rescue station) that is not used (a) for communicating with aircraft stations; or (b) for the transmission and reception of messages on behalf of the public.
52	Marine rescue station	A station (other than a mobile (disaster plan) station) that (a) is operated— (i) by a body in relation to which the Minister certifies that the Minister is satisfied that body is prepared to provide a comprehensive emergency radio-communications service to vessels at sea without discrimination; or (ii) aboard a ship by a person acting on behalf of, or in coordination with, such a body; (b) is used primarily for ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship and intership communications;

 

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Item	Expression	Description
(c) in the case of a station established on land— (i) maintains a listening watch on the frequency 27,880 kilohertz and on either or both of the frequencies 2,182 kilohertz and 156.8 megahertz; and (ii) transmits on the frequency 27,860 kilohertz and (A) where it maintains a listening watch on the frequency 2,182 kilohertz— transmits on the frequency 2,524 kilohertz; and (B) where it maintains a listening watch on the frequency 156.8 megahertz-transmits on the frequency 156.375 megahertz; and (d) in the case of a station established aboard a ship, operates— (i) on the frequencies 27,860 and 27,880 kilohertz; and (ii) on either or both of the following pairs of frequencies: (A) 2,182 and 2,524 kilohertz; (B) 156.375 and 156.8 megahertz.
53	Mobile (disaster plan) station	An ambulatory station that— (a) is authorised by the Minister to participate in an emergency radio-communications service that is established or maintained in accordance with an agreement between the Commonwealth and either a State or the Northern Territory, being an agreement declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be an approved agreement for the purposes of this description; and (b) is also authorised by the Minister to be used as if it were— (i) an aircraft station, Class A or an aircraft station, Class B; (ii) a marine rescue station; (iii) a mobile station; or (iv) a ship station.
54	Mobile outpost station	A mobile station that forms part of the outpost service.

 

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SPECIFIED EXPRESSIONS IN RELATION TO TRANSMITTERS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Expression	Description
55	Mobile station	An ambulatory station other than an ambulatory station of a kind specified in this Schedule.
56	Multipoint distribution station, Class A	A multipoint distribution station employing laser transmissions.
57	Multipoint distribution station, Class B	A multipoint distribution station that does not employ laser transmissions.
58	Multipoint distribution repeater station	A station— (a) that is used for the reception and automatic retransmission of radio transmissions emanating from a multipoint distribution station; (b) that employs an effective isotropically radiated power not exceeding 5 watts; and (c) that has a coverage area that does not extend beyond that of the station referred to in paragraph (a).
59	Narrowband area station	A land station — (a) that does not include a receiver; (b) that uses, for transmission purposes, an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 8,000 kilohertz; and (c) that transmits to a narrowband area receiver established at a fixed point, or to narrowband area receivers established at fixed points, within an area specified in the transmitter licence that relates to that station as an area where the establishment of receivers of that kind is authorised.
60	Outpost station	A land station in the outpost service.
61	Outside broadcast television station	A station in the outside broadcast television service.
62	Radiodetermination station	A station that is used for - (a) the determining, in relation to objects, of any of the following parameters: their positions, velocities and other characteristics; and (b) the obtaining of information in relation to those parameters, by means of the propagation properties of radio waves.
63	Repeater station	A station established at a fixed location for the reception of radio signals from amateur stations or citizen band radio stations and for the automatic retransmission of those signals by radio.

 

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SPECIFIED EXPRESSIONS IN RELATION TO TRANSMITTERS

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Item	Expression	Description
64	Remote control station	A station that is established at a fixed location for the remote control of a land station, or land stations, used for communicating with mobile stations, being a station— (a) transmitting and receiving on the same frequency, being the frequency; or (b) transmitting and receiving on 2 different frequencies, being the frequencies, used by the land station or land stations to communicate with the mobile stations used in association with the land station or land stations.
65	Ship station, Class A	A ship station, other than a ship station, Class C, used by a member of an organisation established to provide an inshore boating service, not being a station that includes a transmitter licensed to transmit public correspondence.
66	Ship station, Class B	A ship station other than a ship station, Class C— (a) that includes a transmitter licensed to transmit public correspondence; or (b) that does not include such a transmitter so licensed and that is not a ship station, Class A, as the case requires.
67	Ship station, Class C	A ship station equipped in accordance with orders made under the Navigation (Orders) Regulations.
68	Telemetry service	A radiocommunications service between a central station and remote stations— (a) that employs, for transmission purposes, a single frequency exceeding 30 megahertz and an occupied maximum bandwidth not exceeding 16 kilohertz; and (b) that is used, with or without telecommand facilities, for the purposes of telemetry.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 September 1985.

2. Statutory Rules 1985 No. 195.