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

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 3191

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Radiocommunications (Licensing and General) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL 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 29 November 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

RALPH WILLIS

Minister of State for Transport and Communications

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Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 December 1989.

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 inserting “or aircraft stations” after “ship stations” in the definition of “coast station, Class A (receive only)” in subregulation (1);

(b) by inserting “or aircraft stations” after “ship stations” in the definition of “coast station, Class B (receive only)” in subregulation (1);

(c) by omitting “from fixed stations” from the definition of “receiving land station” in subregulation (1);

 

(d) by inserting in subregulation (1) the following definition:

“‘service area’ has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Act 1942;.

Fee for examination for the purposes of section 12 of the Act

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

“(5) Where a device, submitted for examination for the purposes of section 12 of the Act in respect of a standard:

(a) is both a receiver and a transmitter and:

(i) only that part of the device that is a receiver is submitted for examination; or

(ii) only that part of the device that is a transmitter is submitted for examination; or

(b) is a receiver only; or

(c) is a transmitter only;

the fee payable for the examination is an amount equal to 60% of the amount of the fee specified in Schedule 2 for examination in respect of that standard.

“(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply where the standard in respect of which the device is to be examined is a standard which relates to a device which is a receiver only or is a transmitter only.

“(7) Where:

(a) upon the examination of a device for the purposes of section 12 of the Act in respect of a standard, the Minister refuses to issue a compliance statement certificate; and

(b) the device is resubmitted for further examination within a period of 6 months after the day on which any previous examination of the device against that standard was completed;

the fee payable for a second or any subsequent examination is 50% of the amount of the fee payable for the first examination in respect of that standard.

“(8) Subregulation (7) does not apply to a second or any subsequent examination where there is included in that examination any part of the relevant device that was not submitted for a previous examination.”.

Fee in respect of tests conducted under section 15a of the Act

5. Regulation 4aof the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (5) (b) “70%” and substituting “60%”;

(b) by inserting after subregulation (5) the following subregulation:

“(5a)Where a device submitted for testing, for the purposes of section 15aof the Act is:

(a) a receiver only; or

 

(b) a transmitter only;

the fee payable in respect of that testing is an amount equal to 60% of the fee specified in Column 3 in Schedule 2ain relation to a device which includes a receiver or transmitter of that type, as the case may be.”;

(c) by adding at the end the following subregulation:

“(7) Subregulation (6) does not apply to a second or any subsequent testing where there is included in that testing any part of the relevant device that was not submitted for a previous testing.”.

Prescribed classes of transmitters

6. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a) the classes of transmitters that comply with any of standards 241, 302, 306 or 315;”;

(b) by adding at the end the following paragraphs:

“(c) the class of transmitters comprising transmitters:

(i) which, immediately before 1 December 1989, were located in Australia and were included in a prescribed class of transmitters under paragraph (b) as in force immediately before 1 December 1989; and

(ii) which, but for this provision, would not be included in a prescribed class of transmitters on or after 1 December 1989;

(d) the class of transmitters comprising transmitters operating at a frequency of 10500 to 10550 MHz (inclusive) where the field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency does not exceed 115 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.”.

Conditions in relation to operation of amateur station

7. Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) “on any frequency lower than 50 megahertz”.

Schedule 1

8. Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by inserting after item 7 the following item:

“7a Ambulatory service (low frequency) An ambulatory service that operates on a single frequency not exceeding 30 MHz.”;

(b) by inserting in Column 3 of item 8 “on a single frequency exceeding 30 MHz” after “that operates”;

(c) by inserting in Column 3 of item 9 “on a single frequency exceeding 30 MHz” after “that operates”;

(d) by inserting in Column 3 of item 10 “on a single frequency exceeding 30 MHz” after “that operates”;

 

(e) by inserting in Column 3 of item 19 “or aircraft stations” after “ship stations”;

(f) by inserting in Column 3 of item 20 “or aircraft stations” after “ship stations”;

(g) by omitting from paragraph (b) in Column 3 of item 57 “frequency channel, or frequency channels” and substituting “single frequency channel”;

(h) by omitting from paragraph (b) in Column 3 of item 58 “frequency channel, or frequency channels” and substituting “single frequency channel”;

(i) by inserting in Column 3 of item 61 “156,300,” after “27,980,”.

Schedule 2

9. Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 2Regulation 4

FEE FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 12 OF THE ACT

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item No.	Standard	Fee
$
1	241	2100
2	250	560
3	302	1050
4	306	700
5	312	700
6	313	1820
7	315	420
8	316	700

Schedule 3

10. Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 3Regulation 6

PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF TRANSMITTERS UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE ACT

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Class of transmitters	Permitted operating frequencies (MHz)	Permitted operating power
1	Low power radio transmitters used for control of toys	27.095; 27.145; 40.680	Maximum direct current input to the transmitter not exceeding 250 milliwatts.

 

SCHEDULE 3— continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Class of transmitters	Permitted operating frequencies (MHz)	Permitted operating power
2	Low power radio transmitters used for control of models	29.72 to 30.00 (inclusive) 36.00 to 36.60 (inclusive) 40.66 to 40.70 (inclusive)	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 125dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
3	Telecommand transmitters	26.957 to 27.282 (inclusive) 40.66 to 40.70 (inclusive) 2400 to 2500 (inclusive) 5725 to 5875 (inclusive)	Maximum direct current input to the transmitter not exceeding 1 watt.
4	Telecommand transmitters	225.00 to 267.00 (inclusive) 273.00 to 328.60 (inclusive) 335.40 to 399.90 (inclusive)	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 75 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna, where the period of any transmission is not to exceed 2 seconds.
5	Wireless microphones and musical instrument transmitters	30.4; 30.6; 36.7; 39.1 and 40.68, with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated or amplitude modulated only and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 96 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
6	Wireless microphones and musical instrument transmitters	88.1 to 107.95 (inclusive) with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz.	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 75 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.

 

SCHEDULE 3— continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Class of transmitters	Permitted operating frequencies (MHz)	Permitted operating power
7	Wireless microphones and musical instrument transmitters	174.3 to 180.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 6); 181.3 to 187.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 7); 188.3 to 194.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 8); 195.3 to 201.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 9); 208.3 to 214.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 10); 215.3 to 221.5 (inclusive) (TV Channel 11), with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz but only outside the service area of a television station, or a repeater or translator associated with a television station, that is licensed to operate on any of those frequencies	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 96 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
8	Wireless microphones and musical instrument transmitters	202.00 to 204.00 (inclusive) with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 96 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
9	Wireless microphones and musical instrument transmitters	902.75; 904.00; 905.00; 908.25; 908.50; 909.00; 909.75; 910.75; 911.00; 912.75; 914.00; 914.25; 914.75; 915.75; 916.75; 917.25; 918.50; 919.00; 921.00; 921.50; 921.75; 925.00; 926.00 and 927.25, with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated only and having a maximum bandwidth of 330 kHz	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 100 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.

SCHEDULE 3— continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Class of transmitters	Permitted operating frequencies (MHz)	Permitted operating power
10	Auditory assistance transmitters	3.175; 3.225; 3.275 and 3.325	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 83 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
11	Auditory assistance transmitters	30.4; 30.6; 36.7; 39.1; 40.68; 41.55; 41.65; 41.85; 41.95; 43.05; 43.15; 43.25; 43.35; 43.45; 173.34; 173.37; 173.40; 173.43; 173.46; 173.49; 173.52	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 96 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
12	Auditory assistance transmitters	88.1 to 107.9 (inclusive) with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 75 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
13	Biomedical telemetry transmitters	174 to 181 (inclusive) (TV Channel 6), 181 to 188 (inclusive) (TV Channel 7), 188 to 195 (inclusive) (TV Channel 8), 195 to 202 (inclusive) (TV Channel 9), but only outside the service area of a television station, or a repeater or translator associated with a television station, that is licensed to operate on any of those frequencies	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 75 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
14	Personal alarm transmitters	304.00	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 85 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.
15	Personal alarm transmitters	225.00 to 267.00 (inclusive) 273.00 to 328.60 (inclusive) 335.40 to 399.90 (inclusive)	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 75 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna, with the period of any transmission not exceeding 2 seconds.

SCHEDULE 3— continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Class of transmitters	Permitted operating frequencies (MHz)	Permitted operating power
16	Cordless loud speaker and head phone transmitters	30.4 and 30.6, with an emission on each such frequency being frequency modulated and having a maximum bandwidth of 180 kHz	The field strength of a transmission on a carrier frequency not exceeding 96 dBuV/m at 3 metres from the antenna.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1985 No. 195 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1989 No. 193 and see also