Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment No. 4) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators)

Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment No. 4)

I, CHRISTINE MARY GOODE, Spectrum Manager, acting on behalf of the Spectrum Management Agency under section 119 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, make the following Determination.

Dated     30 March   1995.

CHRISTINE M. GOODE

Spectrum Manager

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1.       Commencement

1.1     This Determination commences on  3 April 1995.

2.       Amendment

2.1.    Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993¹ is amended as set out in this Determination.

3.       Clause 2A (Interpretation)

3.1     Omit “1 December 1993”, substitute “3 April 1995”.

4.       Clause 3 (Qualified operators)

4.1     Omit the clause, substitute:

Qualified operators

“3.     For the purposes of section 119 of the Act, persons must be qualified operators to operate transmitters under transmitter licences included in the following classes of transmitter licences:

(a)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur intermediate station;

(b)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur limited station;

(c)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur novice station;

(d)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur novice limited station;

(e)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur unrestricted station;

(f)      except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—a maritime coast licence that authorises the holder to operate a major coast station;

(g)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—a maritime coast licence that authorises the holder to operate:

(i)      a limited coast assigned station; or

(ii)     a limited coast non assigned station; or

(iii)     a limited coast marine rescue station;

(h)     except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications—a maritime ship licence that authorises the holder to operate a ship station Class B;

(i)      except where the persons hold:

(i)      an Australian Maritime Safety Authority Global Maritime Distress and Safety First-class Radio Electronic Certificate, Second-Class Radio Electronic Certificate or General Operator’s Certificate issued under Marine Orders Part 6 (Marine Qualifications ¾Radio) made under the Navigation Act 1912; or

(ii)     overseas qualifications recognised by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as equivalent qualifications;

a maritime ship licence that authorises the holder to operate a ship station class C.”.

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NOTE

1.   Published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 1993 and amended by:

(a)  Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment), published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 December 1993;

(b)  Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment No. 2), published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 January 1994;

(c)  Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment No. 3), published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 September 1994.