Radiocommunications (Radio-controlled Models) Class Licence 2002 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Radio-controlled Models) Class Licence 2002

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY issues this Class Licence under subsection 132 (1) and section 135 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated    7 February   2002

A.J SHAW  Chair

R HORTON  Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Class Licence

This Class Licence is the Radiocommunications (Radio-controlled Models) Class Licence 2002.

1. When Class Licence comes into force

This Class Licence comes into force on gazettal.

1. Definitions

In this Class Licence:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

device compliance day, for a radiocommunications device used to control model aircraft, model landcraft or model watercraft, means the most recent of the following days:

(a)if the radiocommunications device was manufactured in Australia — the day the radiocommunications device was manufactured;

(b)if the radiocommunications device was manufactured overseas and imported — the day it was imported;

(c)if the radiocommunications device was altered or modified in a material respect — the day it was altered or modified.

29 MHz band means the frequency band greater than 29.72 MHz and not exceeding 30 MHz.

36 MHz band means the frequency band greater than 36 MHz and not exceeding 36.6 MHz.

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

1. Revocation

For section 135 of the Act, the Radiocommunications Class Licence (Radio-controlled Models), notified in the Gazette on 24 July 1996, is revoked.

1. Class Licence

(1)Subject to sections 6, 7 and 8, this Class Licence authorises any person to operate a radiocommunications device to control model aircraft, model landcraft or model watercraft.

(2)In sections 6, 7 and 8, radiocommunications device means a radiocommunications device to which this Class Licence applies.

1. Condition — interference

The operation of a radiocommunications device must not cause interference to the operation of radiocommunications services.

Note   A radiocommunications device to which this Class Licence applies will not be afforded protection from interference caused by other radiocommunications devices.

A radiocommunications device operated under this Class Licence is generally not expected to suffer interference. However, a radiocommunications device to which this Class Licence applies may experience, from other radiocommunications devices, interference arising from the particular circumstances of the operation of the radiocommunications device to which this Class Licence applies.

1. Conditions — 29 MHz band or 36 MHz band

The operation of a radiocommunications device that operates in the 29 MHz band or 36 MHz band is subject to the following conditions:

(a)the radiocommunications device must operate on a carrier frequency in the 29 MHz band or the 36 MHz band, with a maximum EIRP greater than 300 milliwatts and not exceeding 1 watt;

(b)subject to paragraph (c), if the radiocommunications device is operated on a carrier frequency in the 36 MHz band, it may do so only on a carrier frequency obtained by using the formula:

;

where n is a whole number that is at least 1 and not exceeding 30;

(c)a carrier frequency using the formula specified in paragraph (b) may be used only for operation of a radiocommunications device that is used to control model aircraft or model watercraft;

(d)if a radiocommunications device is used to control model aircraft on a carrier frequency in the 36 MHz band, it may, in addition to being permitted to operate on a carrier frequency using the formula specified in paragraph (b), be operated on a carrier frequency obtained by using the formula:

;

where n is a whole number that is at least 1 and not exceeding 29.

1. Standards

If the device compliance day for a radiocommunications device occurs on or after the day on which this Class Licence comes into force, the radiocommunications device must comply with any standard applicable to it as in force on that day.

Note 1   The ACA wishes to make it clear that if a standard mentioned in this section is amended or replaced by another standard following the device compliance day for the radiocommunications device, the radiocommunications device need not comply with the amended or replaced standard.

Note 2 Section 5 of the Act defines standard to mean a standard made under section 162 of the Act.