Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015 (Cth)

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Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015

made under sections 39 and 39A of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Compilation  No.1

Compilation date:    27 September 2017

Includes amendments up to:            F2017L01268

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 27 September 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law.  Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.  For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Table of Contents

Part 1      Introduction

1.1        Name of Plan

1.2        Commencement

1.3        Purpose of this Plan

1.4        Definitions

Part 2      Allocation of spectrum licences

2.1        Purpose of this Part

2.2        Parts of the spectrum

2.3        How licences will be allocated

2.4        Lots for the auction

2.5        Advertising the auction

2.6        Taking part in the auction

Part 3      Spectrum licences to be issued

3.1        Purpose of this Part

3.2        Issue of licences

3.3        Duration of licences

3.4        Commencement of licences

3.5        Core licence conditions

3.6        Determining core licence conditions

3.7        Other licence conditions

3.8        Registration of radiocommunications transmitters

3.9        Draft sample licence

3.10       Compatibility requirements

Part 4      After allocation

4.1        Purpose of this Part

4.2        Registration of spectrum licences

4.3        Third party use

4.4        Trading in spectrum licences

4.5        Trading rules

4.6        Agreements about emission limits

4.7        Spectrum licences that are about to expire

4.8        Re‑issue of spectrum licences

Schedule 1        Categories

Schedule 2        Lots

Schedule 3        Regions

Schedule 4        Emission limits outside of the area

Schedule 5        Emission limits outside the band

Schedule 6        Specified fixed licences

Schedule 7        Sample spectrum licence – 1800 MHz band

Part 1       Introduction

1.1          Name of Plan

This Plan is the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015.

1.2          Commencement

This Plan commences on the day after it is registered.

Note  All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See of this Plan

This Plan describes:

(a)the procedures and timetable for issuing spectrum licences in the 1800 MHz band;

(b)the spectrum licences that will be allocated by the ACMA in accordance with this Plan;

(c)some of the matters a licensee must take into account when operating radiocommunications devices under a spectrum licence allocated in accordance with this Plan; and

(d)other matters which a person should take into account when deciding whether to apply for a spectrum licence under the allocation determination.

1.4          Definitions

(1)  In this Plan:

1800 MHz band: see subsections (1A) and (1B).

1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band has the meaning given by section 5 of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017.

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

advisory guidelines means the following documents made by the ACMA under section 262 of the Act:

(a)Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Additional Device Boundary Criteria – 1800 MHz Lower Band) 2012;

(b)Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 1800 MHz Band) 2012; and

(c)Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 1800 MHz Band) 2012.

allocation determination means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation – 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2015.

applicant information package has the meaning given by subsection 1.4 (1) of the allocation determination.

auction has the meaning given by subsection 2.3 (1).

Australian spectrum map grid (ASMG) means the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012, published by the ACMA, as existing from time to time.

designation notice means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Designation) Notice No. 1 of 2014.

geographic area, for a spectrum licence, means the area within which operation of a radiocommunications device is authorised under the licence.

HCIS identifier means an identifier used to describe a geographic area in the HCIS.

hierarchical cell identifier scheme (HCIS) means the cell grouping hierarchy scheme used to describe geographic areas in the Australian spectrum map grid (ASMG).

lot means a part of the spectrum as referred to in section 2.4.

maximum true mean power means the true mean power measured in a specified rectangular bandwidth that is located within a specified frequency band such that the true mean power is the maximum of true mean powers produced.

Note The power within the specified rectangular bandwidth is normally established by taking measurements using either an adjacent channel power meter or a spectrum analyser. Estimation of the accuracy of the measuring equipment, measurement procedure and any adjustments made to measurements to take account of practical filter shape factors should be in accordance with good engineering practice.

mean power means the average power measured during an interval of time that is at least 10 times the period of the lowest modulation frequency.

pre-determined price has the same meaning as in the allocation determination.

re-allocation declaration means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation―Regional 1800 MHz Band) Declaration 2015.

sample spectrum licence has the meaning given by section 3.9.

spurious emission means emissions that are not:

(a)modulation products; or

(b)wide band noise; or

(c)emissions caused by switching transients.

true mean power means:

(a)      if an unmodulated carrier is present – the mean power measured while        the unmodulated carrier is present; and

(b)     if an unmodulated carrier is not present – the mean power measured            while transmitted information is present.

Note Terms and expressions used in this Plan have the meaning given by section 5 of the Act, for example:

ACMA licensee
apparatus licence public or community service
core condition Register
frequency band spectrum licence.

(1A)  In the period commencing on the day this Plan commences and ending immediately before the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) Variation 2017 (No. 1), 1800 MHz band means:

(a)  the following spectrum, in the geographic areas specified in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the re-allocation declaration:

(i)  1725 MHz to 1785 MHz; and

(ii)  1820 MHz to 1880 MHz; and

(b)  the following spectrum within the identified geographic areas of Australia, as that term is defined in section 3 of the designation notice, and specified in the Schedule to the designation notice:

(i)  1770 MHz to 1775 MHz and 1865 MHz to 1870 MHz in Adelaide;

(ii)  1710 MHz to 1712.5 MHz and 1805 MHz to 1807.5 MHz in regional South Australia; and

(iii)  1710 MHz to 1712.5 MHz and 1805 MHz to 1807.5 MHz in Cairns/Townsville.

(1B)  After the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) Variation 2017 (No. 1), 1800 MHz band means the spectrum in the geographic areas specified in subsection (1A), other than the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band.

Note:    After the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz) Variation 2017 (No. 1), this Plan does not deal with the part of the 1800 MHz band defined as the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017. The Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017 deals with the 1800 (unallocated lots) band.

(2)  In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears a reference to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time.

Note 1 For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13 (1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2        All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instrument are available on the ComLaw website at 2       Allocation of spectrum licences

2.1           Purpose of this Part

This Part describes the procedures and timetable for allocating spectrum licences that authorise the operation of radiocommunications devices in the 1800 MHz band.

2.2           Parts of the spectrum

(1)  The ACMA will allocate and issue spectrum licences for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in the manner described in this Plan and the allocation determination.

(2)  This Plan will have no effect if the re-allocation declaration is revoked in accordance with the Act.

2.3           How licences will be allocated

(1)  Spectrum licences for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band will be allocated by a simultaneous multiple round ascending (SMRA) auction in accordance with the procedures set out in the allocation determination (auction).

Note Neither the ACMA nor the Commonwealth accepts any liability for any loss or damage suffered by any person participating in the auction. Any person intending to participate in the auction should obtain their own legal, technical and financial advice before applying.

(2)  However, if the ACMA considers that it may be able to allocate spectrum licences without having to conduct an auction, the ACMA may offer to allocate spectrum licences for a pre-determined price.

2.4           Lots for the auction

(1)  There are three categories of lots for the 1800 MHz band. The categories are characterised by:

(a)the frequencies set out in columns 3 and 4 of table 1 in Schedule 1; and

(b)the bandwidth described in column 5 of table 1 in Schedule 1.

(2)  The ACMA has divided up the 1800 MHz band into the lots described in Schedule 2. Each lot is characterised by:

(a)the category to which the lot belongs, set out in column 3 of table 1 in Schedule 2;

(b)the region for the lot, specified in column 4 of table 1 in Schedule 2; and

(c)the frequencies set out in columns 5 and 6 of table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3)  The size of each lot varies depending upon which category of the 1800 MHz band the lot is in. Lots in categories 1 and 3 are 2 x 5 MHz, being 5 MHz in the lower frequency range mentioned for that category in table 1 of Schedule 1 and 5 MHz in the upper frequency range mentioned for that category in table 1 of Schedule 1. Lots in category 2 are 2 x 2.5 MHz, being 2.5 MHz in the lower frequency range mentioned for that category in table 1 of Schedule 1 and 2.5 MHz in the upper frequency range mentioned for that category in table 1 of Schedule 1.

(4)  The ACMA will notify applicants of the lot rating for each lot set under section 4.6 of the allocation determination. All lots in the same region within the same category will have the same lot rating.

(5)  The lot rating will be used as the basis for calculating the amount of an applicant’s eligibility payment or deed of financial security. Details of this are in section 4.16 of the allocation determination.

(6)  The auction will be held in accordance with the procedures set out in the allocation determination. All lots will be available for allocation at the auction.

(7)  If, before the auction manager sets the start date and time for the first and second rounds of the auction, the ACMA considers that it may be able to allocate spectrum licences for lots without having to conduct an auction to identify the highest value user for the spectrum represented by those lots, the ACMA may offer to allocate spectrum licences for the lots for a pre‑determined price, as set out in Part 5 of the allocation determination.

2.5           Advertising the auction

The ACMA will publish details of the auction and invite persons to apply to take part in the auction, in accordance with the allocation determination.

2.6           Taking part in the auction

(1)   The ACMA will make available an applicant information package that contains more detail about application requirements and the auction process in accordance with the allocation determination. Details of what must be in the applicant information package are in subsection 4.5 (1) of the allocation determination.

(2)   Details of how to apply to take part in the auction are set out in Part 4 of the allocation determination.

Part 3      Spectrum licences to be issued

3.1           Purpose of this Part

This Part describes:

(a)the spectrum licences that will be issued in accordance with this Plan;

(b)some of the matters a licensee must take into account when operating radiocommunications devices under a spectrum licence issued in accordance with this Plan;

(c)conditions to be included in spectrum licences issued in accordance with this Plan; and

(d)other matters which a person should take into account when deciding whether to apply for a spectrum licence to be issued in accordance with this Plan.

3.2           Issue of licences

Subject to the Act, the allocation determination and other relevant law, the ACMA will issue a spectrum licence to the person to whom it is allocated as soon as practicable after the person pays to the ACMA the balance of the winning price in accordance with Division 2 of Part 7 of the allocation determination or the full balance of the pre-determined price in accordance with section 5.5 of the allocation determination.

3.3           Duration of licences

(1)   Licences issued to a person who has been allocated a lot or lots as a result of the auction or for a pre-determined price will start on the date set out in section 3.4 and will be for a fixed term with an expiry date of 17 June 2028.

3.4           Commencement of licences

(1)   A licence issued to a person who has been allocated a lot in Category 1 as a result of the auction or for a pre-determined price will come into force on 30 May 2017.

(2)   A licence issued to a person who has been allocated a lot in Category 2 or 3 as a result of the auction or for a pre-determined price will come into force on the day after payment of the balance of the winning price or full balance of the pre-determined price is made, as the case may be, or immediately upon issue if the relevant balance is zero.

3.5           Core licence conditions

(1) Section 66 of the Act requires spectrum licences to include the following core conditions:

(a)a condition specifying the part or parts of the spectrum in which operation of radiocommunications devices is authorised under the licence;

(b)a condition specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission, in parts of the spectrum outside such a part, that may be caused by operation of radiocommunications devices under the licence;

(c)a condition specifying the area within which operation of radiocommunications devices is authorised under the licence; and

(d)a condition specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission, outside that area, that may be caused by operation of radiocommunications devices under the licence.

(2)   These conditions will be included in the spectrum licences issued in accordance with this Plan.

Note These core conditions may be varied by the ACMA, with the licensee’s agreement, under section 72 of the Act.

3.6           Determining core licence conditions

(1)   For each spectrum licence issued to a person as a result of the auction or for a pre-determined price:

(a)the licence will be for the frequencies, or the aggregation of the frequencies, assigned to the lots allocated to the person in accordance with the allocation determination; and

(b)the geographic area of a licence will be the region described in Schedule 3 that is for the lots allocated to the person in accordance with the allocation determination.

(3)   The emission limits outside the area for all licences issued in accordance with this Plan will be calculated in accordance with Schedule 4.

(4)   The emission limits outside the band for all licences issued in accordance with this Plan will be calculated in accordance with Schedule 5.

3.7           Other licence conditions

(1)   Each spectrum licence will also include conditions about:

(a)payment of charges (section 67 of the Act);

(b)use by third parties (section 68 of the Act);

(c)registration of radiocommunications transmitters (section 69 of the Act); and

(d)residency (section 69A of the Act).

(2)   Each spectrum licence issued as a result of the auction or for a pre-determined price will include a condition which will provide that where:

(a)a service is provided using the same parameters as a fixed licence listed in table 1 of Schedule 6 (a specified fixed service); and

(b)the specified fixed service uses frequencies wholly or partly within the 1800 MHz band; and

(c)the specified fixed service is provided using a radiocommunications device operated under an apparatus licence;

the licensee:

(d)must not operate any radiocommunications transmitters authorised under its licence in a manner that would be inconsistent with the protections afforded to those specified fixed services by Part 2 of the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 1800 MHz Band) 2012. Part 2 specifies the level of out-of-band and in-band protection to be afforded to the specified fixed services; and

(e)cannot claim protection from interference caused by such specified fixed services.

Note 1    The sample licence includes a version of this condition.

Note 2    By operation of section 153H of the Act all fixed licences authorising the operation of the radiocommunications devices listed in table 1 of Schedule 6 are cancelled at the end of the re-allocation period. The ACMA may, however, under subsection 153P (3) of the Act, issue apparatus licences that authorise the operation of the same services that were provided under the fixed licences after the end of the re-allocation period if it is satisfied that special circumstances of the particular case justify the issuing of the licence. If the ACMA does issue any such licences wholly or partly in the 1800 MHz band under subsection 153P (3), and those licences have the same parameters as the licences listed in table 1 of Schedule 6, the spectrum licensee will not be able to establish operation of, or use, any radiocommunications devices authorised by the spectrum licence in a manner that would cause interference to the operation of radiocommunications devices authorised by those fixed licences.

(3) Under section 71 of the Act, the ACMA may also include conditions about other matters as it thinks fit.

(4)     Other conditions likely to be imposed are included in the sample spectrum licence at Schedule 7.

Note    The ACMA may include conditions in a spectrum licence that are not included in the sample spectrum licence.

3.8           Registration of radiocommunications transmitters

(1) Each spectrum licence will include a condition that prohibits operation of a radiocommunications transmitter unless the requirements under Part 3.5 of the Act to have the transmitter registered have been met.

Note 1    Under subsection 145 (1) of the Act, the ACMA may refuse to include in the Register details of a radiocommunications transmitter that is proposed to be operated under a spectrum licence if the ACMA is satisfied that operation of the transmitter could cause an unacceptable level of interference to the operation of other radiocommunications devices under that or any other licence.

Note 2    Subsection 145 (4) of the Act states that the ACMA may determine, by written instrument, what are unacceptable levels of interference for the purposes of section 145 of the Act.

Note 3    The Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference — 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 sets out what are the unacceptable levels of interference for the purpose of registering radiocommunications devices to be operated under a licence issued in accordance with this Plan, and is to be used for the issue of certificates by accredited persons under subsection 145 (3) of the Act.

(2)     Each spectrum licence will include a condition that states the following radiocommunications transmitters are exempt from registration:

(a)a mobile transmitter that operates in the 1800 MHz band with a radiated power of less than or equal to 39 dBm EIRP per occupied bandwidth;

(b)a fixed transmitter that operates in the 1800 MHz band with a radiated power always less than or equal to 33 dBm EIRP per occupied bandwidth.

3.9           Draft sample licence

Schedule 7 sets outa sample spectrum licence (sample spectrum licence) including conditions that may be included in each spectrum licence that is issued in a part of the spectrum referred to in the re‑allocation declaration.

Note    The sample spectrum licence may not reflect the conditions included in a spectrum licence issued to a winning bidder.

3.10        Compatibility requirements

The advisory guidelines provide a means of coordinating services operating under spectrum licences with other services.

Part 4       After allocation

4.1           Purpose of this Part

This Part describes various matters that apply after spectrum licences are issued in accordance with this Plan.

4.2           Registration of spectrum licences

The ACMA will register all spectrum licences in accordance with Part 3.5 of the Act.

Note     Details about registration are in the Radiocommunications (Register of Radiocommunications Licences) Determination 1997.

4.3           Third party use

A licensee may authorise other persons to operate radiocommunications devices under any spectrum licence issued to it, provided it does so in accordance with Division 1 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

4.4           Trading in spectrum licences

A licensee may assign, or otherwise deal with, the whole or any part of a spectrum licence provided it does so in accordance with Division 5 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

4.5           Trading rules

The ACMA has made rules under section 88 of the Act to regulate trading in spectrum licences. Section 85 of the Act requires assignments of the whole or part of any spectrum licence to comply with these rules.

Note     The rules are described in the Radiocommunications (Trading Rules for Spectrum Licences) Determination 2012.

4.6           Agreements about emission limits

A licensee may enter into an agreement with adjacent spectrum licensees for the purpose of one or more of the following:

(a)   paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 (about emission limits outside the geographic area of the licence); or

(b)   paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (about emission limits outside the band of the licence).

4.7           Spectrum licences that are about to expire

As required by section 78 of the Act, the ACMA must, from time to time, cause to be published on its website notices that:

(a)   state where information may be obtained about the spectrum licences that will expire during the period specified in the notice and the parts of the spectrum to which they relate (expiring spectrum licences); and

(b)   invite expressions of interest from persons who wish to have issued to them spectrum licences relating to those parts of the spectrum.

4.8           Re‑issue of spectrum licences

(1)    The ACMA must re‑issue spectrum licences in accordance with Division 4 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

(2)    Spectrum licences that are re‑issued may not take the same form as originally issued as the parts of the spectrum may be divided and distributed differently. Conditions on the spectrum licences may also change. Licensees should not assume that they will be re‑issued with their existing spectrum licences.

Schedule 1     Categories

(subsections 2.4 (1) and (3))

Table 1

Column 1
Category Number
Column 2
Category name
Column 3
Lower frequency range
Column 4 Upper frequency range Column 5
Bandwidth
1 Regional Australia 1725 – 1785 MHz 1820 – 1880 MHz 2 x 5 MHz
2 Residual - Regional 1710 – 1712.5 MHz 1805 – 1807.5 MHz 2 x 2.5 MHz
3 Residual - Metropolitan 1770 – 1775 MHz 1865 – 1870 MHz 2 x 5 MHz

Note:    After the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz) Variation 2017 (No. 1), this Plan does not deal with the part of the 1800 MHz band defined as the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017. The Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017 deals with the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band.

Schedule 2     Lots

(subsection 2.4 (2))

Table 1

Column 1
Lot Number
Column 2
Lot Name
Column 3
Category Number
Column 4
Region
Column 5
Lower frequency range
Column 6
Upper frequency range
1 DARW01 1 Darwin 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
2 DARW02 1 Darwin 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
3 DARW03 1 Darwin 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
4 DARW04 1 Darwin 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
5 DARW05 1 Darwin 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
6 DARW06 1 Darwin 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
7 DARW07 1 Darwin 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
8 DARW08 1 Darwin 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
9 DARW09 1 Darwin 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
10 DARW10 1 Darwin 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
11 DARW11 1 Darwin 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
12 DARW12 1 Darwin 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
13 NQLD01 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
14 NQLD02 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
15 NQLD03 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
16 NQLD04 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
17 NQLD05 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
18 NQLD06 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
19 NQLD07 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
20 NQLD08 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
21 NQLD09 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
22 NQLD10 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
23 NQLD11 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
24 NQLD12 1 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
25 CQLD01 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
26 CQLD02 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
27 CQLD03 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
28 CQLD04 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
29 CQLD05 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
30 CQLD06 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
31 CQLD07 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
32 CQLD08 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
33 CQLD09 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
34 CQLD10 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
35 CQLD11 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
36 CQLD12 1 Central Queensland (Mackay) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
37 SQLD01 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
38 SQLD02 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
39 SQLD03 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
40 SQLD04 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
41 SQLD05 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
42 SQLD06 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
43 SQLD07 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
44 SQLD08 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
45 SQLD09 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
46 SQLD10 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
47 SQLD11 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
48 SQLD12 1 South Queensland (Maryborough) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
49 NNSW01 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
50 NNSW02 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
51 NNSW03 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
52 NNSW04 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
53 NNSW05 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
54 NNSW06 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
55 NNSW07 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
56 NNSW08 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
57 NNSW09 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
58 NNSW10 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
59 NNSW11 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
60 NNSW12 1 Northern New South Wales (Grafton) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
61 WNSW01 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
62 WNSW02 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
63 WNSW03 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
64 WNSW04 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
65 WNSW05 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
66 WNSW06 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
67 WNSW07 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
68 WNSW08 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
69 WNSW09 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
70 WNSW10 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
71 WNSW11 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
72 WNSW12 1 Western New South Wales (Dubbo) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
73 CANB01 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
74 CANB02 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
75 CANB03 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
76 CANB04 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
77 CANB05 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
78 CANB06 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
79 CANB07 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
80 CANB08 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
81 CANB09 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
82 CANB10 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
83 CANB11 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
84 CANB12 1 Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
85 SNSW01 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
86 SNSW02 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
87 SNSW03 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
88 SNSW04 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
89 SNSW05 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
90 SNSW06 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
91 SNSW07 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
92 SNSW08 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
93 SNSW09 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
94 SNSW10 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
95 SNSW11 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
96 SNSW12 1 Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
97 VICT01 1 Regional Victoria 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
98 VICT02 1 Regional Victoria 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
99 VICT03 1 Regional Victoria 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
100 VICT04 1 Regional Victoria 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
101 VICT05 1 Regional Victoria 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
102 VICT06 1 Regional Victoria 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
103 VICT07 1 Regional Victoria 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
104 VICT08 1 Regional Victoria 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
105 VICT09 1 Regional Victoria 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
106 VICT10 1 Regional Victoria 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
107 VICT11 1 Regional Victoria 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
108 VICT12 1 Regional Victoria 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
109 TASM01 1 Tasmania 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
110 TASM02 1 Tasmania 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
111 TASM03 1 Tasmania 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
112 TASM04 1 Tasmania 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
113 TASM05 1 Tasmania 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
114 TASM06 1 Tasmania 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
115 TASM07 1 Tasmania 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
116 TASM08 1 Tasmania 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
117 TASM09 1 Tasmania 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
118 TASM10 1 Tasmania 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
119 TASM11 1 Tasmania 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
120 TASM12 1 Tasmania 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
121 SAUS01 1 Regional South Australia 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
122 SAUS02 1 Regional South Australia 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
123 SAUS03 1 Regional South Australia 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
124 SAUS04 1 Regional South Australia 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
125 SAUS05 1 Regional South Australia 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
126 SAUS06 1 Regional South Australia 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
127 SAUS07 1 Regional South Australia 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
128 SAUS08 1 Regional South Australia 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
129 SAUS09 1 Regional South Australia 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
130 SAUS10 1 Regional South Australia 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
131 SAUS11 1 Regional South Australia 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
132 SAUS12 1 Regional South Australia 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
133 WAUS01 1 Regional Western Australia 1725–1730 MHz 1820–1825 MHz
134 WAUS02 1 Regional Western Australia 1730–1735 MHz 1825–1830 MHz
135 WAUS03 1 Regional Western Australia 1735–1740 MHz 1830–1835 MHz
136 WAUS04 1 Regional Western Australia 1740–1745 MHz 1835–1840 MHz
137 WAUS05 1 Regional Western Australia 1745–1750 MHz 1840–1845 MHz
138 WAUS06 1 Regional Western Australia 1750–1755 MHz 1845–1850 MHz
139 WAUS07 1 Regional Western Australia 1755–1760 MHz 1850–1855 MHz
140 WAUS08 1 Regional Western Australia 1760–1765 MHz 1855–1860 MHz
141 WAUS09 1 Regional Western Australia 1765–1770 MHz 1860–1865 MHz
142 WAUS10 1 Regional Western Australia 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz
143 WAUS11 1 Regional Western Australia 1775–1780 MHz 1870–1875 MHz
144 WAUS12 1 Regional Western Australia 1780–1785 MHz 1875–1880 MHz
145 RESD01 2 North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville) 1710–1712.5 MHz 1805–1807.5 MHz
146 RESD02 2 Regional South Australia   1710–1712.5 MHz 1805–1807.5 MHz
147 RESD03 3 Adelaide 1770–1775 MHz 1865–1870 MHz

Note 1: The region in column 4 indicates the geographical area in which radiocommunications devices may be operated using the lot. Each region is defined by reference to its HCIS identifiers in Schedule 3.

Note 2: After the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz) Variation 2017 (No. 1), this Plan does not deal with the part of the 1800 MHz band defined as the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017. The Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz unallocated lots band) 2017 deals with the 1800 MHz (unallocated lots) band.

Schedule 3     Regions

(paragraph 3.6 (1) (b))

There are lots offered in thirteen regions. The regions are:

1)Darwin

2)North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville)

3)Central Queensland (Mackay)

4)South Queensland (Maryborough)

5)Northern New South Wales (Grafton)

6)Western New South Wales (Dubbo)

7)Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales)

8)Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury)

9)Regional Victoria

10)Tasmania

11)Regional South Australia

12)Regional Western Australia

13)Adelaide.

The thirteen areas are described by the HCIS identifiers specified in table 1. Each region is described using the hierarchical cell identifier scheme (HCIS) in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 (ASMG). There are four levels to the HCIS corresponding to 3 degree, 1 degree, 15 minute and 5 minute cells of the ASMG.

The geographic area of a region can be determined by the aggregation of block areas referenced by HCIS identifiers used to describe it.  Refer to the ASMG for a complete description of the naming convention referred to as the HCIS, as published by the ACMA.

Note       The map of the regions is included for information only. The ACMA does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of that information. Potential participants in the allocation process should obtain their own advice and make their own inquiries into the pictorial representations of the regions.

Table 1          HCIS identifiers for spectrum licences in the 1800 MHZ band

Geographic areas HCIS identifiers

Darwin

GO7C, GO7D, GO7G, GO7H, GO8A, GO8E, GO7K, GO7L, GO8I

North Queensland (Cairns/Townsville)

LQ1, LQ2, LQ4, LQ5, LQ7, LQ8, LR2, LR3, LR5, LR6

Central Queensland (Mackay) MR1, MR4, MR5, MR7, MR8, MR9, MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4, MS5, MS6, NS4
South Queensland (Maryborough) MS8, MS9, MT3, MT6, MT9, MU3, MU5, MU6, MU8, MU9, NS7, NS8, NS9, NT1, NT2, NT3, NT4, NT7, NU1, NT5A, NT5B, NT5C, NT5D, NT5E, NT5F, NT5G, NT5H, NT5I, NT5J, NT5K, NT5L, NT5M, NT5N, NT6A, NT6B, NT6C, NT6D, NT6E, NT6F, NT6G, NT6H, NT6I, NT6J, NT6K, NT6L, NT8A, NT8B, NT8E, NT8F, NT8I, NT8J, NT8M, NT8N, NU2A, NU2B, MV2A, MV2B, MV2C, MV2D, MV2H, MV3A, MV3B, MV3C, MV3D, MV3E, MV3F, MV3G, MV3H, MV3J, MV3K, NU4A, NU4B, NU4C, NU4D, NU4E, NU4F, NU4G, NU4H, NU4I, NU4J, NU4K, NU4M, NU4N, NU4O, NU7A, NU7B, NU7C, NU7E, NU7F, NU7G, NU7I, NU7J, NU7M, NU7N, NV1A, NV1B, NV1E, NV1F, NT5O1, NT5O2, NT5O3, NT5P1, NT5P2, NT5P3, NT6M1, NT6M2, NT6M3, NT6N1, NT6N2, NT6N3, NT6O1, NT6O2, NT6O3, NT6P1, NT6P2, NT6P3, NU2C4, NU2C5, NU2C6, NU2D4, NU2C7, NU2C8, NU2C9, NU2D7, MV2E1, MV2E2, MV2E3, MV2F1, MV2F2, MV2F3, MV2G1, MV2G2, MV2G3, MV2G6, MV2L2, MV2L3, MV3I1, MV3I2, MV3I3, MV3L1, MV3L2, MV3L3, NV1I1, MV2L6, MV3I4, MV3I5, MV3I6, MV3L4, MV3L5, MV3L6, MV3I8, MV3I9, MV3L7, MV3N1, MV3N2, MV3N3, MV3O1, MV3O2, NU4L4, NU4L5, NU4L6, NU4L7, NU4L8, NU4P1, NU4P2, NU4P4, NU4P7, NU7D1, NU7D4, NU7D7, NU7K1, NU7K2, NU7K3, NU7K4, NU7K5, NU7K6, NU7K7, NU7O1, NU7O4, NU2E1, NU2E2, NU2E3, NU2F1, NU2F2, NU2F3, NU2G1, NU2G2, NU2E4, NU2E5, NU2E7, NU2I1, NU2I4, NU2I7, NU2M1, NU2M4, NU2M7, NU5A1, NU5A4, NU5A7, NU5E1, NU5E4, NU4L1, NU4L2, NU4L3, NU2G3, NU2H1, NU7O7, NV1C1
Northern New South Wales (Grafton) NU6, NU8, NU9, NV2, NV3, NU2J, NU2K, NU2L, NU2N, NU2O, NU2P, NU3M, NU3N, NU3O, NU3P, NU5B, NU5C, NU5D, NU5F, NU5G, NU5H, NU5I, NU5J, NU5K, NU5L, NU5M, NU5N, NU5O, NU5P, NU7H, NU7L, NU7P, NV1D, NV1G, NV1H, NV1K, NV1L, NV1O, NV1P, NV4C, NV4D, NV4G, NV4H, NV5A, NV5B, NV5C, NV5D, NV5E, NV5F, NV5G, NV5H, NU4L9, NU4P3, NU4P5, NU4P6, NU4P8, NU4P9, NU7D2, NU7D3, NU7D5, NU7D6, NU7D8, NU7D9, NU7K8, NU7K9, NU7O2, NU7O3, NU7O5, NU7O6, NU2E6, NU2F4, NU2F5, NU2F6, NU2G4, NU2G5, NU2E8, NU2E9, NU2F7, NU2F8, NU2F9, NU2G7, NU2G8, NU2I2, NU2I3, NU2I5, NU2I6, NU2I8, NU2I9, NU2M2, NU2M3, NU2M5, NU2M6, NU2M8, NU2M9, NU5A2, NU5A3, NU5A5, NU5A6, NU5A8, NU5A9, NU5E2, NU5E3, NU5E5, NU5E6, NU5E7, NU5E8, NU5E9, NU2G6, NU2H4, NU2H5, NU2H6, NU3E4, NU2G9, NU2H7, NU2H8, NU2H9, NU3E7, NU3I1, NU3I4, NU3I5, NU3I6, NU3J4, NU3J5, NU3J6, NU3K4, NU3K5, NU3K6, NU3L4, NU3L5, NU3L6, NU3I7, NU3I8, NU3I9, NU3J7, NU3J8, NU3J9, NU3K7, NU3K8, NU3K9, NU3L7, NU3L8, NU3L9, NU7O8, NU7O9, NV1C2, NV1C3, NV1C4, NV1C5, NV1C6, NV1C7, NV1C8, NV1C9, NV4K1, NV4K2, NV4K3, NV4L1, NV4L2, NV4L3, NV5I1, NV5I2, NV5I3, NV5J1, NV5J2, NV5J3, NV5K1, NV5K2, NV5K3, NV5L1, NV5L2, NV5L3
Western New South Wales (Dubbo) MV4, MV5, MV6, MV7, MV8, LV9A, LV9B, LV9C, LV9D, LV9E, LV9F, LV9G, LV9H, MV2I, MV2J, MV2K, MV2M, MV2N, MV2O, MV2P, MV3M, MV3P, MV9A, MV9B, MV9C, NV1J, NV1M, NV1N, NV4A, NV4B, NV4E, NV4F, LV9J, LV9K, LV9L, LV9O, LV9P, LW3D, MW1A, MW1B, MW1C, MW1E, MW1F, MW1G, MW1D, MW1H, MW2A, MW2B, MW2C, MW2D, MW2E, MW2F, MV2E4, MV2E5, MV2E6, MV2F4, MV2F5, MV2F6, MV2G4, MV2G5, MV2E7, MV2E8, MV2E9, MV2F7, MV2F8, MV2F9, MV2G7, MV2G8, MV2G9, MV2L1, NV1I2, NV1I3, MV2L4, MV2L5, NV1I4, NV1I5, NV1I6, MV2L7, MV2L8, MV2L9, MV3I7, MV3L8, MV3L9, NV1I7, NV1I8, NV1I9, MV3O3, MV3N4, MV3N5, MV3N6, MV3O4, MV3O5, MV3O6, MV3N7, MV3N8, MV3N9, MV3O7, MV3O8, MV3O9, NV4I1, NV4I2, NV4I3, NV4J1, NV4I4, NV4I7, NV4M1, NV4M4, NV4M7, MV9D1, MV9D2, MV9D3, NV7A1, MV9D4, MV9D5, MV9D7, MV9D8, MV9E1, MV9E2, MV9E3, MV9F1, MV9F2, MV9F3, MV9G1, MV9G2, MV9G3, MV9H1, MV9H2, NV4J2, NV4J3, LV9I3, LV9I6, LV9I9, LV9N2, LV9N5, LV9N3, LV9N6, LW3C1, LW3C2, LW3C3, LW3C6, LW3C9, LW3H2, LW3H3, LW3H5, LW3H6, MW1I3, MW1J1, MW1J2, MW1J3, MW1K1, MW1K2, MW1K3, MW1J5, MW1J6, MW1K4, MW1K5, MW1K6, MW2G1, MW2G2, MW2G3, MW2G4, MW2G5, MW2G6, MW2G7, MW1L1, MW1L2, MW1L3, MW2I1, MW2I2, MW2I3, MW2J1, MW2J2, MW2J3, MW2K1, MW1L4, MW1L5, MW1L6, MW2I4, MW2I5, MW2I6, MW2J4, MW2J5, MW2J6, MW2K4
Canberra (including south coast of New South Wales) MW5, MW6, MW8, MW9, MX3, MW1O, MW4C, MW4G, MW4K, MW4O, MW7C, MW7G, MW7J, MW7K, MW1P, MW2H, MW2L, MW2M, MW2N, MW2O, MW2P, MW3A, MW3E, MW3I, MW3M, MW3N, MW4D, MW4H, MW4L, MW4P, MW7D, MW7H, MW7L, MW7P, MX2C, MX2D, MW1K7, MW1K8, MW1K9, MW7F3, MW7F6, MW7F9, MW7N1, MW7N2, MW7N3, MW7O1, MW7O2, MW7O3, MW7N6, MW7O4, MW7O5, MW7O6, MW7O9, MX1D1, MX1D2, MX1D3, MX2A1, MX2A2, MX2A3, MX2B1, MX2B2, MX2B3, MX1D6, MX2A4, MX2A5, MX2A6, MX2B4, MX2B5, MX2B6, MX2B8, MX2B9, MX2G1, MX2G2, MX2G3, MX2H1, MX2H2, MX2H3, MX2H4, MX2H5, MX2H6, MW3B1, MW3B4, MW3B7, MW3F1, MW3F4, MW2G8, MW2G9, MW3F7, MW2K2, MW2K3, MW3J1, MW2K5, MW2K6, MW3J4, MW3J5, MW3J6, MW1L7, MW1L8, MW1L9, MW2I7, MW2I8, MW2I9, MW2J7, MW2J8, MW2J9, MW2K7, MW2K8, MW2K9, MW3J7, MW3J8, MW3J9, MW3O4, MW3O5, MW3O6, MW3P4, MW3P5, MW3P6, NW1M4, NW1M5, MW3O7, MW3O8, MW3O9, MW3P7, MW3P8, MW3P9, NW1M7, NW1M8
Southern New South Wales/Riverina (Albury) KW6, LW2, LW4, LW5, LW6, KW5A, KW5B, KW5C, KW5D, KW5G, KW5H, KW5K, KW5L, KW5P, KW9A, KW9B, KW9C, KW9D, KW9G, KW9H, LV9M, LW3A, LW3B, LW3E, LW3F, LW3G, LW3I, LW3J, LW3K, LW3L, LW3M, LW3N, LW3O, LW3P, LW7A, LW7B, LW7C, LW7D, LW7E, LW7F, LW7G, LW7H, LW7L, LW8A, LW8B, LW8C, LW8D, LW8E, LW8F, LW8G, LW8H, LW8I, LW8J, LW8K, LW8L, LW8N, LW8O, LW8P, LW9A, LW9B, LW9C, LW9D, LW9E, LW9F, LW9G, LW9H, LW9I, LW9J, LW9K, LW9L, LW9M, MW1M, MW1N, MW4A, MW4B, MW4E, MW4F, MW4I, MW4J, MW4M, MW4N, MW7A, MW7B, MW7E, MW7I, KW5E1, KW5E2, KW5E3, KW5F1, KW5F2, KW5F3, KW5E4, KW5E5, KW5E6, KW5F4, KW5F5, KW5F6, KW5F8, KW5F9, KW5J2, KW5J3, KW5J5, KW5J6, KW5J8, KW5J9, KW8D8, KW8D9, KW9F2, KW9F3, KW9F5, KW9F6, KW9F8, KW9F9, KW9L1, KW9L2, KW9L3, LW7I1, LW7I2, LW7I3, LW7J1, LW7J2, LW7J3, LW7K1, LW7K2, LW7K3, KW9L4, KW9L5, KW9L6, LW7I4, LW7I5, LW7I6, LW7J4, LW7J5, LW7J6, LW7K4, LW7K5, LW7K6, LW7K9, LW7O3, LW7P1, LW7P2, LW7P3, LW8M1, LW7O6, LW7P4, LW7P5, LW7P6, LW8M4, KW5O2, KW5O3, KW5O5, KW5O6, KW5O8, KW5O9, KW8D2, KW8D3, KW8D5, KW8D6, LV9I1, LV9I2, LV9I4, LV9I5, LV9I7, LV9I8, LV9N1, LV9N4, LV9N7, LV9N8, LV9N9, LW3C4, LW3C5, LW3C7, LW3C8, LW3H1, LW3H4, LW3H7, LW3H8, LW3H9, MW1I1, MW1I2, MW1I4, MW1I5, MW1I6, MW1J4, MW1I7, MW1I8, MW1I9, MW1J7, MW1J8, MW1J9, MW7F1, MW7F2, MW7F4, MW7F5, MW7F7, MW7F8, LW8M2, LW8M3, LW9N1, LW9N2, LW9N3, LW9O1, LW9O2, LW9O3, LW8M5, LW8M6, LW8M9, LX2A3, LX2B1, LX2B2, LX2B3, LX2C1, LX2C2, LX2C3
Regional Victoria JW6, JW9, JX3, JX6, KW4, KW7, KX1, KX2, KX4, KX5, KX8, KX9, LX3, LX5, LX6, LX7, LX8, LX9, MX4, MX7, KW5I, KW5M, KW5N, KW8A, KW8B, KW8E, KW8F, KW8I, KW8J, KW8M, KW8N, KX6M, KX6N, KX6O, KX6P, LX4M, LX4N, LX4O, LX4P, KW8C, KW8G, KW8H, KW8K, KW8L, KW8O, KW8P, KW9E, KW9I, KW9J, KW9K, KW9M, KW9N, KW9O, KW9P, KX3A, KX3B, KX3C, KX3D, KX3E, KX3I, LW7M, LW7N, LW9P, LX1A, LX1B, LX1C, LX1D, LX1F, LX1G, LX1H, LX1L, LX1P, LX2D, LX2E, LX2F, LX2G, LX2H, LX2I, LX2J, LX2K, LX2L, LX2M, LX2N, LX2O, LX2P, LX4D, LX4G, LX4H, LX4K, LX4L, MW7M, MX1A, MX1B, MX1C, MX1E, MX1F, MX1G, MX1I, MX1J, MX1K, MX1M, MX1N, MX1O, MX1H, MX1L, MX1P, MX2E, MX2F, MX2I, MX2J, MX2K, MX2L, MX2M, MX2N, MX2O, MX2P, KW5E7, KW5E8, KW5E9, KW5F7, KW5J1, KW5J4, KW5J7, KW8D7, KW9F1, KW9F4, KW9F7, KW9L7, KW9L8, KW9L9, LW7I7, LW7I8, LW7I9, LW7J7, LW7J8, LW7J9, LW7K7, LW7K8, LW7O1, LW7O2, LW7O4, LW7O5, LW7O7, LW7O8, LW7O9, LW7P7, LW7P8, LW7P9, LW8M7, LX2A1, LX2A4, LX2A7, KX3F1, KX3F2, KX3F3, KX3G1, KX3G2, KX3G3, KX3H1, KX3H2, KX3H3, LX1E1, LX1E2, LX1E3, KX3F4, KX3F5, KX3F6, KX3G4, KX3G5, KX3G6, LX1E5, LX1E6, LX1J2, LX1J3, LX1K1, LX1K2, LX1K3, LX1K5, LX1K6, LX1K8, LX1K9, KX3M1, KX3M2, KX3M3, KX3M4, KX3M5, KX3M7, KX6A1, KX6A4, KX6A7, KX6E1, LX4F3, KX6E4, LX4F6, KX6E7, LX4F9, KX6I1, LX4J3, KX6I4, LX4J6, KX6I7, LX4J9, KW5O1, KW5O4, KW5O7, KW8D1, KW8D4, LW9N4, LW9N5, LW9N6, LW9O4, LW9O5, LW9O6, MW7N4, MW7N5, LW8M8, LW9N7, LW9N8, LW9N9, LW9O7, LW9O8, LW9O9, MW7N7, MW7N8, MW7N9, MW7O7, MW7O8, LX2A2, LX2A5, LX2A6, LX2B4, LX2B5, LX2B6, LX2C4, LX2C5, LX2C6, LX2A8, LX2A9, LX2B7, LX2B8, LX2B9, LX2C7, LX2C8, LX2C9, MX1D4, MX1D5, MX1D7, MX1D8, MX1D9, MX2A7, MX2A8, MX2A9, MX2B7, MX2G4, MX2G5, MX2G6, MX2G7, MX2G8, MX2G9, MX2H7, MX2H8, MX2H9
Tasmania KY2, KY3, KY6, LY1, LY2, LY3, LY4, LY5, LY6, LY7, LY8, LY9, LZ1, LZ2, LZ3, MY1, MY4, MY7, MZ1
Regional South Australia GV1, GV2, GV3, GV6, HV1, HV2, HV4, HV5, HV6, HV8, HV9, HW3, HW6, IV4, IV5, IV6, IV7, IV8, IV9, IW1, IW2, IW4, IW5, IW7, IW8, IW9, JV4, JV5, JV7, JV8, JW2, JW4, JW5, JW7, JW8, JX1, JX2, JX5, IW3A, IW3B, IW3C, IW3D, IW6I, IW6J, IW6K, IW6L, IW6M, IW6N, IW6O, IW6P, JW1A, JW1B, JW1C, JW1D, JW1F, JW1G, JW1H, JW1J, JW1K, JW1L, JW1N, JW1O, JW1P, IW3E1, IW3E2, IW3E3, IW3E4, IW3E7, IW3I1, IW3I4, IW3I7, IW3M1, IW3M4, IW3M7, IW6A1, IW6A4, IW6A7, IW6E1, IW6E4, IW6E7, IW3F1, IW3F2, IW3F3, IW3G1, IW3G2, IW3G3, IW3H1, IW3H2, IW3H3, JW1E1, JW1E2, JW1E3, JW1E5, JW1E6, JW1E8, JW1E9, JW1I2, JW1I3, JW1I5, JW1I6, JW1I8, JW1I9, JW1M2, JW1M3, JW1M5, JW1M6, JW1M7, JW1M8, JW1M9
Regional Western Australia AU9, AV9, AW3, BU7, BU8, BU9, BV3, BV6, BV7, BV8, BV9, BW1, BW2, BW3, BW5, BW6, CV4, CV7, CW1, CW4, BV1A, BV1B, BV1C, BV1D, BV2A, BV2B, BV2C, BV2D, BV2G, BV2H, BV2K, BV2L, BV2O, BV2P, BV5C, BV5D, BV5G, BV5H, BV5K, BV5L, BV5O, BV5P, BV1E1, BV1E2, BV1E3, BV1F1, BV1F2, BV1F3, BV1G1, BV1G2, BV1G3, BV1H1, BV1H2, BV1H3, BV2E1, BV2E2, BV2E3, BV2F1, BV2F2, BV2F3, BV1E4, BV1E5, BV1E6, BV1F4, BV1F5, BV1F6, BV1G4, BV1G5, BV1G6, BV1H4, BV1H5, BV1H6, BV2E4, BV2E5, BV2E6, BV2F4, BV2F5, BV2F6, BV4M4, BV4M5, BV4M6, BV4N4, BV4N5, BV4N6, BV4O4, BV4O5, BV4O6, BV4P4, BV4P5, BV4P6, BV5M4, BV5M5, BV5M6, BV5N4, BV5N5, BV5N6, BV4M7, BV4M8, BV4M9, BV4N7, BV4N8, BV4N9, BV4O7, BV4O8, BV4O9, BV4P7, BV4P8, BV4P9, BV5M7, BV5M8, BV5M9, BV5N7, BV5N8, BV5N9
Adelaide IW3J,  IW3K,  IW3L,  IW3N,  IW3O,  IW3P,  IW6B,  IW6C,  IW6D,  IW6F,  IW6G,  IW6H,  IW3E5,  IW3E6,  IW3E8,  IW3E9,  IW3F4,  IW3F5,  IW3F6,  IW3F7,  IW3F8,  IW3F9,  IW3G4,  IW3G5,  IW3G6,  IW3G7,  IW3G8,  IW3G9,  IW3H4,  IW3H5,  IW3H6,  IW3H7,  IW3H8,  IW3H9,  IW3I2,  IW3I3,  IW3I5,  IW3I6,  IW3I8,  IW3I9,  IW3M2,  IW3M3,  IW3M5,  IW3M6,  IW3M8,  IW3M9,  IW6A2,  IW6A3,  IW6A5,  IW6A6,  IW6A8,  IW6A9,  IW6E2,  IW6E3,  IW6E5,  IW6E6,  IW6E8,  IW6E9,  JW1E4,  JW1E7,  JW1I1,  JW1I4,  JW1I7,  JW1M1,  JW1M4

Indicative Pictorial Representation

Figure 1 shows the shaded areas which correspond with the lots offered by way of a pictorial representation. Refer to the HCIS identifiers specified in table 1 of this Schedule for the HCIS description of the lots.

Schedule 4     Emission limits outside of the area

(subsection 3.6 (3) and paragraph 4.6 (a))

1.         Where a written agreement specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission exists between:

(a)        the licensee; and

(b)        all the affected licensees of frequency-adjacent licences and area-adjacent licences;

the licensee must comply with that specified maximum permitted level of radio emission.

2.         Where there is no written agreement for the purposes of paragraph 1 in force, the licensee must comply with paragraph 3.

3.         (1)        The licensee must ensure that the maximum permitted level of radio emission for an area outside of the geographic area for which the licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices caused by operation of radiocommunications devices under the licence does not exceed a radiated maximum true mean power of 54.5 dBm EIRP per 30 kHz.

(2)        The licensee complies with sub-paragraph 3(1) by ensuring that no radiocommunications device is operated under the licence in excess of a radiated maximum true mean power of 54.5 dBm EIRP per 30 kHz.

Schedule 5     Emission limits outside the band

(subsection 3.6 (4) and paragraph 4.6 (b))

1.         Where a written agreement specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission exists between:

(a)        the licensee; and

(b)       all the affected licensees of frequency-adjacent licences and area-adjacent licences;

the licensee must comply with that specified maximum permitted level of radio emission.

2.         Where there is no written agreement for the purposes of paragraph 1 in force, the licensee must comply with paragraphs 3 to 9.

Non spurious emission limits

3.         (1)        Subject to sub-paragraph 3(2), the licensee must ensure that radiocommunications devices operated under the licence do not exceed the non spurious emission limits in paragraphs 4 and 5.

(2)        For any frequency where an emission limit described in paragraph 6 is less than an emission limit described in paragraphs 4 or 5, the emission limit in paragraph 6 applies instead of the emission limits in paragraphs 4 and 5.

4.         The non spurious emission limits in table 1 apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the 1710 – 1785 MHz and 1805 – 1880 MHz frequency bands; and

(b)        offset from 1785 MHz, 1805 MHz and 1880 MHz;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the 1785 MHz, 1805 MHz and 1880 MHz band edges. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset.

Table 1: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

0 Hz ≤ foffset < 200 kHz 2 30 kHz
200 kHz ≤ foffset < 900 kHz 30 kHz

900 kHz ≤ foffset < 5.6 MHz

-8.5

30 kHz

foffset ≥ 5.6 MHz -18.5 30 kHz

5.         The non spurious emission limits in tables 2a and 2b apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the 1710 – 1785 MHz frequency band; and

(b)        offset from 1710 MHz;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the 1710 MHz band edge. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset.

Table 2a: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset

range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth
0 Hz ≤ foffset < 500 kHz -8.5 30 kHz
foffset ≥ 500 kHz -33.5 30 kHz

Table 2b: Radiated peak power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset

range

Radiated peak power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth
0 Hz ≤ foffset < 300 kHz 10 300 kHz

6.         The non spurious emission limits in table 3 apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the upper or lower frequency limits of the frequency band in which the licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices; and

(b)        offset from the upper or lower frequency limits of the frequency band in which the licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the upper or lower frequency limits of the frequency band in which the licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset.

Table 3: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth

0 Hz ≤ foffset < 200 kHz 21.5 30 kHz
200 kHz ≤ foffset < 1 MHz 30 kHz
1 MHz ≤ foffset < 5.8 MHz -8.5 30 kHz
foffset ≥ 5.8 MHz -13 30 kHz

Spurious emission limits

7.         The licensee must ensure that radiocommunications devices operated under the licence do not exceed the spurious emission limits in paragraphs 8 and 9.

8.         For radiocommunications transmitters operated under the licence, the spurious emission limits in table 4 apply at frequencies outside the 1710 – 1785 MHz and 1805 – 1880 MHz frequency bands.

Table 4: Radiocommunications transmitter spurious emission limits

Frequency range

(f)

Radiated mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

9 kHz ≤ f < 150 kHz -36 1 kHz
150 kHz ≤ f < 30 MHz -36 10 kHz
30 MHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -36 100 kHz
1 GHz ≤ f < 3.5 GHz -2 1 MHz
3.5 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -30 1 MHz

9.         For radiocommunications receivers operated under the licence, the spurious emission limits in table 5 apply at frequencies outside the 1710 – 1785 MHz and 1805 – 1880 MHz frequency bands.

Table 5: Radiocommunications receiver spurious emission limits

Frequency range

(f)

Radiated mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

9 kHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -57 100 kHz
1 GHz ≤ f < 3.5 GHz -19 1 MHz
3.5 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -47 1 MHz

Schedule 6     Specified fixed licences

(paragraph 3.7 (2) (a) and subsection 3.7 (4))

Table 1

Licence Number Link ID A-End Site ID A-End Location B-End Site ID B-End Location State/Territory
80701 18997 14874 TAROOM 16462 COCKATOO QLD
83532 20451 25218 CALCA 25240 STREAKY BAY SA
85312 21377 28255 WAGIN 28267 WAGIN WA
85408 21427 28255 WAGIN 150999 WAGIN WA
85601 21531 29001 TARWONGA 29002 TARWONGA WA
85631 21537 29002 TARWONGA 29003 WANERIE WA
85896 21668 38462 HORDERN VALE 36661 YUULONG VIC
513721 95903 31366 MAYA EAST 31357 WUBIN WA
515985 97975 53923 UNICUP 53924 NOOBIJUP WA
515997 97977 53924 NOOBIJUP 53925 BOKERUP WA
1218418 222784 203352 CHURENING SPRING 29177 QUAIRADING WA
1218421 222786 29190 BAANDEE DOODLAKINE 203352 CHURENING SPRING WA
1305499 424324 12092 BEMM RIVER 12096 DONALD KNOB VIC
1403997 130938 19314 DALBEG 19306 MILLAROO QLD
1501799 135372 24999 KARKOO 24956 BROOKER SA
1601796 137682 28354 CRANBROOK 600505 FRANKLAND WA
1601797 137684 600505 FRANKLAND 54920 FRANKLAND WA
1700141 140876 33781 KING ISLAND 38702 KING ISLAND TAS
71979 14743 16325 REDVALE 16321 CHILTERN HILL QLD
75531 16300 16451 MUNDUBBERA 16466 CSIRO NARAYEN QLD
75533 16301 16466 CSIRO NARAYEN 38218 MONOGORILBY QLD
77393 17304 14788 WYCHIE 14787 CHINCHILLA QLD
78993 18128 7242 WATERCOURSE 7237 BUNNOR NSW
79479 18375 29158 KELLERBERRIN 29190 BAANDEE DOODLAKINE WA
80109 18692 16404 MAIDENWELL 16325 REDVALE QLD
80403 18819 29111 MECKERING 29157 CUNDERDIN WA
82294 19808 14768 DUNMORE 14751 DURABILLA QLD
82308 19815 28235 NARROGIN 28964 NARROGIN WA
82672 20010 38121 BOX RIDGE 6189 MUSWELLBROOK NSW
82742 20037 28654 DUMBLEYUNG 28657 DUMBLEYUNG WA
83566 20470 31357 WUBIN 31342 DALWALLINU WA
84233 20839 28385 GNOWELLEN 28588 NALYERLUP WA
84235 20840 28387 KOJANEERUP SOUTH 28588 NALYERLUP WA
84237 20841 28584 MAGITUP 28565 BORDEN WA
84239 20842 28565 BORDEN 28588 NALYERLUP WA
84569 21012 28787 PINGARING 28789 LAKE GRACE WA
84880 21166 23996 BORRIKA 23525 KAROONDA SA
84884 21168 23639 KEITH 23670 SHERWOOD SA
85050 21253 7321 GARAH 7320 GARAH NSW
85180 21306 28518 PINGRUP 28523 PINGRUP WA
85419 21432 14787 CHINCHILLA 14803 GLENHOPE QLD
85523 21481 24006 PATA 24135 BERRI SA
85900 21670 23639 KEITH 23616 MONKOORA SA
86169 21798 11347 MUDGEE 36251 MT BOCOBLE NSW
86666 22035 38522 GOONDIWINDI 7384 MUNDINE QLD
87183 22308 28693 NEWDEGATE 28609 LAKE GRACE WA
87185 22309 38578 NEWDEGATE 28693 NEWDEGATE WA
87319 22381 7238 GARAH 7321 GARAH NSW
87378 22405 28892 CORRIGIN 28909 CORRIGIN WA
87379 22406 28903 CORRIGIN 28909 CORRIGIN WA
87380 22407 28903 CORRIGIN 28906 CORRIGIN WA
87381 22408 28898 CORRIGIN 28906 CORRIGIN WA
87703 22585 30382 BEACON 30381 CLEARY NORTH WA
88118 22840 7363 SPRINGFIELD 7358 NORTH STAR NSW
88242 22906 28344 TAMBELLUP 28315 KATANNING WA
88509 23064 33622 WEST LAUNCESTON 33429 COXES HILL TAS
88511 23065 33429 COXES HILL 33430 BLESSINGTON TAS
88817 23299 14755 WINDSOR 14756 MOONIE QLD
88858 23316 28201 WANDERING 28195 PUMPHREYS BRIDGE WA
88949 23397 30509 GINGIN 30499 BINDOON WA
89436 23642 38794 PORT AUGUSTA 25337 COMMISSARIAT POINT SA
89442 23645 38796 MOORA 38797 MOORA WA
89444 23646 38798 MILING 38796 MOORA WA
90172 24000 38578 NEWDEGATE 28760 NEWDEGATE WA
90174 24001 28693 NEWDEGATE 38578 NEWDEGATE WA
90664 24211 6401 MURRURUNDI 6377 MURRURUNDI NSW
90735 24241 14787 CHINCHILLA 38950 ESCHOL QLD
90744 24245 38953 TUCKA TUCKA 7363 SPRINGFIELD NSW
519024 99158 54117 WICKEPIN 54118 EAST PINGELLY WA
519151 99178 54135 WHEATLEY 54136 NORTHCLIFFE WA
519153 99179 54137 NORTHCLIFFE 54135 WHEATLEY WA
520001 99399 28354 CRANBROOK 54257 CRANBROOK WA
522796 100197 54655 MARCHAGEE 53833 COOROW WA
524848 100709 28354 CRANBROOK 54822 CRANBROOK WA
525138 100733 38300 GNOWANGERUP 37682 TAMBELLUP WA
1101153 207873 19865 MUTARNEE 19779 PALUMA QLD
1135974 152663 131399 ORCHID VALLEY 29051 KULIKUP WA
1147734 304228 18743 GLENDEN 18744 NEWLANDS MINE QLD
1148109 300775 500838 WILLOWIE 24345 HAMMOND SA
1148412 301086 21955 PALM COVE 21755 WANGETTI QLD
1149636 308961 132627 CHINCHILLA 133072 KOGAN QLD
1180559 303935 36308 WYAGA HOMESTEAD 38118 YARRILL CREEK QLD
1180692 304538 28876 NARAMBEEN 29275 NAREMBEEN WA
1401945 130358 16943 CALLIOPE 17083 NAGOORIN QLD
1401978 130367 6887 ATHOLWOOD 400244 BRACKER FOREST NSW
1403973 207699 19703 MT FOX 20530 INGHAM QLD
1404462 131095 38118 YARRILL CREEK 13684 CALINGUNEE QLD
1404540 207871 36857 RAVENSWOOD 19688 MT WRIGHT QLD
1405125 131359 14902 TARA 400457 BENNETT QLD
1408851 158958 401132 DARR CREEK 37146 DARR CREEK QLD
1408852 158959 38950 ESCHOL 401132 DARR CREEK QLD
1413742 189035 16321 CHILTERN HILL 16369 BOONDOOMA QLD
1426919 252817 17500 TOMLIN 403875 WOWAN QLD
1451397 262017 18744 NEWLANDS MINE 18743 GLENDEN QLD
1464069 162613 17650 OGMORE 17649 LANGDALE HILL QLD
1465196 183920 17511 WOORABINDA 460997 DAWSON RANGE QLD
1465197 183921 460997 DAWSON RANGE 400372 BARALABA QLD
1500788 134852 23589 CADGEE 23716 NARACOORTE SA
1501570 135330 25131 KIMBA 500406 KOONGAWA SA
1501800 135373 25100 LOCK 500405 BAYLEY PLAINS SA
1501801 135374 24999 KARKOO 25085 KAPINNIE SA
1501802 135375 24995 MT HOPE 25085 KAPINNIE SA
1501803 135376 24995 MT HOPE 24998 COULTA SA
1501837 135379 25131 KIMBA 500407 WADDIKEE SA
1502460 135481 36912 WUDINNA 25169 MT DAMPER SA
1504567 136043 25131 KIMBA 500837 BUCKLEBOO HALL SA
1504569 136045 500836 TAPLAN 24135 BERRI SA
1512313 208763 18732 VALKYRIE 18735 NEBO QLD
1569087 338063 15680 LUNDAVRA 38118 YARRILL CREEK QLD
1601478 137445 53833 COOROW 30521 COOROW WA
1601496 137446 600362 BENCUBBIN 600349 KOORDA WA
1601497 137442 600349 KOORDA 600357 KOORDA WA
1601766 137626 600486 RF KULIKUP 29051 KULIKUP WA
1601767 137627 600487 KULIKUP 600486 RF KULIKUP WA
1601800 137584 29158 KELLERBERRIN 600456 KELLERBERRIN WA
1601801 137585 600456 KELLERBERRIN 600457 KELLERBERRIN WA
1607431 139035 600901 YEALERING 54117 WICKEPIN WA
1607897 139447 28354 CRANBROOK 54255 CRANBROOK WA
1607898 139448 54255 CRANBROOK 600973 TAMBELLUP WA
1700497 118046 33824 SCOTTSDALE 52949 KNOCKUP TAS
1700497 118047 52949 KNOCKUP 33817 TARGA TAS

Schedule 7     Sample spectrum licence – 1800 MHz band

(section 3.9)

This Schedule sets out a sample spectrum licence, and the conditions that may be included in a spectrum licence, issued in the 1800 MHz band, in accordance with this Plan.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Radiocommunications Act 1992

DRAFT SPECTRUM LICENCE FOR THE 1800 MHz BAND

This licence is issued under Part 3.2 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ('the Act') to the person named at Item 1 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 of this licence.

1. The person named at Item 1 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 of this licence (‘the licensee’), or a person authorised under subsection 68(1) of the Act, is authorised, under this licence, to operate radiocommunications devices in accordance with:

(a) the Act;

(b)     the core conditions set out in Licence Schedule 2;

(c)     the statutory conditions set out in Licence Schedule 3; and

(d)     the other conditions set out in Licence Schedule 4.

2.    This licence comes into force on the date shown at Item 5 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 and remains in force until the end of the date shown at Item 6 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1.

Definitions

3.    In this licence, unless the contrary intention appears:

Actmeans the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

area-adjacent licences mean the spectrum licences that authorise the operation of radiocommunications devices in the geographic areas adjacent to the geographic areas described in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1 of this licence.

frequency-adjacent licences mean the spectrum licences that authorise the operation of radiocommunications devices in the frequency bands adjacent to the frequency bands described in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1 of this licence.

harmful interference has the same meaning as in the spectrum plan made under subsection 30(1) of the Act.

ITU Radio Regulations means the Radio Regulations published by the International Telecommunication Union as in force from time to time.

Note    Copies of the ITU Radio Regulations can be obtained from the ITU:

peak power means the average power measured within a specified bandwidth during one radio frequency cycle at the crest of the signal envelope.

Note    A number of terms used in this licence, are defined in the Act and have the meanings given to them by the Act, including:

·      ACMA

·core condition

·frequency band

·      radiocommunications device

·      radiocommunications receiver

·      radiocommunications transmitter

·      radio emission

·Register

·spectrum licence.

4.    Unless the contrary intention appears, terms and expressions used in this licence have the meaning given to them by the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference - 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012.

5.    Unless the contrary intention appears, in this licence:

(a)   the value of a parameter in Licence Schedules 2 and 3 must be estimated with a level of confidence not less than 95% that the true value of the parameter will always remain below the requirement specified; and

(b)   the range of numbers that identify a frequency band includes the higher, but not the lower, number.

Licence Schedule 1  Licence details, bands and areas

Part 1             Licence details

Item

Licensee Details

1 Name of licensee
2 Address of licensee
3 Client number

Licence Details

4 Band release 1800 MHz band
5 Date of licence effect
6 Date of licence expiry 17 June 2028
7 Licence number

8

Date of licence issue

dd/mm/yyyy

Part 2             Frequency bands and geographic areas

For core condition 1, this licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices in the frequency bands specified in column 3 and within the corresponding geographic areas specified in column 2 of Table 1.

The frequency band consists of the bandwidth between the lower and upper frequencies, where the lower frequency limit is exclusive and the upper frequency limit is inclusive. The geographic areas in column 2 of Table 1 are described by the sequence of HCIS identifiers in Table 2.

Table 1: Frequency bands and geographic areas of this licence

Identifier (column 1) Geographic
areas
(column 2)
Frequency bands (column 3)
Lower band (MHz) Upper band (MHz)
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit
A 1 1725 1730 1820 1825

Table 2: Description of the geographic areas of this licence

Geographic areas

(column 1)

HCIS identifiers

(column 2)

1 GO7C,GO7D,GO7G,GO7H,GO8A,GO8E,GO7K,GO7L,GO8I

Note    The HCIS is described in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012. The Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 is available on the ACMA website at: Copies are also available from the ACMA.

Licence Schedule 2  Core conditions

Frequency bands and geographic areas

1.         This licence authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices in the frequency bands and within the geographic areas set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1.

Emission limits outside the frequency bands

2.         Core conditions 3 to 11 apply in relation to those frequencies that are outside the frequency bands set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1.

3.         Where a written agreement specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission for frequencies described in core condition 2 exists between:

(a)        the licensee; and

(b)       all the affected licensees of frequency-adjacent licences and area-adjacent licences;

the licensee must comply with that specified maximum permitted level of radio emission.

4.         Where there is no written agreement for the purposes of core condition 3 in force, the licensee must comply with core conditions 5 to 11.

Non spurious emission limits

5.         (1)        Subject to sub-condition 5(2), the licensee must ensure that radiocommunications devices operated under this licence do not exceed the non spurious emission limits in core conditions 6 and 7.

(2)        For any frequency where an emission limit described in core condition 8 is less than an emission limit described in core condition 6 or 7, the emission limit in core condition 8 applies instead of the emission limits in core conditions 6 and 7.

6.         The non spurious emission limits in Table 3 apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the 1710-1785 MHz and 1805-1880 MHz frequency bands; and

(b)        offset from 1785 MHz, 1805 MHz and 1880 MHz;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the 1785 MHz, 1805 MHz and 1880 MHz band edges. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset

Table 3: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

0 Hz ≤ foffset < 200 kHz 2 30 kHz
200 kHz ≤ foffset < 900 kHz 30 kHz

900 kHz ≤ foffset < 5.6 MHz

-8.5

30 kHz

foffset ≥ 5.6 MHz -18.5 30 kHz

7.         The non spurious emission limits in Tables 4a and 4b apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the 1710-1785 MHz frequency band; and

(b)        offset from 1710 MHz;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the 1710 MHz band edge. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset

Table 4a: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset

range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth
0 Hz ≤ foffset < 500 kHz -8.5 30 kHz
foffset ≥ 500 kHz -33.5 30 kHz

Table 4b: Radiated peak power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset

range

Radiated peak power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth
0 Hz ≤ foffset < 300 kHz 10 300 kHz

8.         The non spurious emission limits in Table 5 apply:

(a)        at frequencies outside the upper or lower frequency limits set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1; and

(b)        offset from the upper or lower frequency limits set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1;

where:

foffset: is the frequency offset from the upper or lower frequency limits set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1. The -3dB point of the specified bandwidth closest to the band edge being frequency offset from, is placed at foffset

Table 5: Radiated maximum true mean power non spurious emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified bandwidth

0 Hz ≤ foffset < 200 kHz 21.5 30 kHz
200 kHz ≤ foffset < 1 MHz 30 kHz
1 MHz ≤ foffset < 5.8 MHz -8.5 30 kHz
foffset ≥ 5.8 MHz -13 30 kHz

Spurious emission limits

9.         The licensee must ensure that radiocommunications devices operated under this licence do not exceed the spurious emission limits in core conditions 10 and 11.

10.       For radiocommunications transmitters operated under this licence, the spurious emission limits in Table 6 apply at frequencies outside the 1710 - 1785 MHz and 1805 - 1880 MHz frequency bands.

Table 6: Radiocommunications transmitter spurious emission limits

Frequency range

(f)

Radiated mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

9 kHz ≤ f < 150 kHz -36 1 kHz
150 kHz ≤ f < 30 MHz -36 10 kHz
30 MHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -36 100 kHz
1 GHz ≤ f < 3.5 GHz -2 1 MHz
3.5 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -30 1 MHz

11.       For radiocommunications receivers operated under this licence, the spurious emission limits in Table 7 apply at frequencies outside the 1710 - 1785 MHz and 1805 - 1880 MHz frequency bands.

Table 7: Radiocommunications receiver spurious emission limits

Frequency range

(f)

Radiated mean power

(dBm EIRP)

Specified

bandwidth

9 kHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -57 100 kHz
1 GHz ≤ f < 3.5 GHz -19 1 MHz
3.5 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -47 1 MHz

Emission limits outside the geographic area

12.       Core conditions 13 to 15 apply in relation to those areas that are outside the geographic areas set out in Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1.

13.       Where a written agreement specifying the maximum permitted level of radio emission for areas described in core condition 12 exists between:

(a)        the licensee; and

(b)        all the affected licensees of frequency-adjacent licences and area-adjacent licences;

the licensee must comply with that specified maximum permitted level of radio emission.

14.       Where there is no written agreement for the purposes of core condition 13 in force, the licensee must comply with core condition 15.

15.       (1)        The licensee must ensure that the maximum permitted level of radio emission for an area described in core condition 12 caused by operation of radiocommunications devices under this licence does not exceed a radiated maximum true mean power of 54.5 dBm EIRP per 30 kHz.

(2)        The licensee complies with sub-condition 15(1) by ensuring that no radiocommunications device is operated under this licence in excess of a radiated maximum true mean power of 54.5 dBm EIRP per 30 kHz.

Licence Schedule 3         Statutory conditions

Liability to pay charges

1.         The licensee must comply with all its obligations to pay:

(a) charges fixed by determinations made under section 60 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005;

(b) the spectrum access charges fixed by determinations made under section 294 of the Act; and

(c)    amounts of spectrum licence tax.

Third party use

2. (1) The licensee must notify any person whom the licensee authorises, under section 68 of the Act, to operate radiocommunications devices under this licence of that person’s obligations under the Act, in particular:

(a) the registration requirements under Part 3.5 of the Act for operation of radiocommunications devices under this licence (if applicable); and

(b) any rules made by the ACMA under subsection 68(3) of the Act.

(2) Any person other than the licensee who operates a radiocommunications device under this licence must comply with rules made by the ACMA under subsection 68(3) of the Act.

Radiocommunications transmitter registration requirements

3.         The licensee must not operate a radiocommunications transmitter under this licence unless:

(a)   the radiocommunications transmitter has been exempted from the registration requirements under statutory condition 4 below, or

(b)   both:

(i) the requirements of the ACMA under Part 3.5 of the Act relating
to registration of the radiocommunications transmitter have been met; and

(ii)   the radiocommunications transmitter complies with the details about it that have been entered in the Register.

Exemption from registration requirements

4.         The following kinds of radiocommunications transmitters are exempt from the registration requirement in statutory condition 3:

(c)a mobile transmitter that operates in the 1800 MHz band with a radiated power of less than or equal to 39 dBm EIRP per occupied bandwidth; or

(d)a fixed transmitter that operates in the 1800 MHz band with a radiated power always less than or equal to 33 dBm EIRP per occupied bandwidth.

Residency etc

5.         (1)        The licensee must not derive any income, profits or gains from operating radiocommunications devices under this licence, or from authorising an authorised person to do so, unless:

(a)        the licensee is an Australian resident; or

(b)       the income, profits or gains are attributable to a permanent establishment in Australia through which the licensee carries on business.

(2)        An authorised person must not derive income, profits or gains from operating radiocommunications devices under this licence, or from allowing third parties to operate radiocommunications devices under this licence, unless:

(a)        the authorised person is an Australian resident; or

(b)       the income, profits or gains are attributable to a permanent establishment in Australia through which the authorised person carries on business.

(3)        In this condition:

Australian resident has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

authorised person means a person authorised under section 68 of the Act by the licensee to operate radiocommunications devices under this licence.

permanent establishment has the same meaning as in:

(a)if the licensee or authorised person (as appropriate) is a resident of a country or other jurisdiction with which Australia has an agreement within the meaning of the International Tax Agreements Act 1953—that agreement; or

(b)in any other case—the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

Licence Schedule 4  Other conditions

Interference management

1.         In this Licence Schedule 4:

communal site has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 as in force from time to time.

managing interference includes but is not limited to:

(a)investigating the possible causes of the interference;

(b)taking all steps reasonably necessary to resolve disputes about interference;

(c)taking steps (or requiring persons authorised to operate radiocommunications devices under this licence to take steps) reasonably likely to reduce interference to acceptable levels; and

(d)negotiating with other persons to reduce interference to acceptable levels.

Responsibility to manage interference

2.         The licensee must manage interference between:

(a)radiocommunications devices operated under this licence; and

(b)radiocommunications devices operated under this licence and under each other spectrum licence held by the licensee.

Co-sited radiocommunications devices

3.         If:

(a)  interference occurs between:

(i) a radiocommunications device operated under this spectrum licence; and

(ii) a radiocommunications device operated under another licence

when the measured separation between the phase centre of the antenna used with each radiocommunications device is less than 200 metres; and

(b) that interference is not the result of operation of a radiocommunications device in a manner that does not comply with the conditions of the relevant licence; and

(c)  either the licensee or the holder (or authorised third party) of the other licence wishes to resolve the interference;

the licensee must manage interference with:

(d) the holder of the other licence; or

(e) if a site manager is responsible for managing interference at that location, that site manager.

Information for Register

4.         The licensee must give the ACMA all information as required by the ACMA from time to time for inclusion in the Register.

Note       Licensees should assist the ACMA in keeping the Register accurate and up to date by informing the ACMA of changes to radiocommunications device registration details as soon as possible.

International coordination

5.         A licensee must ensure that operation of a radiocommunications transmitter under this licence does not cause harmful interference to a radiocommunications receiver that operates in accordance with the International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations and is located in a country other than Australia.

Electromagnetic Energy Requirements (EME)

6.         The licensee must comply with Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Apparatus Licence) Determination 2015, as in force from time to time. For the purpose of compliance with this condition, the definition of licence in subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Apparatus Licence) Determination 2015 should be read as if it referred to a spectrum licence.

Record keeping – radiocommunicatons transmitters located at communal sites

7.         (1)        If the licensee operates a radiocommunications transmitter under this licence, and the transmitter:

(a)is located at a communal site; and

(b)is not exempt under Statutory Condition 4 of Licence Schedule 3;

the licensee must comply with sub-conditions 7(2) and 7(3).

(2)        In relation to each radiocommunications transmitter, the licensee must keep a record which includes the following information:

(a)the transmitter’s device registration number as specified in the Register;

(b)the licence number of this licence;

(c)the transmitter’s geographic location;

(d)if the licensee owns the transmitter, the licensee’s name and address;

(e)if the licensee does not own the transmitter, the owner’s name and address;

(f)the transmitter’s centre frequency;

(g)the transmitter’s emission designator;

(h)details of the transmitter’s antenna including the manufacturer, model, type, gain, polarisation, azimuth and average ground height;

(i)the transmitter’s maximum true mean power; and

(j)the transmitter’s maximum EIRP.

(3)        If the ACMA requests a copy of a record kept under sub-condition 7(2), the licensee must comply with the request as soon as practicable.

Interference with specified fixed services

8.        If:

(a) a service is provided using the same parameters as a fixed licence listed in table 1 of Schedule 6 to the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015 (a specified fixed service); and

(b)   the specified fixed service uses frequencies wholly or partly within the 1800 MHz band; and

(c)   the specified fixed service is provided using a radicommunications device operated under an apparatus licence;

the licensee:

(d)   must not operate any radiocommunications transmitters authorised under the spectrum licence in a manner that would be inconsistent with the protections afforded to those specified fixed services by Part 2 of the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 1800 MHz Band) 2012. Part 2 specifies the level of out-of-band and in-band protection to be afforded to the specified fixed services; and

(e)   cannot claim protection from interference caused by such specified fixed services.

Note    By operation of section 153H of the Act all fixed licences authorising the operation of the radiocommunications devices listed in table 1 of Schedule 6 are cancelled at the end of the re-allocation period. The ACMA may, however, under subsection 153P(3) of the Act, issue apparatus licences that authorise the operation of the same services that were provided under the fixed licences after the end of the re-allocation period if it is satisfied that special circumstances of the particular case justify the issuing of the licence. If the ACMA does issue any such licences wholly or partly in the 1800 MHz band under subsection 153P(3), and those licences have the same parameters as the licences listed in table 1 of Schedule 6, the spectrum licensee will not be able to establish operation of, or use, any radiocommunications devices authorised by the spectrum licence in a manner that would cause interference to the operation of radiocommunications devices authorised by those fixed licences.

Licence Schedule 5 Licence notes

Variation to licence conditions

1. The ACMA may, with the written agreement of the licensee, vary this licence by including one or more further conditions, or by revoking or varying any conditions of this licence, provided that the conditions, as varied, still comply with the requirements of Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

2. The ACMA may, by written notice given to the licensee, vary this licence by including one or more further conditions (other than core conditions), or by revoking or varying any conditions (other than core conditions) of the licence, provided that the conditions as varied still comply with the requirements of Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

Determination of unacceptable interference

3.         The ACMA has made the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 under subsection 145(4) of the Act that sets out the unacceptable levels of interference for the purpose of registering radiocommunications transmitters to be operated under this licence, and which is to be used for the issuing of certificates by accredited persons under subsection 145(3) of the Act.

Advisory guidelines

4. The ACMA has issued written radiocommunications advisory guidelines under section 262 of the Act about:

(a)co-ordinating the operation of radiocommunications transmitters under this licence with radiocommunications receivers operated under other licences:

·   Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 1800 MHz Band) 2012;

(b)co-ordinating the operation of radiocommunications receivers operated under this licence with radiocommunications transmitters operated under other licences:

·   Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 1800 MHz Band) 2012; and

(c)co-ordinating the operation of high sited radiocommunications transmitters operated under this licence with radiocommunications receivers in the 1800 MHz lower band (1710 MHz – 1785 MHz) operated under other licences:

·   Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Additional Device Boundary Criteria – 1800 MHz Lower Band) 2012.

5.         The advisory guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 (see Licence Note 3). Licensees (and accredited persons) should follow the advisory guidelines before operating radiocommunications transmitters under this licence.  The ACMA will consider these guidelines during the settlement of interference disputes. Each case will be assessed on its merits. Copies of the guidelines are available from and the ACMA.

Suspension and cancellation of spectrum licences

6. The ACMA may by written notice given to a licensee, suspend or cancel a spectrum licence in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

Re-issue of spectrum licences

7.         A spectrum licence will not be re-issued to the same licensee without a price based allocation procedure unless:

(a)the ACMA is satisfied under subsection 82(1) of the Act that special circumstances exist as a result of which it would in the public interest for that licensee to continue to hold that licence; or

(b)the licence was used to provide a service of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection 82(3) of the Act for which re-issuing licences to the same licensees would be in the public interest.

Trading

8. (1) A licensee may assign or otherwise deal with the whole or any part of a spectrum licence provided that this is done in accordance with any rules determined by the ACMA under section 88 of the Act.

(2) An assignment under section 85 of the Act of the whole or any part of a licence that involves any change to a licence does not take effect until the Register in respect of spectrum licences has been amended to take it into account.

Appeals

9. An application may be made to the ACMA for reconsideration of a decision of a kind listed in section 285 of the Act. A person affected by and dissatisfied with an ACMA decision may seek a reconsideration of the decision by the ACMA under subsection 288(1) of the Act. This decision can be subject to further review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Labelling of transmitters

10.       Licensees should affix identification labels containing the name and address of the licensee on all fixed transmitters operated under this licence.

Note       An example of an identification label would be one containing the following statement: “This device is the property of ‘name’”.

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted
am = amended
rep = repealed
rs = repealed and substituted
s = section(s)/subsection(s)
Sch = Schedule(s)

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name Registration Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions
Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) 2015]

1 September 2015

(F2015L01372)

2 September 2015 (s 1.2)
Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (1800 MHz Band) Variation 2017 (No. 1) 26 September 2017 (F2017L01268) 27 September 2017 (s 2)

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected How affected
Part 1
s 1.4.......................................... am F2017L01268
Part 2
s 2.3.......................................... am F2017L01268
Part 3
s 3.3.......................................... am F2017L01268
s 3.6.......................................... am F2017L01268
Sch 1......................................... am F2017L01268
Sch 2......................................... am F2017L01268
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