Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 (Cth)

Case

Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996

as amended

made under section 39 of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 31 January 2007
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007 

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra


Contents

1Title see Note 1]   4

2Commencement   4

3Purpose   4

4Interpretation   4

5Group of receivers   8

6Issue of spectrum licences   8

7Identification of lots   9

8Allocation of lots   9

9How licences will be allocated   9

10Lot ratings   10

11Advertising auction   10

12Registration   10

13Amount of eligiblity payment   11

14Entitlement to licence   11

15Sample licence   11

16Core licence conditions   11

17Other licence conditions   11

18Determination of core licence conditions   11

19Emission limits   12

20Level of protection   12

21Guidelines   13

22Duration of licences   13

23Registration of licences   14

24Trading in licences   14

25Licences that are about to expire   14

26Re-issue of licences   14

27Variation of this Plan   15

Schedule 116

Part 1Device boundary of a fixed receiver or a group of fixed receivers              16

Part 2LOP-Criterion (500 MHz)   17

Schedule 2Effective antenna height   19

Diagram 1Calculating effective antenna height   20

Diagram 2Segments and sectors   20

Schedule 3Table of lots   22

Schedule 4Description of lot geographic areas   42

Schedule 5Description of lot frequency bands   51

Schedule 6Sample spectrum licence   53

Schedule 7Emission limits outside the area   62

Schedule 8Emission limits outside the band   63

Schedule 9Centre location and effective radius of a fixed receiver                 64

Notes    65

Summary of marketing plan

Parts of the 500 MHz band have been designated under s. 36 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 as being available for allocation by issuing spectrum licences. Existing apparatus licences in the band will be replaced by spectrum licences, as described in the Conversion Plan prepared by the SMA under s. 38 of the Act. The SMA will issue licences in accordance with this Plan for vacant spectrum and spectrum not taken up by existing apparatus licensees, except for certain areas.

A summary of the overall process is as follows:

  • The 500 MHz band has been divided into lots that consist of a geographic area and a particular bandwidth. These lots will be allocated and become the subject of spectrum licences.

  • Allocation will be by way of a simultaneous ascending bid multiple round auction, with other price based allocation systems in reserve for spectrum not sold by way of auction. (Details are in the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation — 500 MHz Band) Determination 1996, made under s. 60 of the Act).

  • The SMA will advertise details of the auction as soon as practicable after this Plan is published.  This will be at least one month before the date of the auction.  Interested parties must register to take part in the auction before the closing date specified in the advertisement.

  • The successful applicant of a lot will be entitled to be issued a spectrum licence that includes that lot as soon as practicable after the SMA has received payment of the final bid price for the lot.

  • A spectrum licence will contain core conditions and conditions relating to other aspects of spectrum use (ss. 66–71). An example of a spectrum licence is attached.

  • The licence will come into force on the day specified in the licence, and will be in force for the period set out in the licence (s. 65).  This period cannot be longer than 10 years.  The SMA intends that all licences for a particular band be in force for approximately 10 years, and expire at the same time.

  • The SMA will publish information regarding licences that are due to expire during the two years before the expiry date (s. 78).  Current licensees will also receive periodic reminders that their licence is due to expire.

  • Re-allocation of licences will be by way of price based allocation (ss. 80, 81). Only in special circumstances will the SMA re-issue spectrum licences to existing licensees without conducting a re-allocation (s. 82).


  1. Title [see Note 1]

This Plan is called the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.

  1. Commencement

This Plan commences on 6 November 1996.

  1. Purpose

(1) This Plan sets out procedures and a timetable for issuing spectrum licences that authorise use of the radiofrequency spectrum in those parts of the 500 MHz band designated by the Minister under section 36 of the Act that are described in Schedule 3 and are:

(a)    unencumbered; or

(b)    the subject of an apparatus licence whose holder has not accepted the SMA’s offer to convert that apparatus licence to a spectrum licence.

Note 1   This Plan does not deal with any frequencies in Central Australia.

Note 2   This Plan does not deal with certain frequencies in Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Northern Rivers, Newcastle, Sydney, Central West NSW, Canberra / South Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide.  These frequencies are shown as struck through in Schedule 3 — see subclause 6 (2).

Note 3   Certain lots in Sydney and Newcastle will be allocated under the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 to certain existing apparatus licensees — see subclause 6 (2).  These lots are shown as struck through in Schedule 3.

Note 4   Conversion of apparatus licences to spectrum licences is dealt with in ss. 52–59 of the Act and in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.  Copies of the Plan and the designation instrument are available from ACMA.

(2)   This Plan also sets out matters a licensee will need to take into account in operating devices under a licence.

  1. Interpretation

(1)   In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears:

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

allocation determination means the determination under section 60 of the Act about the allocation of spectrum licences in the 500 MHz Band.

cell means a square with a side measured in degrees by reference to the Australian National Spheroid.

device boundary, in relation to a receiver or a group of receivers, means the device boundary established in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1.

effective antenna height means the effective height of an antenna, calculated in accordance with Schedule 2.

effective occupied bandwidth, in relation to a transmitter, means the minimum width of a frequency band having fixed upper and lower limits that is necessary to contain 99% of the true mean power of the transmitter’s emission at any time.

emission centre frequency, in relation to a transmitter, means the frequency midway between the lower and upper frequency limits of the transmitter’s effective occupied bandwidth.

emission limits outside the area means the maximum permitted level of radio emission, outside the geographic area of a licence, that may be caused by the operation of a radiocommunications device under the licence.

emission limits outside the band means the maximum permitted level of radio emission, outside the frequency band of a licence, that may be caused by the operation of a radiocommunications device under the licence.

fixed receiver means a radiocommunications receiver located at a fixed point on land or sea and not established for use while in motion.

geographic area, in relation to a licence, means the area within which operation of a radiocommunications device is authorised under the licence.

group of receivers has the meaning given by clause 5.

horizontally radiated power, in relation to a radiocommunications device, means the radiated maximum true mean power within the frequency band of the licence, summed over all polarizations and measured in units of dBm EIRP, in a direction referenced from, and in the horizontal plane containing, the phase centre of the antenna used with the radiocommunications device.

in-band, in relation to a transmitter operated under a licence, means the frequencies within the frequency band of the spectrum to which the licence relates.

level of protection, in relation to a receiver operated under a licence, means the level of protection that:

(a)    causes the device boundary of the receiver to be as near as possible to the boundary of the geographic area of the licence while remaining within that geographic area; and

(b)    is never less than -139 dBm per 12.5 kHz.

licence means a spectrum licence.

LOP criterion (500 MHz) has the meaning given by Part 2 of Schedule 1.

lot means a lot listed in column 1 of Schedule 3 that:

(a)    covers that part of the spectrum identified by the band number in column 3 opposite the number of the lot; and

(b)    consists of the area identified by the area number in column 2 opposite the number of the lot; and

(c)    has the lot rating shown in column 5 opposite the number of the lot.

lot rating means:

(a)    the lot rating fixed by the SMA as the product of the population of the lot and the frequency band in MHz of the lot, divided by 100; and

(b)    in relation to a particular lot, means the lot rating shown in column 5 of Schedule 3 opposite the number of that lot.

maximum true mean power means the true mean power measured in a 12.5 kHz 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 a 12.5 kHz rectangular bandwidth is normally established by taking measurements using either an adjacent channel power meter incorporating, for example, a standard 8.5 kHz filter as specified in AS4295/95 or a spectrum analayser with, for example, a 300 Hz resolution bandwidth. Measuring equipment accuracy, measurement procedure and any corrections to measurements necessary to take account of practical filter shape factors would normally be made in accordance with good engineering practice.

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

mobile receiver means a radiocommunications receiver established for use while in motion or during halts at unspecified points on land or sea.

peak power means the average power during one radio frequency cycle at the crest of the signal envelope measured in a 12.5 kHz rectangular bandwidth that is located within a specified frequency band.

population, in relation to a lot, means the notional population of the lot, fixed by the SMA and set out in column 4 of Schedule 3 opposite the number of the lot.

roads mobile list means the list giving the names of major roads, latitude and longitude of the centre location, the effective radius and 2 sets of co-ordinates from which sections of the roads may be identified, published by the SMA, copies of which are available from the SMA.

spectrum map grid means the map grid developed by the SMA for Australia, showing cells the sides of which measure 3 degrees of arc, 1 degree of arc or 5 minutes of arc, published by the SMA, copies of which are available from the SMA.

spurious radio emission means any emission on a frequency whose level may be reduced without affecting the corresponding transmission of information:

(a)    including harmonic, parasitic, intermodulation, frequency conversion products and products from instabilities introduced by the modulation process; and

(b)    excluding products that are a necessary result of the modulation process and switching transients.

standard trading unit (STU) means a parcel of spectrum space that consists of:

(a)    a frequency band having lower and upper frequency limits defined by:

(i)    500.99375 + n × .0125 and (n + 1) × .0125 respectively; or

(ii)    510.99375 + n × .0125 and (n + 1) × .0125 respectively;

where n is any integer from 0 to 319 (inclusive); and

(b)    a geographic area equal to a cell of the spectrum map grid.

towns mobile list means the list giving the names of towns, latitude and longitude of the centre location and the effective radius for each town, published by the SMA, copies of which are available from the SMA.

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.

unencumbered, in relation to the spectrum, means a part of the spectrum in which apparatus licences have not been issued.

500 MHz band means the following frequency bands:

(a)    500.99375 MHz – 504.99375 MHz (the 500 MHz Lower band);

(b)    510.99375 MHz – 514.99375 MHz (the 500 MHz Upper band).

Note 1   The following terms, used in this Plan, are defined in the Radiocommunications Act 1992 and have the meanings given to them by that Act:

apparatus licence            public or community service

frequency band               SMA

licensee   spectrum licence.

(2)   In this Plan, the range of numbers that identifies a frequency band includes the higher, but not the lower, number.

  1. Group of receivers

(1)   For the purpose of this determination, two or more receivers are a group of receivers if:

(a)    they have:

(i)    the same intended polarisation for their antennas; and

(ii)    for the intended polarisation of their antennas — the same forward gain, 3 dB beamwidth and front to back ratio; and

(b)    they are operated for the purpose of receiving information from the same transmitter.

(2)   A receiver may belong to more than one group.

  1. Issue of spectrum licences

(1) The SMA will issue spectrum licences, in accordance with this Plan, for those parts of the spectrum in the 500 MHz Band designated by the Minister under section 36 of the Act that are described in Schedule 3 and are:

(a)    unencumbered; or

(b)    used by a licensee of an apparatus licence who has not accepted the SMA’s offer to convert the apparatus licence to a spectrum licence.

Note 1 Under s. 58 of the Act, the apparatus licence will cease to be in force once the spectrum licence is issued.

Note 2 Conversion of apparatus licences to spectrum licences is dealt with in ss. 52–59 of the Act and in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.  Copies of the Plan are available from the SMA.

(2)   In spite of subclause (1):

(a)    ACMA must not issue spectrum licences under this Plan for the lots in:

(i)    Cairns; or

(ii)    Townsville; or

(iii)    Brisbane; or

(iv)    Northern Rivers; or

(v)    Newcastle; or

(vi)    Sydney; or

(vii)    Central West NSW; or

(viii)    Canberra / South Coast; or

(ix)    Melbourne; or

(x)    Adelaide;

that are shown as struck through in Schedule 3, except those lots that are specified in paragraph (b).

(b)    ACMA may issue spectrum licences under the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 for:

(i)    lot numbers 345 to 349 and 372 to 376 in the table, part headed ‘Newcastle’, of Schedule 3; and

(ii)    lot numbers 399 to 403 and 426 to 430 in the table, part headed ‘Sydney’, of Schedule 3.

(3)   The SMA does not propose to reserve any spectrum in the 500 MHz Band for public or community services.

  1. Identification of lots

(1)   The SMA has divided the parts of the spectrum that have been designated by the Minister into lots.  The lots for which the SMA will issue spectrum licences under this Plan are set out in Schedule 3.

Note   The SMA will not issue licences under this Plan for lots that are shown as struck through — see subclause 6 (2).

(2)   Each lot covers a geographic area.  A description of the area of each lot is set out in Schedule 4.

Note   Maps showing the area of each lot are available from the SMA.

(3)   Each lot also covers a particular frequency band.  The frequency bands are set out in Schedule 5.

8              Allocation of lots

These lots will be allocated and will then become the subject of spectrum licences. Under Part 3.2 of the Act, the SMA will issue spectrum licences to cover the lots that have been allocated in accordance with this Plan.

9              How licences will be allocated

(1)   The first allocation will be by way of a simultaneous ascending bid multiple round auction, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation — 500 MHz Band) Determination 1996 made under s. 60 of the Act, copies of which are available from the SMA.

Note   The determination sets out the procedures for allocating spectrum licences by a simultaneous ascending bid multiple round auction.

(2)   All the lots listed in the Schedule will be available for auction at the same time.

(3) The SMA may hold further allocations by a means to be determined by the SMA under section 60 of the Act.

(4)   In spite of subclause (1), the SMA will not hold an auction if:

(a)    for each area available for allocation, the total amount of bandwidth nominated for the area, in accordance with the allocation determination, by all applicants for the area is equal to or less than the bandwidth available for that area; and

(b)    the SMA offers each applicant a licence for a bandwidth, in the area nominated by the applicant, at the starting bid price; and

(b)    each applicant accepts the licence offered.

Note   In this case, the SMA will allocate the licences for a pre-determined price — see Part 3 of the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation — 500 MHz Band) Determination 1996.

  1. Lot ratings

   Each lot has a lot rating, as set out in Schedule 3.  The lot rating is used as the basis of working out the eligiblity payment payable by an applicant, and the applicant’s eligibility.  Details of these are in clauses 2.5 and 2.6 of the allocation determination.

  1. Advertising auction

   The SMA will advertise details of the auction as soon as practicable after the day this Plan is published, and at least one month before the proposed auction date.  The advertisement will:

(a)    describe the part of the spectrum to be auctioned; and

(b)    include a summary of the auction process.

Details of the advertisement are in clause 2.1 of the allocation determination.

  1. Registration

(1)   The advertisement will invite people to apply to register to take part in the auction.  The SMA will send interested people an Applicant Information Package that contains more detail about registration requirements and the auction process. Details of what is in the Package are in clause 2.2 of the allocation determination.

(2)   People wishing to take part in the auction must register by the closing date in the advertisement.  An application must have with it an eligiblity payment and an entry fee. Details of how to apply are in clauses 2.3 and 2.4 of the allocation determination.

  1. Amount of eligiblity payment

Each person who applies to be registered must pay an eligiblity payment.  The amount of eligiblity payment payable by a person is based on the lot rating and is worked out in accordance with clause 2.6 of the allocation determination.

  1. Entitlement to licence

A successful applicant in relation to a lot is entitled to be issued a licence that includes that lot as soon as practicable after the final bid price is received by the SMA.  Details of payment requirements are in Part 5 of the allocation determination.

  1. Sample licence

A sample licence is set out in Schedule 6.

  1. Core licence conditions

Section 66 of the Act requires a licence to contain core conditions that define the parts of the spectrum that can be used under the licence, in terms of:

(a)    frequency band; and

(b)    geographic area; and

(c)    emission limits outside the area; and

(d)    emission limits outside the band.

These conditions will be included in the licence.

  1. Other licence conditions

The licence will also include conditions about:

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

(b)    use by third parties (section 68); and

(c)    registration of transmitters (section 69); and

(d)    other matters that the SMA may include in the licence (section 71).

  1. Determination of core licence conditions

(1)   The core conditions for the geographic area of a licence will be based on the area or the aggregation of areas described in Schedule 4 that cover the lots allocated to the licensee in the allocation under section 60 of the Act.

(2)   The core conditions for frequency bands will be based on the band or bands described in Schedule 5 that cover the lots allocated to the licensee.

  1. Emission limits

(1)   The emission limits outside the area for all licences are worked out in accordance with Schedule 7.

(2)   The emission limits outside the band for all licences are worked out in accordance with Schedule 8.

Note   These core conditions may be varied with the licensee’s agreement — see s. 72 of the Act.

  1. Level of protection

(1)   The level of in-band emission from a transmitter operating under a licence, measured at a fixed receiver operating otherwise than under that licence, must be, for not more than 99% of the time in any one hour period, not greater than the level of protection for that receiver plus 20dB.

Note 1   The level of protection may be taken into account during interference settlement.

Note 2   The level of protection relates to interference caused by in-band emissions from geographically adjacent spectrum licensees and does not relate to interference caused by, for example, intermodulation or services operated under apparatus licences.

Note 3   The level of protection is applied only within an equivalent intermediate frequency bandwidth of the receiver that is based on the effective occupied bandwidth of the transmitter that communicates with the receiver.

Note 4   The same level of protection is provided to a receiver regardless of the gain of the antenna used with the receiver or the bearing of the interfering transmitter.

(2)   The level of emission at the fixed receiver is the level of radio emission received by a notional antenna located as if its phase centre is located at the phase centre of the antenna used with the receiver and measured:

(a)    as mean power in units of dBm at the terminals of the notional antenna; and

(b)    in relation to 12.5 kHz rectangular bandwidths within the frequency band:

(i)    whose upper limit is equal to the emission centre frequency plus half the effective occupied bandwidth of a transmitter that communicates with the receiver; and

(ii)    whose lower limit is equal to the emission centre frequency minus half the effective occupied bandwidth of a transmitter that communicates with the receiver.

(3)   In subclause (2), notional antenna means an antenna with a gain of 0 dBi in any direction.

(4)   The level of protection for each of the following receivers is never less than -77 dBm per 12.5 kHz:

(a)    a fixed receiver whose operation is authorised under a licence issued for the 500 MHz Lower band when its effective antenna height for segment ‘m’ = 1 is greater than 10 metres; or

(b)    a fixed receiver whose operation is authorised under a licence issued for the 500 MHz Upper band when its effective antenna height for segment ‘m’ = 1 is less than 20 metres; or

(c)    a mobile receiver.

(5)   When it is not possible to establish whether a measured level of emission at a fixed receiver meets the requirements of subclause (1) because emission levels cannot be measured in accordance with subclause (2) with equipment of reasonable accuracy and reliability (for example, because of internally generated spurious signals or overload problems in the measuring equipment caused by other transmitters), the SMA will:

(a)    estimate the level of emission from the transmitter, having regard to the measurements taken and the circumstances in which the measurements were taken; and

(b)    discuss the estimated level with the relevant licensees; and

(c)    take whatever action is necessary to resolve any interference that the SMA considers to be the result of the level of transmission.  This action may include variation of licence conditions, for example to reduce the level of emission at the receiver.

Note 1   Measurement of levels of emission at receivers having the benchmark level of protection (down to -119 dBm/12.5 kHz) is often unreliable.  In some cases, the interference mechanism is determined by a process of applying remedies to suspected causes rather than by direct measurement.

Note 2   When emission levels can not be reliably measured, interference settlement may be effected by providing an acceptable protection ratio between the wanted and unwanted signals, taking account of necessary fading and operating conditions.

Note 3   Operating problems in the absence of a wanted signal, that can be removed by fitting systems such as CTCSS, would not normally be considered to be interference.

  1. Guidelines

The guidelines made by the SMA under section 262 of the Act about co-ordinating the operation of transmitters may be taken into account in settling interference disputes under Part 4.3 of the Act.

Note 1   Paragraph 262 (2) (d) of the Act authorises the making of guidelines about frequency co-ordination.  Copies of the guidelines are available from the SMA.

Note 2   The SMA does not intend to afford protection to receivers operating under spectrum licences from any interference they may incur from transmitters in Telstra’s Radio Concentrator System that are operated in accordance with their apparatus licence.  The SMA intends to afford protection, in accordance with the guidelines, to RCS receivers from transmitters operated under spectrum licences.  Each case will be assessed on its merits.

  1. Duration of licences

(1)   The licences issued under this Plan:

(a)    will be for fixed terms of up to 15 years; and

(b)    will have a common expiry date.

Note   Section 65 of the Act provides that the maximum duration of a spectrum licence is 15 years.

(2)   The expiry date will be the same as the expiry date of licences in the 500 MHz band issued to replace existing apparatus licences.

Note   Conversion of apparatus licences to spectrum licences is dealt with in ss. 52–59 of the Act and in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Conversion Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.  Copies of the Conversion Plan are available from the SMA.

  1. Registration of licences

(1) The SMA will register licences, as required by section 144 of the Act.

Note   Details about registration are in the Radiocommunications (Register of Radiocommunications Licences) Determination 1996, copies of which are available from the SMA.

(2)   Transmitters that are part of a group of transmitters may be registered individually or as a group.

(3)   The SMA does not propose to register mobile transmitters that operate:

(a)    outside the limits of a town on the towns mobile list; or

(b)    on a road that is not on the roads mobile list; or

(c)    at sea and only communicate with a mobile receiver at sea.

  1. Trading in licences

(1) As permitted by Division 5 of Part 3.2 of the Act, a licensee may assign or otherwise deal with the whole or any part of his or her licence. The SMA will determine rules under section 88 of the Act governing trading in licences. The rules will not allow trading other than in whole standard trading units.

  1. Licences that are about to expire

(1) As required by section 78 of the Act, the SMA will publish notices periodically in the Gazette:

(a)    stating where information can be obtained about licences that are due to expire within the next 2 years; and

(b)    inviting expressions of interest from people who want to have these licences issued to them.

This information will also be available through area offices of the SMA.

(2)   The SMA will also send licensees regular reminders during the last 2 years of their licences that the licences are due to expire.

  1. Re-issue of licences

(1) The SMA will re-issue licences, as required by sections 78–84 of the Act.

(2) As a general rule, licences will only be re-issued after the lots they cover are offered for re-allocation by auction, tender, or predetermined or negotiated price. In re-allocating the licences, the SMA will follow the procedures set out in the determinations as in force at the time under section 60 of the Act.

(3) However, as set out in section 82 of the Act, the SMA may re-issue a licence to the previous licensee without re-allocating the licence if it is in the public interest to do so. Licensees should not assume that they will be reallocated their existing licence.

  1. Variation of this Plan

The SMA may vary this Plan at any time, as provided in section 42 of the Act. For example, the variations may deal with changes in how parts of the spectrum are to be apportioned between licences.


Schedules

Schedule 1           

(clause 4 (1))

Part 1          Device boundary of a fixed receiver or a group of fixed receivers

  1.        The device boundary of a fixed receiver or a group of fixed receivers is established as follows:

Step 1:     Calculate the LOP-Criterion (500 MHz) for each increment (m×5) minutes in distance by reference to the Australian National Spheroid, where m is any integer beginning 1 to 30, along each of 36 radials.  All increments m = 1, begin at the common central point of the radials.  The common central point is the centre location of the receiver.  The 36 radials have bearings taken clockwise and given by the sequence f0, f1, f2,... f33, f34, f35  (fn) according to the sequence rule fn = n×10 degrees referenced to true north.

Note   In the expression ‘m×5’, and similar expressions, the symbol ‘ · ’ represents the operation of multiplication.

Step 2:      Calculate an end point for each radial as the point corresponding to the sum of:

(a)   the distance in kilometres along the radial equal to the length corresponding to the number of 5 minute increments from the centre location of the receiver that corresponds to the calculated value of the LOP-Criterion (500 MHz) being zero or negative when either all the previous values calculated for that radial are positive, or the number of the increment is equal to 1; and

(b)   the effective radius of the centre location, calculated in accordance with Schedule 9.

Note 1   The value of m for each increment is the same as the value of m for the segment referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of Schedule 2.

Note 2   The actual distance in kilometres for a 5 minute increment in distance varies according to the direction and location of the radial by reference to the Australian National Spheroid.  Distances measured in minutes are accepted usage in mapping.

Step 3:      Identify the location of each end point by reference to the spectrum map grid.

Step 4:      Connect the end point of each radial consecutively to draw a polygon in relation to the spectrum map grid cells.

Step 5:      Aggregate the spectrum map grid cells that either fall within or are intersected by the polygon.  The boundary of this aggregated area is the device boundary of the receiver.

  1.        If there is more than one centre location for a group of fixed receivers, a device boundary is to be calculated for each centre location.

Part 2          LOP-Criterion (500 MHz)

If:

(a)    LOP is the level of protection of a fixed receiver; and

(b)    hem(fn) is the effective antenna height of the receiver (referred to in this Schedule as ‘he’) and measured in metres for segment m (m being any integer from 1 to 30) for each bearing fn; and

(c)    dm(fn) is the distance m×5 minutes with reference to the Australian National Spheroid (referred to in this Schedule as ‘he’) and calculated for segment m and measured in kilometres for each bearing fn; and

(d)    if he < 1.5 then he = 1.5, and if he > 1600 then he = 1600;

then:

(f)    if the receiver is authorised to operate under a licence issued for frequency bands in the 500 MHz Lower Band, the LOP-Criterion (500 MHz) is either:

(i)    the value, rounded to one decimal place, of the mathematical expression:

    LOP - 3.2 × (log10(11.8 × he))2 + 30 × log10(d) + 93:

    when:

0.1 km < d = 10 km; and

1.5 m = he = 10 m; or

(ii)    the value, rounded to one decimal place, of the mathematical expression:

LOP - 3.2×(log10(11.8×he)) 2 + 60×log10(d) + 59:

    when:

10 km < d; and

1.5 m = he = 10 m; or

(g)    if the receiver is authorised to operate under a licence issued for frequency bands in the 500 MHz Upper Band, the LOP-Criterion (500 MHz) is either:

(i)    the value, rounded to one decimal place, of the mathematical expression:

    LOP - (1.6× he)1/2 + 30×log10(d) + 90:

    when:

0.1 km < d = 10 km; and

20 m = he = 1600 m; or

(ii)    the value, rounded to one decimal place, of the mathematical expression:

LOP - (1.6× he) 1/2 + 60×log10(d) + 55:

    when:

10 km < d; and

20 m = he = 1600 m.

Schedule 2        Effective antenna height

(clause 4 (1))

  1. The effective height of an antenna is determined in accordance with its receiver, as set out in this Schedule.

Note   To simplify the calculation of mean ground height by persons accredited under s. 263 of the Act to issue interference certificates under s. 145 (3) of the Act, the SMA provides lists of the average of the elevation attributes for the RadDEM cells within 5 minute segments of 2.5 degree sectors for any location in Australia.

  1. Effective antenna height of a fixed receiver (see Diagram 1 below)

If:

(a)    hg is the vertical height in metres of the phase centre of the fixed receiver’s antenna measured relative to the point:

(i)    located on the line of intersection between the external surface of the structure supporting the antenna and the surface of the ground or sea; and

(ii)    having the lowest elevation on that line; and

(b)    hs is the sum of:

(i)    the elevation attribute of the RadDEM cell containing the location of the phase centre of a fixed receivers antenna; and

(ii)    hg; and

(c)    hagm(fn) is average ground height, as described below, for each of the segments ‘m’ of a sector of 10 degrees arc centred along each of the bearings fn, calculated by taking the average of the elevation attributes for all of the cells that have either half or more than half their area within each segment ‘m’; and

(d)    each sector is divided into 30 segments ‘m’ (as illustrated in Diagram 2 below) with:

(i)    any two consecutively numbered segments 1 to 30 being contiguous; and

(ii)    each segment being a 5 minute increment in radial distance; and

(iii)    segment 1 beginning at the centre location;

then:

(e)    for fixed receivers operating in the 500 MHz Lower Band the effective antenna height:

(i)    for segment ‘m’ = 1, he1(fn), is hg for that centre location except when (hs  -  hg  -  hag1(fn)) is > 48 in which case he1(fn) is


(hs  -  hag1(fn)) for that centre location; and

(ii)    for segments ‘m’ = 2 to 30, hem(fn), is (hs  -  hagm(fn)) for that centre location except when (hs  -  hagm(fn)) is > 10 in which case hem(fn) is 10 for that centre location; and

(f)    for fixed receivers operating in the 500 MHz Upper Band the effective antenna height:

(i)    for segment ‘m’ = 1, he1(fn), is hg for that centre location except when (hs - hg - hag1(fn)) is > 0 in which case he1(fn) is


(hs - hag1(fn)) for that centre location; and

(ii)    for segments ‘m’ = 2 to 30, hem(fn), is (hs - hagm(fn)) for that centre location except when (hs - hagm(fn)) is < 20 in which case hem(fn) is 20 for that centre location.

Note   A RadDEM cell is represented as raster data such that the western and southerly boundary of the cell is part of the cell but the northerly and easterly boundary are parts of the adjacent cells. This is an important consideration when a location falls on a cell boundary.

Diagram 1       Calculating effective antenna height


hg        


hem (fn) = hs - hagm

               hs         hs - hg - hag1 (fn)

hagm (fn)     


sea level  

hg:                    antenna height above ground

hs:                    antenna height above sea level

hagm (fn):          average ground height above sea level in segment ‘m’ of sector ‘n’

hem (fn):            effective antenna height for segment ‘m’ of sector ‘n’

Note   for this case hs - hg - hag1 (fn ) > 0

Diagram 2       Segments and sectors

segment

(not to scale)   sector 

sector/segment intersection area

for calculating hagm(fn)

3.             Effective antenna height of a group of fixed receivers

For a group of fixed receivers, where hgmax is less than 10 metres, then:

(a)    the group of receivers is to be treated as if it is a single fixed receiver; and

(b)    the effective antenna height of the group hem(fn), is hgmax for any segment ‘m’ = 1 to 30, and any bearing (fn), where hgmax is greater than any hg established for each receiver in the group calculated in accordance with clause 2 (a).

Schedule 3        Table of lots

(clause 7)

In this Schedule:

(a)    the area number shown in column 2 for a lot refers to the geographic area of that lot identified by that number in Schedule 2; and

(b)    the band number shown in column 3 for a lot refers to the frequency band of that lot identified by that number in Schedule 3; and

(c)    the population shown in column 4 for a lot is the notional population for that lot; and

(d)    the figure shown in column 5 for a lot is the lot rating, as worked out by the SMA.

Note   Lots shown as struck through are not dealt with in this Plan — see Clauses 3 and 6.

Cairns

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

1 1 1 208900 26
2 1 2 208900 26
3 1 3 208900 52
4 1 4 208900 52
5 1 5 208900 52
6 1 6 208900 209
7 1 7 208900 209
8 1 8 208900 209
9 1 9 208900 209
10 1 10 208900 209
11 1 11 208900 1045
12 1 12 208900 2089
13 1 13 208900 2089
14 1 14 208900 1045
15 1 15 208900 209
16 1 16 208900 209
17 1 17 208900 52
18 1 18 208900 52
19 1 19 208900 52
20 1 20 208900 52
21 1 21 208900 52
22 1 22 208900 26
23 1 23 208900 26
24 1 24 208900 26
25 1 25 208900 26
26 1 26 208900 26
27 1 27 208900 26
28 1 28 208900 26
29 1 29 208900 26
30 1 30 208900 52
31 1 31 208900 52
32 1 32 208900 52
33 1 33 208900 209
34 1 34 208900 209
35 1 35 208900 209
36 1 36 208900 209
37 1 37 208900 209
38 1 38 208900 1045
39 1 39 208900 2089
40 1 40 208900 2089
41 1 41 208900 1045
42 1 42 208900 209
43 1 43 208900 209
44 1 44 208900 52
45 1 45 208900 52
46 1 46 208900 52
47 1 47 208900 52
48 1 48 208900 52
49 1 49 208900 26
50 1 50 208900 26
51 1 51 208900 26
52 1 52 208900 26
53 1 53 208900 26
54 1 54 208900 26

Townsville

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

55 2 1 141600 18
56 2 2 141600 18
57 2 3 141600 35
58 2 4 141600 35
59 2 5 141600 35
60 2 6 141600 142
61 2 7 141600 142
62 2 8 141600 142
63 2 9 141600 142
64 2 10 141600 142
65 2 11 141600 708
66 2 12 141600 1416
67 2 13 141600 1416
68 2 14 141600 708
69 2 15 141600 142
70 2 16 141600 142
71 2 17 141600 35
72 2 18 141600 35
73 2 19 141600 35
74 2 20 141600 35
75 2 21 141600 35
76 2 22 141600 18
77 2 23 141600 18
78 2 24 141600 18
79 2 25 141600 18
80 2 26 141600 18
81 2 27 141600 18
82 2 28 141600 18
83 2 29 141600 18
84 2 30 141600 35
85 2 31 141600 35
86 2 32 141600 35
87 2 33 141600 142
88 2 34 141600 142
89 2 35 141600 142
90 2 36 141600 142
91 2 37 141600 142
92 2 38 141600 708
93 2 39 141600 1416
94 2 40 141600 1416
95 2 41 141600 708
96 2 42 141600 142
97 2 43 141600 142
98 2 44 141600 35
99 2 45 141600 35
100 2 46 141600 35
101 2 47 141600 35
102 2 48 141600 35
103 2 49 141600 18
104 2 50 141600 18
105 2 51 141600 18
106 2 52 141600 18
107 2 53 141600 18
108 2 54 141600 18

Mackay

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

109 3 1 261100 33
110 3 2 261100 33
111 3 3 261100 65
112 3 4 261100 65
113 3 5 261100 65
114 3 6 261100 261
115 3 7 261100 261
116 3 8 261100 261
117 3 9 261100 261
118 3 10 261100 261
119 3 11 261100 1306
120 3 12 261100 2611
121 3 13 261100 2611
122 3 14 261100 1306
123 3 15 261100 261
124 3 16 261100 261
125 3 17 261100 65
126 3 18 261100 65
127 3 19 261100 65
128 3 20 261100 65
129 3 21 261100 65
130 3 22 261100 33
131 3 23 261100 33
132 3 24 261100 33
133 3 25 261100 33
134 3 26 261100 33
135 3 27 261100 33
136 3 28 261100 33
137 3 29 261100 33
138 3 30 261100 65
139 3 31 261100 65
140 3 32 261100 65
141 3 33 261100 261
142 3 34 261100 261
143 3 35 261100 261
144 3 36 261100 261
145 3 37 261100 261
146 3 38 261100 1306
147 3 39 261100 2611
148 3 40 261100 2611
149 3 41 261100 1306
150 3 42 261100 261
151 3 43 261100 261
152 3 44 261100 65
153 3 45 261100 65
154 3 46 261100 65
155 3 47 261100 65
156 3 48 261100 65
157 3 49 261100 33
158 3 50 261100 33
159 3 51 261100 33
160 3 52 261100 33
161 3 53 261100 33
162 3 54 261100 33

Maryborough

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

163 4 1 329600 41
164 4 2 329600 41
165 4 3 329600 82
166 4 4 329600 82
167 4 5 329600 82
168 4 6 329600 330
169 4 7 329600 330
170 4 8 329600 330
171 4 9 329600 330
172 4 10 329600 330
173 4 11 329600 1648
174 4 12 329600 3296
175 4 13 329600 3296
176 4 14 329600 1648
177 4 15 329600 330
178 4 16 329600 330
179 4 17 329600 82
180 4 18 329600 82
181 4 19 329600 82
182 4 20 329600 82
183 4 21 329600 82
184 4 22 329600 41
185 4 23 329600 41
186 4 24 329600 41
187 4 25 329600 41
188 4 26 329600 41
189 4 27 329600 41
190 4 28 329600 41
191 4 29 329600 41
192 4 30 329600 82
193 4 31 329600 82
194 4 32 329600 82
195 4 33 329600 330
196 4 34 329600 330
197 4 35 329600 330
198 4 36 329600 330
199 4 37 329600 330
200 4 38 329600 1648
201 4 39 329600 3296
202 4 40 329600 3296
203 4 41 329600 1648
204 4 42 329600 330
205 4 43 329600 330
206 4 44 329600 82
207 4 45 329600 82
208 4 46 329600 82
209 4 47 329600 82
210 4 48 329600 82
211 4 49 329600 41
212 4 50 329600 41
213 4 51 329600 41
214 4 52 329600 41
215 4 53 329600 41
216 4 54 329600 41

Brisbane

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

217 5 1 1936300 242
218 5 2 1936300 242
219 5 3 1936300 484
220 5 4 1936300 484
221 5 5 1936300 484
222 5 6 1936300 1936
223 5 7 1936300 1936
224 5 8 1936300 1936
225 5 9 1936300 1936
226 5 10 1936300 1936
227 5 11 1936300 9682
228 5 12 1936300 19363
229 5 13 1936300 19363
230 5 14 1936300 9682
231 5 15 1936300 1936
232 5 16 1936300 1936
233 5 17 1936300 484
234 5 18 1936300 484
235 5 19 1936300 484
236 5 20 1936300 484
237 5 21 1936300 484
238 5 22 1936300 242
239 5 23 1936300 242
240 5 24 1936300 242
241 5 25 1936300 242
242 5 26 1936300 242
243 5 27 1936300 242
244 5 28 1936300 242
245 5 29 1936300 242
246 5 30 1936300 484
247 5 31 1936300 484
248 5 32 1936300 484
249 5 33 1936300 1936
250 5 34 1936300 1936
251 5 35 1936300 1936
252 5 36 1936300 1936
253 5 37 1936300 1936
254 5 38 1936300 9682
255 5 39 1936300 19363
256 5 40 1936300 19363
257 5 41 1936300 9682
258 5 42 1936300 1936
259 5 43 1936300 1936
260 5 44 1936300 484
261 5 45 1936300 484
262 5 46 1936300 484
263 5 47 1936300 484
264 5 48 1936300 484
265 5 49 1936300 242
266 5 50 1936300 242
267 5 51 1936300 242
268 5 52 1936300 242
269 5 53 1936300 242
270 5 54 1936300 242

Northern Rivers

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

271 6 1 419700 52
272 6 2 419700 52
273 6 3 419700 105
274 6 4 419700 105
275 6 5 419700 105
276 6 6 419700 420
277 6 7 419700 420
278 6 8 419700 420
279 6 9 419700 420
280 6 10 419700 420
281 6 11 419700 2099
282 6 12 419700 4197
283 6 13 419700 4197
284 6 14 419700 2099
285 6 15 419700 420
286 6 16 419700 420
287 6 17 419700 105
288 6 18 419700 105
289 6 19 419700 105
290 6 20 419700 105
291 6 21 419700 105
292 6 22 419700 52
293 6 23 419700 52
294 6 24 419700 52
295 6 25 419700 52
296 6 26 419700 52
297 6 27 419700 52
298 6 28 419700 52
299 6 29 419700 52
300 6 30 419700 105
301 6 31 419700 105
302 6 32 419700 105
303 6 33 419700 420
304 6 34 419700 420
305 6 35 419700 420
306 6 36 419700 420
307 6 37 419700 420
308 6 38 419700 2099
309 6 39 419700 4197
310 6 40 419700 4197
311 6 41 419700 2099
312 6 42 419700 420
313 6 43 419700 420
314 6 44 419700 105
315 6 45 419700 105
316 6 46 419700 105
317 6 47 419700 105
318 6 48 419700 105
319 6 49 419700 52
320 6 50 419700 52
321 6 51 419700 52
322 6 52 419700 52
323 6 53 419700 52
324 6 54 419700 52

Newcastle

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

325 7 1 572900 72
326 7 2 572900 72
327 7 3 572900 143
328 7 4 572900 143
329 7 5 572900 143
330 7 6 572900 573
331 7 7 572900 573
332 7 8 572900 573
333 7 9 572900 573
334 7 10 572900 573
335 7 11 572900 2865
336 7 12 572900 5729
337 7 13 572900 5729
338 7 14 572900 2865
339 7 15 572900 573
340 7 16 572900 573
341 7 17 572900 143
342 7 18 572900 143
343 7 19 572900 143
344 7 20 572900 143
345 7 21 572900 143
346 7 22 572900 72
347 7 23 572900 72
348 7 24 572900 72
349 7 25 572900 72
350 7 26 572900 72
351 7 27 572900 72
352 7 28 572900 72
353 7 29 572900 72
354 7 30 572900 143
355 7 31 572900 143
356 7 32 572900 143
357 7 33 572900 573
358 7 34 572900 573
359 7 35 572900 573
360 7 36 572900 573
361 7 37 572900 573
362 7 38 572900 2865
363 7 39 572900 5729
364 7 40 572900 5729
365 7 41 572900 2865
366 7 42 572900 573
367 7 43 572900 573
368 7 44 572900 143
369 7 45 572900 143
370 7 46 572900 143
371 7 47 572900 143
372 7 48 572900 143
373 7 49 572900 72
374 7 50 572900 72
375 7 51 572900 72
376 7 52 572900 72
377 7 53 572900 72
378 7 54 572900 72

Sydney

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

379 8 1 3826200 478
380 8 2 3826200 478
381 8 3 3826200 957
382 8 4 3826200 957
383 8 5 3826200 957
384 8 6 3826200 3826
385 8 7 3826200 3826
386 8 8 3826200 3826
387 8 9 3826200 3826
388 8 10 3826200 3826
389 8 11 3826200 19131
390 8 12 3826200 38262
391 8 13 3826200 38262
392 8 14 3826200 19131
393 8 15 3826200 3826
394 8 16 3826200 3826
395 8 17 3826200 957
396 8 18 3826200 957
397 8 19 3826200 957
398 8 20 3826200 957
399 8 21 3826200 957
400 8 22 3826200 478
401 8 23 3826200 478
402 8 24 3826200 478
403 8 25 3826200 478
404 8 26 3826200 478
405 8 27 3826200 478
406 8 28 3826200 478
407 8 29 3826200 478
408 8 30 3826200 957
409 8 31 3826200 957
410 8 32 3826200 957
411 8 33 3826200 3826
412 8 34 3826200 3826
413 8 35 3826200 3826
414 8 36 3826200 3826
415 8 37 3826200 3826
416 8 38 3826200 19131
417 8 39 3826200 38262
418 8 40 3826200 38262
419 8 41 3826200 19131
420 8 42 3826200 3826
421 8 43 3826200 3826
422 8 44 3826200 957
423 8 45 3826200 957
424 8 46 3826200 957
425 8 47 3826200 957
426 8 48 3826200 957
427 8 49 3826200 478
428 8 50 3826200 478
429 8 51 3826200 478
430 8 52 3826200 478
431 8 53 3826200 478
432 8 54 3826200 478

Central West NSW

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

433 9 1 250900 31
434 9 2 250900 31
435 9 3 250900 63
436 9 4 250900 63
437 9 5 250900 63
438 9 6 250900 251
439 9 7 250900 251
440 9 8 250900 251
441 9 9 250900 251
442 9 10 250900 251
443 9 11 250900 1255
444 9 12 250900 2509
445 9 13 250900 2509
446 9 14 250900 1255
447 9 15 250900 251
448 9 16 250900 251
449 9 17 250900 63
450 9 18 250900 63
451 9 19 250900 63
452 9 20 250900 63
453 9 21 250900 63
454 9 22 250900 31
455 9 23 250900 31
456 9 24 250900 31
457 9 25 250900 31
458 9 26 250900 31
459 9 27 250900 31
460 9 28 250900 31
461 9 29 250900 31
462 9 30 250900 63
463 9 31 250900 63
464 9 32 250900 63
465 9 33 250900 251
466 9 34 250900 251
467 9 35 250900 251
468 9 36 250900 251
469 9 37 250900 251
470 9 38 250900 1255
471 9 39 250900 2509
472 9 40 250900 2509
473 9 41 250900 1255
474 9 42 250900 251
475 9 43 250900 251
476 9 44 250900 63
477 9 45 250900 63
478 9 46 250900 63
479 9 47 250900 63
480 9 48 250900 63
481 9 49 250900 31
482 9 50 250900 31
483 9 51 250900 31
484 9 52 250900 31
485 9 53 250900 31
486 9 54 250900 31

Canberra / South Coast

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

487 10 1 434600 54
488 10 2 434600 54
489 10 3 434600 109
490 10 4 434600 109
491 10 5 434600 109
492 10 6 434600 435
493 10 7 434600 435
494 10 8 434600 435
495 10 9 434600 435
496 10 10 434600 435
497 10 11 434600 2173
498 10 12 434600 4346
499 10 13 434600 4346
500 10 14 434600 2173
501 10 15 434600 435
502 10 16 434600 435
503 10 17 434600 109
504 10 18 434600 109
505 10 19 434600 109
506 10 20 434600 109
507 10 21 434600 109
508 10 22 434600 54
509 10 23 434600 54
510 10 24 434600 54
511 10 25 434600 54
512 10 26 434600 54
513 10 27 434600 54
514 10 28 434600 54
515 10 29 434600 54
516 10 30 434600 109
517 10 31 434600 109
518 10 32 434600 109
519 10 33 434600 435
520 10 34 434600 435
521 10 35 434600 435
522 10 36 434600 435
523 10 37 434600 435
524 10 38 434600 2173
525 10 39 434600 4346
526 10 40 434600 4346
527 10 41 434600 2173
528 10 42 434600 435
529 10 43 434600 435
530 10 44 434600 109
531 10 45 434600 109
532 10 46 434600 109
533 10 47 434600 109
534 10 48 434600 109
535 10 49 434600 54
536 10 50 434600 54
537 10 51 434600 54
538 10 52 434600 54
539 10 53 434600 54
540 10 54 434600 54

Regional Victoria

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

541 11 1 869900 109
542 11 2 869900 109
543 11 3 869900 217
544 11 4 869900 217
545 11 5 869900 217
546 11 6 869900 870
547 11 7 869900 870
548 11 8 869900 870
549 11 9 869900 870
550 11 10 869900 870
551 11 11 869900 4350
552 11 12 869900 8699
553 11 13 869900 8699
554 11 14 869900 4350
555 11 15 869900 870
556 11 16 869900 870
557 11 17 869900 217
558 11 18 869900 217
559 11 19 869900 217
560 11 20 869900 217
561 11 21 869900 217
562 11 22 869900 109
563 11 23 869900 109
564 11 24 869900 109
565 11 25 869900 109
566 11 26 869900 109
567 11 27 869900 109
568 11 28 869900 109
569 11 29 869900 109
570 11 30 869900 217
571 11 31 869900 217
572 11 32 869900 217
573 11 33 869900 870
574 11 34 869900 870
575 11 35 869900 870
576 11 36 869900 870
577 11 37 869900 870
578 11 38 869900 4350
579 11 39 869900 8699
580 11 40 869900 8699
581 11 41 869900 4350
582 11 42 869900 870
583 11 43 869900 870
584 11 44 869900 217
585 11 45 869900 217
586 11 46 869900 217
587 11 47 869900 217
588 11 48 869900 217
589 11 49 869900 109
590 11 50 869900 109
591 11 51 869900 109
592 11 52 869900 109
593 11 53 869900 109
594 11 54 869900 109

Melbourne

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

595 12 1 3411800 426
596 12 2 3411800 426
597 12 3 3411800 853
598 12 4 3411800 853
599 12 5 3411800 853
600 12 6 3411800 3412
601 12 7 3411800 3412
602 12 8 3411800 3412
603 12 9 3411800 3412
604 12 10 3411800 3412
605 12 11 3411800 17059
606 12 12 3411800 34118
607 12 13 3411800 34118
608 12 14 3411800 17059
609 12 15 3411800 3412
610 12 16 3411800 3412
611 12 17 3411800 853
612 12 18 3411800 853
613 12 19 3411800 853
614 12 20 3411800 853
615 12 21 3411800 853
616 12 22 3411800 426
617 12 23 3411800 426
618 12 24 3411800 426
619 12 25 3411800 426
620 12 26 3411800 426
621 12 27 3411800 426
622 12 28 3411800 426
623 12 29 3411800 426
624 12 30 3411800 853
625 12 31 3411800 853
626 12 32 3411800 853
627 12 33 3411800 3412
628 12 34 3411800 3412
629 12 35 3411800 3412
630 12 36 3411800 3412
631 12 37 3411800 3412
632 12 38 3411800 17059
633 12 39 3411800 34118
634 12 40 3411800 34118
635 12 41 3411800 17059
636 12 42 3411800 3412
637 12 43 3411800 3412
638 12 44 3411800 853
639 12 45 3411800 853
640 12 46 3411800 853
641 12 47 3411800 853
642 12 48 3411800 853
643 12 49 3411800 426
644 12 50 3411800 426
645 12 51 3411800 426
646 12 52 3411800 426
647 12 53 3411800 426
648 12 54 3411800 426

Tasmania

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

649 13 1 485400 61
650 13 2 485400 61
651 13 3 485400 121
652 13 4 485400 121
653 13 5 485400 121
654 13 6 485400 485
655 13 7 485400 485
656 13 8 485400 485
657 13 9 485400 485
658 13 10 485400 485
659 13 11 485400 2427
660 13 12 485400 4854
661 13 13 485400 4854
662 13 14 485400 2427
663 13 15 485400 485
664 13 16 485400 485
665 13 17 485400 121
666 13 18 485400 121
667 13 19 485400 121
668 13 20 485400 121
669 13 21 485400 121
670 13 22 485400 61
671 13 23 485400 61
672 13 24 485400 61
673 13 25 485400 61
674 13 26 485400 61
675 13 27 485400 61
676 13 28 485400 61
677 13 29 485400 61
678 13 30 485400 121
679 13 31 485400 121
680 13 32 485400 121
681 13 33 485400 485
682 13 34 485400 485
683 13 35 485400 485
684 13 36 485400 485
685 13 37 485400 485
686 13 38 485400 2427
687 13 39 485400 4854
688 13 40 485400 4854
689 13 41 485400 2427
690 13 42 485400 485
691 13 43 485400 485
692 13 44 485400 121
693 13 45 485400 121
694 13 46 485400 121
695 13 47 485400 121
696 13 48 485400 121
697 13 49 485400 61
698 13 50 485400 61
699 13 51 485400 61
700 13 52 485400 61
701 13 53 485400 61
702 13 54 485400 61

Adelaide

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

703 14 1 1334200 168
704 14 2 1334200 168
705 14 3 1334200 334
706 14 4 1334200 334
707 14 5 1334200 334
708 14 6 1334200 1334
709 14 7 1334200 1334
710 14 8 1334200 1334
711 14 9 1334200 1334
712 14 10 1334200 1334
713 14 11 1334200 6671
714 14 12 1334200 13342
715 14 13 1334200 13342
716 14 14 1334200 6671
717 14 15 1334200 1334
718 14 16 1334200 1334
719 14 17 1334200 334
720 14 18 1334200 334
721 14 19 1334200 334
722 14 20 1334200 334
723 14 21 1334200 334
724 14 22 1334200 168
725 14 23 1334200 168
726 14 24 1334200 168
727 14 25 1334200 168
728 14 26 1334200 168
729 14 27 1334200 168
730 14 28 1334200 168
731 14 29 1334200 168
732 14 30 1334200 334
733 14 31 1334200 334
734 14 32 1334200 334
735 14 33 1334200 1334
736 14 34 1334200 1334
737 14 35 1334200 1334
738 14 36 1334200 1334
739 14 37 1334200 1334
740 14 38 1334200 6671
741 14 39 1334200 13340
742 14 40 1334200 13340
743 14 41 1334200 6671
744 14 42 1334200 1334
745 14 43 1334200 1334
746 14 44 1334200 334
747 14 45 1334200 334
748 14 46 1334200 334
749 14 47 1334200 334
750 14 48 1334200 334
751 14 49 1334200 168
752 14 50 1334200 168
753 14 51 1334200 168
754 14 52 1334200 168
755 14 53 1334200 168
756 14 54 1334200 168

South West WA

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

757 15 1 1472600 184
758 15 2 1472600 184
759 15 3 1472600 368
760 15 4 1472600 368
761 15 5 1472600 368
762 15 6 1472600 1473
763 15 7 1472600 1473
764 15 8 1472600 1473
765 15 9 1472600 1473
766 15 10 1472600 1473
767 15 11 1472600 7363
768 15 12 1472600 14726
769 15 13 1472600 14726
770 15 14 1472600 7363
771 15 15 1472600 1473
772 15 16 1472600 1473
773 15 17 1472600 368
774 15 18 1472600 368
775 15 19 1472600 368
776 15 20 1472600 368
777 15 21 1472600 368
778 15 22 1472600 184
779 15 23 1472600 184
780 15 24 1472600 184
781 15 25 1472600 184
782 15 26 1472600 184
783 15 27 1472600 184
784 15 28 1472600 184
785 15 29 1472600 184
786 15 30 1472600 368
787 15 31 1472600 368
788 15 32 1472600 368
789 15 33 1472600 1473
790 15 34 1472600 1473
791 15 35 1472600 1473
792 15 36 1472600 1473
793 15 37 1472600 1473
794 15 38 1472600 7363
795 15 39 1472600 14726
796 15 40 1472600 14726
797 15 41 1472600 7363
798 15 42 1472600 1473
799 15 43 1472600 1473
800 15 44 1472600 368
801 15 45 1472600 368
802 15 46 1472600 368
803 15 47 1472600 368
804 15 48 1472600 368
805 15 49 1472600 184
806 15 50 1472600 184
807 15 51 1472600 184
808 15 52 1472600 184
809 15 53 1472600 184
810 15 54 1472600 184

Pilbara

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

811 16 1 71800 9
812 16 2 71800 9
813 16 3 71800 18
814 16 4 71800 18
815 16 5 71800 18
816 16 6 71800 72
817 16 7 71800 72
818 16 8 71800 72
819 16 9 71800 72
820 16 10 71800 72
821 16 11 71800 359
822 16 12 71800 718
823 16 13 71800 718
824 16 14 71800 359
825 16 15 71800 72
826 16 16 71800 72
827 16 17 71800 18
828 16 18 71800 18
829 16 19 71800 18
830 16 20 71800 18
831 16 21 71800 18
832 16 22 71800 9
833 16 23 71800 9
834 16 24 71800 9
835 16 25 71800 9
836 16 26 71800 9
837 16 27 71800 9
838 16 28 71800 9
839 16 29 71800 9
840 16 30 71800 18
841 16 31 71800 18
842 16 32 71800 18
843 16 33 71800 72
844 16 34 71800 72
845 16 35 71800 72
846 16 36 71800 72
847 16 37 71800 72
848 16 38 71800 359
849 16 39 71800 718
850 16 40 71800 718
851 16 41 71800 359
852 16 42 71800 72
853 16 43 71800 72
854 16 44 71800 18
855 16 45 71800 18
856 16 46 71800 18
857 16 47 71800 18
858 16 48 71800 18
859 16 49 71800 9
860 16 50 71800 9
861 16 51 71800 9
862 16 52 71800 9
863 16 53 71800 9
864 16 54 71800 9

Darwin

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Lot number

Area

Band number

Population

Lot rating

865 17 1 107500 13
866 17 2 107500 13
867 17 3 107500 27
868 17 4 107500 27
869 17 5 107500 27
870 17 6 107500 108
871 17 7 107500 108
872 17 8 107500 108
873 17 9 107500 108
874 17 10 107500 108
875 17 11 107500 538
876 17 12 107500 1075
877 17 13 107500 1075
878 17 14 107500 538
879 17 15 107500 108
880 17 16 107500 108
881 17 17 107500 27
882 17 18 107500 27
883 17 19 107500 27
884 17 20 107500 27
885 17 21 107500 27
886 17 22 107500 13
887 17 23 107500 13
888 17 24 107500 13
889 17 25 107500 13
890 17 26 107500 13
891 17 27 107500 13
892 17 28 107500 13
893 17 29 107500 13
894 17 30 107500 27
895 17 31 107500 27
896 17 32 107500 27
897 17 33 107500 108
898 17 34 107500 108
899 17 35 107500 108
900 17 36 107500 108
901 17 37 107500 108
902 17 38 107500 538
903 17 39 107500 1075
904 17 40 107500 1075
905 17 41 107500 538
906 17 42 107500 108
907 17 43 107500 108
908 17 44 107500 27
909 17 45 107500 27
910 17 46 107500 27
911 17 47 107500 27
912 17 48 107500 27
913 17 49 107500 13
914 17 50 107500 13
915 17 51 107500 13
916 17 52 107500 13
917 17 53 107500 13
918 17 54 107500 13

Schedule 4        Description of lot geographic areas

(clause 7)

Description:  The geographic area of a lot is the area of land described in a table below, bounded by a line starting at the intersection of the first co-ordinates listed in the table in relation to the area and then bounded by a line passing sequentially through the intersections of each set of co-ordinates shown in the table to the point of commencement.

Cairns  (Area 1)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 145 30 0  16 00 0
 147 00 0  16 00 0
 147 00 0  18 45 0
 146 55 0  18 45 0
 146 55 0  18 50 0
 146 45 0  18 50 0
 146 40 0  18 55 0
 146 35 0  18 55 0
 146 35 0  19 00 0
 146 20 0  19 00 0
 146 20 0  19 05 0
 146 15 0  19 05 0
 146 15 0  19 10 0
 146 10 0  19 10 0
 146 10 0  19 00 0
 146 00 0  19 00 0
 146 00 0  18 55 0
 145 55 0  18 55 0
 145 55 0  18 50 0
 145 50 0  18 50 0
 145 50 0  18 45 0
 145 45 0  18 45 0
 145 45 0  18 10 0
 145 40 0  18 10 0
 145 40 0  17 45 0
 145 20 0  17 45 0
 145 20 0  17 40 0
 145 15 0  17 40 0
 145 15 0  16 55 0
 145 10 0  16 55 0
 145 10 0  16 20 0
 145 05 0  16 20 0
 145 05 0  16 05 0
 145 30 0  16 05 0
 145 30 0  16 00 0

Townsville  (Area 2)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 146 55 0  18 45 0
 147 00 0  18 45 0
 147 00 0  19 00 0
 148 00 0  19 00 0
 148 00 0  20 00 0
 147 55 0  20 00 0
 147 55 0  20 05 0
 147 50 0  20 05 0
 147 50 0  20 10 0
 146 50 0  20 10 0
 146 50 0  19 55 0
 146 45 0  19 55 0
 146 45 0  19 40 0
 146 40 0  19 40 0
 146 40 0  19 35 0
 146 35 0  19 35 0
 146 35 0  19 30 0
 146 30 0  19 30 0
 146 30 0  19 25 0
 146 25 0  19 25 0
 146 25 0  19 20 0
 146 20 0  19 20 0
 146 20 0  19 15 0
 146 15 0  19 15 0
 146 15 0  19 05 0
 146 20 0  19 05 0
 146 20 0  19 00 0
 146 35 0  19 00 0
 146 35 0  18 55 0
 146 45 0  18 55 0
 146 45 0  18 50 0
 146 55 0  18 50 0
 146 55 0  18 45 0

Mackay  (Area 3)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 148 00 0 19 00 0
 149 00 0 19 00 0
 149 00 0 20 00 0
 150 00 0 20 00 0
 150 00 0 21 00 0
 151 00 0 21 00 0
 151 00 0 23 00 0
 152 00 0 23 00 0
 152 00 0 23 50 0
 151 25 0 23 50 0
 151 25 0 23 55 0
 151 15 0 23 55 0
 151 15 0 24 00 0
 151 10 0 24 00 0
 151 10 0 24 05 0
 151 00 0 24 05 0
 151 00 0 24 10 0
 150 45 0 24 10 0
 150 45 0 24 05 0
 150 40 0 24 05 0
 150 40 0 23 55 0
 150 35 0 23 55 0
 150 35 0 23 50 0
 150 25 0 23 50 0
 150 25 0 23 45 0
 150 15 0 23 45 0
 150 15 0 23 40 0
 150 10 0 23 40 0
 150 10 0 23 30 0
 150 05 0 23 30 0
 150 05 0 23 25 0
 150 00 0 23 25 0
 150 00 0 23 20 0
 149 55 0 23 20 0
 149 55 0 23 15 0
 149 50 0 23 15 0
 149 50 0 23 10 0
 149 45 0 23 10 0
 149 45 0 23 05 0
 149 40 0 23 05 0
 149 40 0 23 00 0
 149 35 0 23 00 0
 149 35 0 22 55 0
 149 30 0 22 55 0
 149 30 0 22 50 0
 149 25 0 22 50 0
 149 25 0 22 40 0
 149 20 0 22 40 0
 149 20 0 22 30 0
 149 15 0 22 30 0
 149 15 0 22 00 0
 149 10 0 22 00 0
 149 10 0 21 45 0
 149 00 0 21 45 0
 149 00 0 21 35 0
 148 45 0 21 35 0
 148 45 0 21 30 0
 148 40 0 21 30 0
 148 40 0 21 25 0
 148 35 0 21 25 0
 148 35 0 21 05 0
 148 25 0 21 05 0
 148 25 0 20 45 0
 148 20 0 20 45 0
 148 20 0 20 40 0
 148 15 0 20 40 0
 148 15 0 20 35 0
 148 10 0 20 35 0
 148 10 0 20 30 0
 148 05 0 20 30 0
 148 05 0 20 25 0
 148 00 0 20 25 0
 148 00 0 20 20 0
 147 55 0 20 20 0
 147 55 0 20 15 0
 147 50 0 20 15 0
 147 50 0 20 05 0
 147 55 0 20 05 0
 147 55 0 20 00 0
 148 00 0 20 00 0
 148 00 0 19 00 0

Maryborough  (Area 4)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 151 40 0 23 50 0
 151 45 0 23 50 0
 152 00 0 23 50 0
 152 00 0 24 00 0
 154 00 0 24 00 0
 154 00 0 26 00 0
 152 10 0 26 00 0
 152 10 0 27 35 0
 152 20 0 27 35 0
 152 20 0 28 00 0
 152 25 0 28 00 0
 152 25 0 28 20 0
 152 15 0 28 20 0
 152 15 0 28 25 0
 152 05 0 28 25 0
 152 05 0 28 55 0
 151 55 0 28 55 0
 151 55 0 29 00 0
 151 35 0 29 00 0
 151 35 0 29 10 0
 151 25 0 29 10 0
 151 25 0 28 40 0
 151 20 0 28 40 0
 151 20 0 28 35 0
 151 15 0 28 35 0
 151 15 0 28 25 0
 151 10 0 28 25 0
 151 10 0 28 20 0
 151 05 0 28 20 0
 151 05 0 28 10 0
 151 00 0 28 10 0
 151 00 0 27 50 0
 150 55 0 27 50 0
 150 55 0 27 00 0
 151 00 0 27 00 0
 151 00 0 26 50 0
 151 05 0 26 50 0
 151 05 0 26 40 0
 151 10 0 26 40 0
 151 10 0 26 30 0
 151 15 0 26 30 0
 151 15 0 26 25 0
 151 20 0 26 25 0
 151 20 0 26 20 0
 151 25 0 26 20 0
 151 25 0 26 15 0
 151 30 0 26 15 0
 151 30 0 26 10 0
 151 35 0 26 10 0
 151 35 0 26 05 0
 151 40 0 26 05 0
 151 40 0 26 00 0
 151 50 0 26 00 0
 151 50 0 25 55 0
 151 55 0 25 55 0
 151 55 0 25 50 0
 152 00 0 25 50 0
 152 00 0 25 25 0
 151 50 0 25 25 0
 151 50 0 25 20 0
 151 45 0 25 20 0
 151 45 0 25 15 0
 151 40 0 25 15 0
 151 40 0 25 10 0
 151 35 0 25 10 0
 151 35 0 25 00 0
 151 40 0 25 00 0
 151 40 0 24 50 0
 151 45 0 24 50 0
 151 45 0 24 35 0
 151 40 0 24 35 0
 151 40 0 23 50 0

Brisbane  (Area 5)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 152 10 0 26 00 0
 154 00 0 26 00 0
 154 00 0 28 30 0
 153 00 0 28 30 0
 153 00 0 28 20 0
 152 25 0 28 20 0
 152 25 0 28 00 0
 152 20 0 28 00 0
 152 20 0 27 35 0
 152 10 0 27 35 0
 152 10 0 26 00 0

Northern Rivers  (Area 6)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 152 15 0 28 20 0
 153 00 0 28 20 0
 153 00 0 28 30 0
 154 00 0 28 30 0
 154 00 0 32 00 0
 150 20 0 32 00 0
 150 20 0 31 45 0
 150 45 0 31 45 0
 150 45 0 31 35 0
 151 00 0 31 35 0
 151 00 0 31 30 0
 151 10 0 31 30 0
 151 10 0 31 25 0
 151 15 0 31 25 0
 151 15 0 31 20 0
 151 20 0 31 20 0
 151 20 0 31 15 0
 151 25 0 31 15 0
 151 25 0 29 10 0
 151 35 0 29 10 0
 151 35 0 29 00 0
 151 55 0 29 00 0
 151 55 0 28 55 0
 152 05 0 28 55 0
 152 05 0 28 25 0
 152 15 0 28 25 0
 152 15 0 28 20 0

Newcastle  (Area 7)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 150 30 0 32 00 0
 153 00 0 32 00 0
 153 00 0 33 00 0
 152 00 0 33 00 0
 152 00 0 33 20 0
 151 15 0 33 20 0
 151 15 0 33 05 0
 150 30 0 33 05 0
 150 30 0 32 00 0

Sydney / Wollongong  (Area 8)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 150 10 0 33 05 0
 151 15 0 33 05 0
 151 15 0 33 20 0
 152 00 0 33 20 0
 152 00 0 35 00 0
 151 00 0 35 00 0
 151 00 0 35 35 0
 149 55 0 35 35 0
 149 55 0 34 05 0
 150 10 0 34 05 0
 150 10 0 33 05 0

Central West NSW  (Area 9)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 150 20 0 32 00 0
 150 30 0 32 00 0
 150 30 0 33 05 0
 150 10 0 33 05 0
 150 10 0 34 05 0
 149 55 0 34 05 0
 149 55 0 34 40 0
 149 00 0 34 40 0
 149 00 0 34 35 0
 148 35 0 34 35 0
 148 35 0 35 45 0
 146 35 0 35 45 0
 146 35 0 35 40 0
 146 55 0 35 40 0
 146 55 0 34 45 0
 147 00 0 34 45 0
 147 00 0 34 35 0
 147 05 0 34 35 0
 147 05 0 34 25 0
 147 10 0 34 25 0
 147 10 0 34 15 0
 147 15 0 34 15 0
 147 15 0 34 10 0
 147 20 0 34 10 0
 147 20 0 34 05 0
 147 25 0 34 05 0
 147 25 0 34 00 0
 147 30 0 34 00 0
 147 30 0 33 55 0
 147 40 0 33 55 0
 147 40 0 33 50 0
 147 45 0 33 50 0
 147 45 0 33 45 0
 147 55 0 33 45 0
 147 55 0 33 40 0
 148 05 0 33 40 0
 148 05 0 33 35 0
 148 15 0 33 35 0
 148 15 0 33 30 0
 148 40 0 33 30 0
 148 40 0 33 25 0
 148 50 0 33 25 0
 148 50 0 33 15 0
 148 55 0 33 15 0
 148 55 0 33 05 0
 149 10 0 33 05 0
 149 10 0 33 00 0
 149 15 0 33 00 0
 149 15 0 32 55 0
 149 20 0 32 55 0
 149 20 0 32 45 0
 149 25 0 32 45 0
 149 25 0 32 40 0
 149 30 0 32 40 0
 149 30 0 32 35 0
 149 40 0 32 35 0
 149 40 0 32 30 0
 149 45 0 32 30 0
 149 45 0 32 25 0
 149 55 0 32 25 0
 149 55 0 32 20 0
 150 00 0 32 20 0
 150 00 0 32 15 0
 150 10 0 32 15 0
 150 10 0 32 10 0
 150 15 0 32 10 0
 150 15 0 32 05 0
 150 20 0 32 05 0
 150 20 0 32 00 0

Canberra / South Coast  (Area 10)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 148 35 0 34 35 0
 149 00 0 34 35 0
 149 00 0 34 40 0
 149 55 0 34 40 0
 149 55 0 35 35 0
 151 00 0 35 35 0
 151 00 0 38 00 0
 150 00 0 38 00 0
 150 00 0 37 30 0
 149 50 0 37 30 0
 149 50 0 37 25 0
 149 35 0 37 25 0
 149 35 0 37 20 0
 149 20 0 37 20 0
 149 20 0 37 15 0
 149 05 0 37 15 0
 149 05 0 37 10 0
 148 55 0 37 10 0
 148 55 0 37 05 0
 148 40 0 37 05 0
 148 40 0 37 00 0
 148 30 0 37 00 0
 148 30 0 36 55 0
 148 20 0 36 55 0
 148 20 0 36 50 0
 148 10 0 36 50 0
 148 10 0 36 40 0
 148 15 0 36 40 0
 148 15 0 36 25 0
 148 20 0 36 25 0
 148 20 0 36 15 0
 148 25 0 36 15 0
 148 25 0 35 45 0
 148 35 0 35 45 0
 148 35 0 34 35 0

Regional Victoria  (Area 11)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 141 00 0 34 00 0
 143 00 0 34 00 0
 143 00 0 36 25 0
 143 30 0 36 25 0
 143 30 0 36 20 0
 143 40 0 36 20 0
 143 40 0 36 15 0
 143 50 0 36 15 0
 143 50 0 36 10 0
 144 00 0 36 10 0
 144 00 0 36 05 0
 144 20 0 36 05 0
 144 20 0 36 00 0
 144 45 0 36 00 0
 144 45 0 35 55 0
 145 15 0 35 55 0
 145 15 0 35 50 0
 146 30 0 35 50 0
 146 30 0 35 45 0
 148 25 0 35 45 0
 148 25 0 36 15 0
 148 20 0 36 15 0
 148 20 0 36 25 0
 148 15 0 36 25 0
 148 15 0 36 40 0
 148 10 0 36 40 0
 148 10 0 36 50 0
 148 20 0 36 50 0
 148 20 0 36 55 0
 148 30 0 36 55 0
 148 30 0 37 00 0
 148 40 0 37 00 0
 148 40 0 37 05 0
 148 55 0 37 05 0
 148 55 0 37 10 0
 149 05 0 37 10 0
 149 05 0 37 15 0
 149 20 0 37 15 0
 149 20 0 37 20 0
 149 35 0 37 20 0
 149 35 0 37 25 0
 149 50 0 37 25 0
 149 50 0 37 30 0
 150 00 0 37 30 0
 150 00 0 38 00 0
 148 00 0 38 00 0
 148 00 0 39 00 0
 146 30 0 39 00 0
 146 30 0 37 35 0
 145 55 0 37 35 0
 145 55 0 36 55 0
 144 50 0 36 55 0
 144 50 0 37 05 0
 144 35 0 37 05 0
 144 35 0 37 25 0
 144 05 0 37 25 0
 144 05 0 38 05 0
 144 00 0 38 05 0
 144 00 0 40 00 0
 143 00 0 40 00 0
 143 00 0 39 00 0
 141 00 0 39 00 0
 141 00 0 35 00 0
 141 00 0 34 00 0

Melbourne  (Area 12)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 144 50 0 36 55 0
 145 55 0 36 55 0
 145 55 0 37 35 0
 146 30 0 37 35 0
 146 30 0 39 00 0
 147 00 0 39 00 0
 147 00 0 40 00 0
 144 00 0 40 00 0
 144 00 0 39 00 0
 144 00 0 38 05 0
 144 05 0 38 05 0
 144 05 0 37 25 0
 144 35 0 37 25 0
 144 35 0 37 05 0
 144 50 0 37 05 0
 144 50 0 36 55 0

Tasmania  (Area 13)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 147 00 0 39 00 0
 149 00 0 39 00 0
 149 00 0 44 00 0
 145 00 0 44 00 0
 145 00 0 42 00 0
 144 00 0 42 00 0
 144 00 0 41 00 0
 143 00 0 41 00 0
 143 00 0 40 00 0
 147 00 0 40 00 0
 147 00 0 39 00 0

Adelaide  (Area 14)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 137 55 0 33 05 0
 139 00 0 33 05 0
 139 00 0 34 00 0
 141 00 0 34 00 0
 141 00 0 39 00 0
 140 00 0 39 00 0
 140 00 0 38 00 0
 139 00 0 38 00 0
 139 00 0 37 00 0
 136 00 0 37 00 0
 136 00 0 36 00 0
 135 00 0 36 00 0
 135 00 0 34 15 0
 135 55 0 34 15 0
 135 55 0 34 10 0
 136 00 0 34 10 0
 136 00 0 34 05 0
 136 05 0 34 05 0
 136 05 0 34 00 0
 136 10 0 34 00 0
 136 10 0 33 55 0
 136 15 0 33 55 0
 136 15 0 33 50 0
 136 25 0 33 50 0
 136 25 0 33 45 0
 136 30 0 33 45 0
 136 30 0 33 40 0
 136 35 0 33 40 0
 136 35 0 33 35 0
 136 40 0 33 35 0
 136 40 0 33 25 0
 137 05 0 33 25 0
 137 05 0 33 20 0
 137 25 0 33 20 0
 137 25 0 33 15 0
 137 40 0 33 15 0
 137 40 0 33 10 0
 137 55 0 33 10 0
 137 55 0 33 05 0

South West WA  (Area 15)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 113 00 0 26 00 0
 115 00 0 26 00 0
 115 00 0 29 00 0
 117 00 0 29 00 0
 117 00 0 30 00 0
 118 00 0 30 00 0
 118 00 0 31 00 0
 120 00 0 31 00 0
 120 00 0 32 00 0
 123 00 0 32 00 0
 123 00 0 31 00 0
 133 00 0 31 00 0
 133 00 0 33 00 0
 132 00 0 33 00 0
 132 00 0 32 00 0
 129 00 0 32 00 0
 129 00 0 33 00 0
 125 00 0 33 00 0
 125 00 0 34 00 0
 124 00 0 34 00 0
 124 00 0 35 00 0
 119 00 0 35 00 0
 119 00 0 36 00 0
 116 00 0 36 00 0
 116 00 0 35 00 0
 114 00 0 35 00 0
 114 00 0 33 00 0
 115 00 0 33 00 0
 115 00 0 31 00 0
 114 00 0 31 00 0
 114 00 0 29 00 0
 113 00 0 29 00 0
 113 00 0 26 00 0

Pilbara  (Area 16)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 115 00 0  19 00 0
 124 00 0  19 00 0
 124 00 0  22 00 0
 115 00 0  22 00 0
 115 00 0  24 00 0
 113 00 0  24 00 0
 113 00 0  21 00 0
 115 00 0  21 00 0
 115 00 0  19 00 0

Darwin  (Area 17)


° ¢ ² East

° ¢ ² South

 132 00 0   10 00 0
 133 00 0   10 00 0
 133 00 0   14 00 0
 130 00 0   14 00 0
 130 00 0   11 00 0
 132 00 0   11 00 0
 132 00 0   10 00 0

Schedule 5        Description of lot frequency bands

(clause 7)

In this Schedule, the frequency band identified by a number in column 1 has:

(a)    the lower frequency limit shown in column 2; and

(b)    the upper frequency limit shown in column 3; and

(c)    the bandwidth shown in column 4.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Band number

Lower frequency

Upper frequency

Band width (kHz)

1 500.99375 501.00625 12.5
2 501.00625 501.01875 12.5
3 501.01875 501.04375 25
4 501.04375 501.06875 25
5 501.06875 501.09375 25
6 501.09375 501.19375 100
7 501.19375 501.29375 100
8 501.29375 501.39375 100
9 501.39375 501.49375 100
10 501.49375 501.59375 100
11 501.59375 502.09375 500
12 502.09375 503.09375 1000
13 503.09375 504.09375 1000
14 504.09375 504.59375 500
15 504.59375 504.69375 100
16 504.69375 504.79375 100
17 504.79375 504.81875 25
18 504.81875 504.84375 25
19 504.84375 504.86875 25
20 504.86875 504.89375 25
21 504.89375 504.91875 25
22 504.91875 504.93125 12.5
23 504.93125 504.94375 12.5
24 504.94375 504.95625 12.5
25 504.95625 504.96875 12.5
26 504.96875 504.98125 12.5
27 504.98125 504.99375 12.5
28 510.99375 511.00625 12.5
29 511.00625 511.01875 12.5
30 511.01875 511.04375 25
31 511.04375 511.06875 25
32 511.06875 511.09375 25
33 511.09375 511.19375 100
34 511.19375 511.29375 100
35 511.29375 511.39375 100
36 511.39375 511.49375 100
37 511.49375 511.59375 100
38 511.59375 512.09375 500
39 512.09375 513.09375 1000
40 513.09375 514.09375 1000
41 514.09375 514.59375 500
42 514.59375 514.69375 100
43 514.69375 514.79375 100
44 514.79375 514.81875 25
45 514.81875 514.84375 25
46 514.84375 514.86875 25
47 514.86875 514.89375 25
48 514.89375 514.91875 25
49 514.91875 514.93125 12.5
50 514.93125 514.94375 12.5
51 514.94375 514.95625 12.5
52 514.95625 514.96875 12.5
53 514.96875 514.98125 12.5
54 514.98125 514.99375 12.5

Schedule 6        Sample spectrum licence

(clause 15)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Spectrum Licence

This licence is issued under section 64 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (‘the Act’) by the person named at Item 8 of Schedule 1 of this licence.

1.             The person named at Item 1 of Schedule 1 of this licence(‘the licensee’) is authorised to operate radiocommunications devices subject to:

(a) the Act; and

(b)    the core conditions set out in Schedule 2 of this licence; and

(c)    the statutory conditions set out in Schedule 3 of this licence; and

(d)    the other conditions (if any) included in this licence by the SMA and set out in Schedule 4 of this licence.

2.             This licence comes into force on the date shown at Item 4 of Schedule 1 of this licence and remains in force until the end of the day shown at Item 5 of Schedule 1 of this licence.

3.             Terms and expressions used in this licence have the meaning given to them by the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.

LICENCE SCHEDULE 1

LICENCE AND TECHNICAL DETAILS

Part 1 — Licence Details

Item

1 Name of Licensee
Address of Licensee
2 Client Number
3 Band Release
4 Date of Licence Effect
5 Date of Licence Expiry
6 Licence Number
7 Date of Licence Issue
8 Issuing Officer

Part 2 — Technical Details

Item

9 Upper limit of frequency band
10 Lower limit of frequency band
11 Offsets for purposes of core condition 3 (a)
12 Offsets for purposes of core condition 3 (b)
13 Power conversion function k1 (d) for the purposes of core condition 3
14 Power conversion function k2 (d) for the purposes of core condition 3
15 Peak power for the purposes of core condition 4 (a)
16 Maximum true mean power for the purposes of core condition 4 (b)
17 Maximum true mean power for the purposes of core condition 4 (c)
18 Mean power for the purposes of core condition 5
19 Mean power for the purposes of core condition 6
20 Section 145 Determination for registration of transmitters

Part 3 — Geographic Area

For the purposes of core condition 2, the area within which operation of radiocommunications devices is authorised by this licence is as follows:

[Description of area

LICENCE SCHEDULE 2

CORE CONDITIONS

Frequency band

1.             The frequency band in which operation of radiocommunication devices is authorised by this licence is the contiguous range of frequencies that are between the upper and lower frequency limits at Items 9 and 10 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence, respectively.

Geographic area

2.             The area within which operation of radiocommunications devices is authorised by this licence is the geographic area set out at Part 3 of Schedule 1 of this licence.

Emission limits outside the area

3.             The emission limits outside the area are:

(a)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by the offsets set out at Item 11 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence — a horizontally radiated power of P1 dBm EIRP; and

(b)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by the offsets set out at Item 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence — a horizontally radiated power of P2 dBm EIRP;

where:

P1 = 49.2 - k1 (d); and

P2 = 70 - k2 (d); and

where:

d is the distance in kilometres of the device from the boundary of the geographic area and k1 (d) and k2 (d) are the power conversion functions set out at Items 13 and 14 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence, respectively.

Emission limits outside the band

4.             For radio emission that is caused by transmitters and is not spurious radio emission, the emission limits outside the band are:

(a)    for frequency bands containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 1.25 kHz to 13.75 kHz — the peak power set out at Item 15 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence; and

(b)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 13.75 kHz to 300 kHz — the maximum true mean power set out at Item 16 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence; and

(c)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the lower and upper frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 300 kHz to 1.5 MHz — the maximum true mean power set out at Item 17 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence.

5.             For radio emission that is spurious radio emission and caused by transmitters, the emission limits outside the band are the mean power set out at Item 18 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence measured at frequencies from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz.

6.             For radio emission caused by receivers, the emission limits outside the band are the mean power set out at Item 19 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence measured at frequencies from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz.

Note   The procedure for calculating the device boundary of a transmitter has a consequence that receivers also operating under a spectrum licence are afforded lower levels of protection as they move closer to the geographic boundary of the licence.  The procedure for calculating the device boundary of a receiver according to a specified level of protection is set out in the Schedules of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.

LICENCE SCHEDULE 3

STATUTORY CONDITIONS

Liability to pay charges

1 The licensee must meet all obligations to pay charges fixed by determinations made under s 293 and s 294 of the Act.

Third party use

2 (1) The licensee must notify any person authorised to operate radiocommunications devices under the licence of that person’s obligations under the Act, in particular of any registration requirements under Part 3.5 of the Act for operation of radiocommunications devices under the licence, and any rules made under s 68 (3) of the Act.

2 (2) Any operation of a radiocommunications device under the licence by a person other than the licensee must comply with any rules made by the SMA under subsection 68 (3) of the Act.

Transmitter registration requirements

3              The licensee must not operate a transmitter under this licence unless the transmitter has been exempted from the registration requirements under the following condition, or:

(a) the requirements of the SMA under Part 3.5 of the Act relating to registration of the transmitter have been met; and

(b)    the transmitter complies with the details about it that have been entered in the register.

Exemption from registration requirements

4.             The following kinds of transmitters do not have to be registered:

(a)    a mobile transmitter that only operates:

(i)    outside the limits of a town that is on the towns mobile list; or

(ii)    on a road that is not on the roads mobile list;

(b)    a mobile transmitter that only transmits at sea and only communicates with a mobile receiver at sea.

Note   The Determination that sets out the unacceptable levels of interference for the purpose of registering transmitters to be operated under this licence, and which is to be used for the issue of certificates by accredited people under s 145 (3) of the Act is set out at Item 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of this licence.

LICENCE SCHEDULE 4

CONDITIONS INCLUDED BY THE SMA

Interference management

1.1           In this licence:

Level of Protection has the meaning it is given in the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996.

manage interference includes investigation of the possible causes of the interference, taking all steps reasonably necessary to resolve disputes concerning interference where more than one person is involved, taking steps (or requiring persons authorised to operate devices under this licence to take steps) reasonably likely to reduce interference to acceptable levels, and negotiating with other persons for the purpose of reducing interference to acceptable levels.

Responsibility to manage interference

2.1           The licensee must manage interference between radiocommunications devices operated under this licence, and interference between radiocommunications devices operated under this licence and operated under any other spectrum licence held by the licensee.

Responsibility for interference — receivers

3.1           The licensee must accept interference to a receiver operated under this licence that is caused by emissions outside the frequency band of this licence where the receiver has:

(a)    an adjacent channel selectivity performance; or

(b)    an intermodulation immunity performance; or

(c)    blocking immunity performance; or

(d)    spurious response immunity performance;

that is less than the level of performance set out in Australian Standard AS 4295 — 1995 as in force on 1 November 1996.

3.2           For the purposes of subparagraph 3.2, the level of performance set out in Australian Standard AS 4295 — 1995 is taken to be a notional level of performance, irrespective of whether that Australian Standard applies to the receiver.

3.3           The licensee must accept levels of emission measured at a receiver operated under this licence that are below the receiver’s Level of Protection plus 20dB for up to and including 99% of the time in any one hour period.

3.4           Nothing in clause 3.1 or 3.3 is to be taken to imply that the licensee is prevented from negotiating with other licensees for additional protection from interference.

Responsibility for interference — transmitters

4.1           The licensee must not operate a transmitter under this licence in such a manner that the level of in-band emission from that transmitter, measured at a fixed receiver operating under another spectrum licence, exceeds the level of protection for that receiver plus 20dB for more than 1% of the time in any one hour period.

Co-sited devices

5.             Where:

(a)    interference occurs between a radiocommunications device operated under this licence and a radiocommunications device operated under another licence that is located within 200 metres of the first device; and

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

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

the licensee must take reasonable steps to negotiate arrangements reasonably likely to reduce the interference to acceptable levels 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

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

LICENCE NOTES

Variation to licence conditions

The SMA may, with the written agreement of the licensee of a spectrum licence, vary this licence by including one or more further conditions, or revoking or varying any 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.

The SMA may, by written notice given to the licensee, vary a licence by including one or more further conditions or revoking or varying any non core conditions of the licence provided that the licence as varied complies with the requirements of Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part 3.2 of the Act.

Guidelines

The SMA has issued written advisory guidelines under s. 262 of the Act about co-ordinating the operation of transmitters, in relation to receivers operated in Telstra’s Radio Concentrator System. The guidelines should be read in conjunction with the relevant Determination made under s 145 (3) of the Act setting out the unacceptable levels of interference for the purpose of the registration of transmitters to be operated under this licence. The guidelines should be followed by licensees (and accredited persons) before operating transmitters.

The SMA does not intend to afford protection to receivers operated under spectrum licences from any interference they may incur from RCS transmitters operated in accordance with their apparatus licence.  The SMA also intends to afford protection, in accordance with the guidelines, to RCS receivers from transmitters operated under this spectrum licence.  Copies of the guidelines, the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Co-ordinating the operation of transmitters in the 500 MHz Bands) 1996, are available from the SMA.

The suspension and cancellation of spectrum licences

The SMA may by written notice given to a licensee suspend, cancel or revoke a spectrum licence where the SMA is satisfied that the licensee, or a person authorised by the licensee to operate a radiocommunications device under the licence, has contravened a condition of the licence, or in any other way contravened the Act, or operated a radiocommunications device under the licence, or purportedly under the licence in contravention of any other law (whether written or unwritten) of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory or in the course of contravening such a law.

Re issue

A spectrum licence may not be reissued to the same licensee without a price based allocation procedure except where:

the SMA is satisfied under s. 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

the licensee provides a service of a kind determined by the Minister under s. 82 (3) of the Act for which reissuing licences to the same licensees would be in the public interest.

Trading

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 SMA under s. 88 of the Act.

An assignment under s. 85 of the whole or any part of a licence that involves any change to a licence does not take effect until the SMA has been advised of the changes and the Register of Spectrum Licences has been altered accordingly.

Appeals

An application may be made to the SMA for re-consideration of decisions listed under s. 285 of the Act and a person affected by and dissatisfied with the decision may seek a re-consideration of the decision by the SMA under s. 288 (1) of the Act. This decision can be subject to further re-consideration by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Schedule 7        Emission limits outside the area

(clause 19)

The emission limits outside the area, for frequency bands only containing in-band frequencies, are a horizontally radiated power of:

P dBm EIRP;

where:

P = 49.2 - k1 (d);

where:

d is the distance in kilometres of the device from the boundary of the geographic area and k1 (d) is the power conversion function:

k1 (d) = 0 for d ³ 0.

Schedule 8        Emission limits outside the band

(clause 19)

Note   Emission limits outside the band manage levels of:

(a)   modulation products and switching transient emissions (carrier rise times) outside the frequency band of the licence;

(b)   sideband noise (vco phase noise);

(c)   transmitter broadband noise;

(d)   any transmitter spurious signals from frequency combining processes, including multicoupling of transmitters into an antenna; and

(e)   any receiver emissions.

For radio emission that is caused by transmitters and is not spurious radio emission, the emission limits outside the band are:

(a)    for frequency bands containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 1.25 kHz to 13.75 kHz — a peak power of -1 dBm EIRP; and

(b)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the upper and lower frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 13.75 kHz to 300 kHz — a maximum true mean power of


-11 dBm EIRP; and

(c)    for frequency bands only containing frequencies that are removed from the lower and upper frequency limits of the licence by offsets within the range 300 kHz to 1.5 MHz — a maximum true mean power of


-46 dBm EIRP.

For radio emission that is caused by transmitters and is spurious radio emission, the emission limits outside the band are a mean power of


-30 dBm EIRP measured at frequencies from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz.

For radio emission caused by receivers, the emission limits outside the band under all operating conditions are a mean power of -57 dBm EIRP measured at frequencies from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz.

Schedule 9        Centre location and effective radius of a fixed receiver

(schedule 1)

Note 1   A model for the location of a receiver (the effective location) is the circumference of the circle defined by the centre location and the effective radius.

Note 2   The level of protection  for a mobile receiver is -77dBm per 12.5 kHz — see clause 20.

  1. The centre location of a receiver is the centre of a circle lc with an effective radius re.  This Schedule sets out the lc and re of particular receivers.

2.             Centre location and effective radius of a fixed receiver

For a fixed receiver, lc is the location (by latitude and longitude) of the phase centre of the receiver’s antenna and re is zero.

3.             Centre location and effective radius of a group of fixed receivers

For a group of fixed receivers operating within the limits of a town specified in the towns mobile list, lc and re are taken to be those specified in the towns mobile list for that town.

If a group of fixed receivers:

(a)    all operate outside a town that is on the towns mobile list; or

(b)    includes receivers that operate outside the limits of a town that is on the towns mobile list;

each member of the group that is outside the town is to be treated as a single fixed receiver.


Notes to the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996

Note 1

The Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 (in force under section 39 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Title

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 6 Nov 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. GN45) 6 Nov 1996
Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) Variation No. 1 2000 20 Dec 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN50) 8 Dec 2000
Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007 30 Jan 2007 (see F2007L00218) 31 Jan 2007 S. 4

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Note 2 to c. 3 (1)................... am. 2007 No. 1
Note 4 to c. 3 (1)................... am. 2007 No. 1
C. 4......................................... ............................................. am. 2007 No. 1
C. 6......................................... am. 2007 No. 1
Note to c. 7 (2)...................... am. 2007 No. 1
C. 22....................................... am. 2000 No. 1
Note to c. 22 (1).................... rs. 2000 No. 1
Schedule 3
Schedule 3............................ am. 2007 No. 1

Table A                  Application, saving or transitional provisions

Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996
                Variation (No. 1) 2007

  1. Application of Variations

The variations made by Schedule 1 do not affect the validity of a spectrum licence issued before the commencement of the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (500 MHz Band) 1996 Variation (No. 1) 2007.


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