Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 2 GHz Band) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 2 GHz Band) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 145 (4) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated   28 November 2002

A.J SHAW  Chair

R. HORTON

Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 2 GHz Band) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

   This Determination commences on 28 November 2002.

2. Amendment of Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 2 GHz Band) Determination 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference – 2 GHz Band) Determination 2000.

Schedule 1      Amendments

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

1. Clause 3, note 1

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s.145

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section 145

1. Clause 3, note 2

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s.262

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section 262

1. Clause 3, note 3

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s.262

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section 262

1. Subclause 4(1), definition of horizontally radiated power

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EIRP

Schedule 1      Amendments

1. Subclause 7(1), note

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s.145

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section 145 of the Act

1. Subclause 7(2), note

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Section 66(1)

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Subsection 66(1)

1. Subclause 7(6), note

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[NOTE: The ACA does not intend to require the registration of mobile transmitters - see subsection 69(2) of the Act and the registration conditions of spectrum licences. The ACA does not require a device boundary to be calculated for devices mentioned in this subclause (6).]

1. Subclause 7(7)

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dBm

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EIRP

Schedule 1      Amendments

1. Subclause 7(8)

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EIRP

1. Paragraph 7(9)(b)

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EIRP

1. Subclause 7(9), note

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subclause (7)

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subclause (9)

Schedule 1      Amendments

1. Clause 8

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8.  (1)   In this determination, a reference to an emission designator, in relation to a transmitter, is a reference to the designation of the transmitter’s emission worked out in accordance with Appendix S1 of the Radio Regulations published by the International Telecommunication Union as in force on 4 December 2000.

(2)   For the purpose of working out the designation of the transmitter’s emission, the references in Appendix S1 to necessary bandwidth for a given class of emission are taken to be references to the effective occupied bandwidth of the transmitter.

1. Schedule 2, Part 1, note (after title)

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section 69(2)

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subsection 69(2)

1. Schedule 2, Part 1, clause 1, Step 1

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Schedule 1      Amendments

1. Schedule 2, Part 2

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1. Schedule 3, paragraph 2(d)

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55 segments

1. Schedule 3, subparagraph 2(d)(i)

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1. Schedule 3, paragraph 2(f)

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Schedule 1      Amendments

1. Schedule 3, clause 2, note 2

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2. A RadDEM cell is considered to be half within a sector/segment with an error of less than 1 part in 64 when the centre locations of 32 sub-cells that compose the cell are within the sector/segment.

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1. Schedule 3, clause 4

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