Statutory Rules
1975 No. 64
REGULATIONS UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
ACT 1905-1973.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under
the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1973.
Dated this ninth day of April
1975.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. BISHOP
Postmaster-General.
Amendments of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations
Certificates.
1. Regulation 40 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is
amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1), after paragraph
(g), the following paragraph:—
“ (ga) Novice Amateur Operator’s Certificate of
Proficiency;”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1a) the words “ paragraph (f) or (g) ”
(first occurring) and substituting the words “ paragraph (f), (g) or (ga) ”.
Fees
for examination and issue of certificates.
2.
Regulation 42 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by inserting in
the table in sub-regulation (1) after the words and figures—
“ Amateur Operator’s Limited Certificate of Proficiency
| 2.00 ” |
the words and figures—
“ Novice Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency
| 2.00 ”.
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Examination
for Radiocommunication Operator’s General Certificate of Proficiency.
3.
Regulation 42a of the Wireless
Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ including
power supply, motors, alternators, generators, inverters, rectifiers and
accumulators ” and substituting the words “ including motors, alternators,
generators, inverters, rectifiers and accumulators used for power supply ”.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 22 April
1975.
Statutory Rules 1942, No. 348, as amended by Statutory Rules
1945, No. 185; 1947, No. 129; 1951, No. 19; 1954, No. 50; 1955, No. 1; 1958,
No. 54; 1959, No. 65; 1967, Nos. 110 and 170; 1972, No. 206; and 1974, No. 173;
and by Act No. 85 of 1970.
Examination for Senior Coast Station Operator’s
Certificate of Proficiency.
4. Regulation 42c
of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph
(b) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ including emergency power supply, motors,
alternators, generators, inverters, rectifiers, accumulators and switchboard ”
and substituting the words “ including motors, alternators, generators,
inverters, rectifiers, accumulators and switchboards used for power supply ”.
Examination for Coast Station Operator’s Certificate
of Proficiency.
5. Regulation 42d of the Wireless Telegraphy
Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the words “ including emergency power supply, motors, alternators,
generators, inverters, rectifiers, accumulators and switchboard ” and
substituting the words “ including motors, alternators, generators, inverters,
rectifiers, accumulators and switchboards used for power supply ”.
Examination for Amateur Operator’s Certificate.
6.
Regulation 50 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting
paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:—
“ (b) A knowledge of such of—
(i) the regulations for the time being in force under the
Telecommunication Convention; and
(ii)
these Regulations,
as relate to the operation of amateur stations; and ”.
Examination for Amateur Operator’s Limited
Certificate.
7.
Regulation 50a of the Wireless
Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:—
“ (b) A knowledge of such of—
(i) the regulations for the time being in force under the
Telecommunication Convention; and
(ii)
these Regulations,
as
relate to the operation of amateur stations using wireless telephony.”.
8. After regulation 50a
of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations the following regulation is
inserted:—
Examination for Novice Amateur Operator’s
Certificate.
“ 50b. The examination for a Novice Amateur
Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency shall be such as to show that a
successful candidate possesses the knowledge and qualifications specified in
this regulation, namely:—
(a) An elementary knowledge of wireless
telegraphy, wireless telephony and electrical principles;
(b) A knowledge of such of—
(i) the regulations for the time being in force under the
Telecommunication Convention; and
(ii)
these Regulations,
as
relate to the operation of amateur stations; and
(c) Ability to send correctly, and to
receive correctly by ear, in Morse Code, a message in plain language at a speed
of 5 words per minute.”.
9. After regulation 52 of the
Wireless Telegraphy Regulations the following regulation is inserted in Part
IV:—
Definition.
“ 52a. In this Part, other than regulations 53 and 53a, ‘ amateur station ’ means—
(a) an amateur station in respect of
which a licence has been granted, and is in force,
under regulation 53; or
(b)
a novice amateur station in respect of which a licence
has been granted, and is in force, under regulation 53a.”.
Amateur station licence.
10.
Regulation 53 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting
from sub-regulation (1) the words “ Subject to
regulation 8 of these Regulations, a Licence ” and
substituting the words “ A licence ”.
11. After
regulation 53 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations the following regulation
is inserted:—
Novice
amateur station licence
“ 53a. (1) A licence for a novice amateur station may be granted—
(a) to a person who
is the holder of a Novice Amateur
Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency; or
(b) to a school, college, club, institute
or similar organisation.
“ (2) A licence for a novice amateur station
issued by virtue of paragraph 1 (b) shall be issued subject to the condition
that the licensee shall have in attendance at the station, during transmissions
from the station, a person who is the holder of—
(a) an Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency;
or
(b) a Novice Amateur Operator’s Certificate of
Proficiency.”.
Installation
and maintenance of instruments.
12.
Regulation 57 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulations (1), (2) and (2a).
Schedule.
13. The
Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended by inserting after
the words and figures—
“ 3 | Amateur
station .............................................................................................................................
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the words and figures—
“ 3a | Novice
amateur station ................................................................................................................
| 6 ”.
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