EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULE NO ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF
THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Subsection 9(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1983 (‘the Act’) provides that the Minister may, by instrument in writing, make standards for specified devices or devices included in a specified class of device.
Subsection 9(2) of the Act provides that before making a standard the Minister shall publish the standard that he proposes to make and invite interested persons to make representations in connection with the proposed standard.
Subsection 9(5) of the Act provides that standards relating to radiocommunications transmitters may consist only of such requirements as to -
(a) the performance, design, finish and construction of radiocommunications transmitters; and
(b) markings, warnings, instructions or other statements to be impressed on, worked into, or annexed or affixed to, or to accompany, radiocommunications transmitters,
as are necessary for or in relation to -
(c) the operation of those radiocommunications transmitters;
(d) the prevention of prescribed interference, or risk of prescribed interference, to any other uses or functions of those radiocommunications transmitters; and
(e) the prevention or reduction of interference, or risk of interference, to radiocommunications.
Subsection 9(7) provides that standards relating to receivers may consist of such requirements as to -
(a) the performance, design, finish and construction of those receivers; and
(b) markings, warnings, instructions or other statements to be impressed on, worked into, or annexed or affixed to, or to accompany, those receivers
as are necessary or convenient to be made for or in relation to:
(c) the operation of those receivers; and
(d) the prevention or reduction of prescribed interference, or risk of prescribed interference, to any uses or functions of those receivers.
The Minister for Transport and Communications published a notice in the Gazette of 7 September 1988 setting out a proposed standard and inviting interested persons to comment on it by 31 October 1988. The proposed standard was also circulated for comment to importers and suppliers. The standard was signed by the Minister for Transport and Communications on 30 July 1990.
NOTES ON CLAUSES
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
Clause 1 | - Provides for the citation of the standard as ‘Ministerial Standard 244’. |
Clause 2 | - Interpretation |
Clause 3 | - Provides that this standard applies to limited coast stations, ship stations and handheld stations designed or intended for the purpose of, or purposes which include, operation in the 27 MHz Inshore Boating Service. Where the station is designed for other purposes as well, the standard only applies to the station in so far as it is designed or intended for the purpose of operation in the 27 MHz Inshore Boating Service. |
PART 2 - GENERAL | |
Clause 4 | - Provides that certain information must be displayed on a device, the requirements for the display and circumstances where some information is not to be displayed. |
Clause 5 | - Requires that access to adjustment mechanisms which could permit operation of a device contrary to the technical requirements applying under the standard be restricted. |
Clause 6 | - Provides that a device operated by batteries shall be protected from damage from that source. |
Clause 7 | - Sets the requirements for operation of the transmitter channels. |
Clause 8 | - Requires a device to meet the operating standards imposed by Parts 3 and 4 when operating within a specified temperature range and within a specified voltage range. |
PART 3 - TRANSMITTER | |
Clause 9 | - Provides for the purposes of Part 3 ‘transmitter’ means a radiocommunications transmitter of a limited coast station, ship station and handheld station. |
Clause 10 | - Specifies emission modes for operation of a transmitter and limits the information that can be transmitted on certain channels. |
Clause 11 | - Provides that a transmitter will only be operational on the frequency channels designated in item 2 of the Schedule. |
Clause 12 | - Sets maximum limits for the carrier frequency error of a transmitter. |
Clause 13 | - Ensures that the transmitter is capable of operation on the mandatory distress channels. |
Clause 14 | - Sets the maximum output carrier power for a transmitter operating in a specified emission mode. |
Clause 15 | - Sets the maximum rated peak envelope power for a transmitter operating in a specified emission mode. |
Clause 16 | - Sets out the maximum depth of amplitude modulation in a specified emission mode. |
Clause 17 | - Sets a minimum modulation depth for a transmitter operating in a specified mode in conjunction with external microphone gain control. |
Clause 18 | - Sets the maximum limits for the peak envelope power where there is an increase in the level of the standard modulating signal. |
Clause 19 | - Sets the maximum limits for the power of each out-of-band emission when operating in a specified emission mode. |
Clause 20 | - Sets minimum levels for the suppression of unwanted emissions from a transmitter operating in a specified emission mode. |
Clause 21 | - Sets a maximum limit for spurious emissions from a transmitter operating in a specified emission mode. |
PART 4 - RECEIVER | |
Clause 22 | - Provides that for the purposes of Part 4 ‘receiver’ means a radiotelephony receiver of a limited coast station, ship station and handheld station. |
Clause 23 | - Provides that a receiver shall be capable of demodulation of specified emissions. |
Clause 24 | - Requires a receiver to be fitted for reception of distress channels. |
Clause 25 | - Sets the permissable level for reference sensitivity of a receiver. |
Clause 26 | - Sets the maximum squelch opening and closing level for a receiver. |
Clause 27 | - Sets the minimum levels for adjacent channel selectivity when operating in specified modes. |
Clause 28 | - Sets the minimum levels for spurious response immunity at certain frequencies of a receiver operating in specified modes. |
Clause 29 | - Sets the minimum level for rated audio output power of a receiver other than a handheld receiver. |
Clause 30 | - Sets a maximum power limit for spurious signals from a receiver. |