Commonwealth of Australia
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY
Radiocommunications Act 1992
Notice under section 136 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992
NOTIFICATION OF THE DRAFT RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS (AIRCRAFT AND AERONAUTICAL MOBILE STATIONS) CLASS LICENCE VARIATION 2018 (NO.1)
Notice is given under section 136 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Act) of the draft Radiocommunications (Aircraft and Aeronautical Mobile Stations) Class Licence Variation 2018 (No.1) (the draft Variation) proposed to be made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) under section 132 of the Act. The draft Variation proposes to amend the operator qualifications condition in the Radiocommunications (Aircraft and Aeronautical Mobile Stations) Class Licence 2016 to ensure that all persons who are relevantly qualified are authorised to operate aircraft and aeronautical mobile stations under the class licence.
Proposed changes
The Radiocommunications (Aircraft and Aeronautical Mobile Stations) Class Licence 2016 is subject to a number of conditions, including that operators are appropriately qualified (section 7). The ACMA recently received advice from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) suggesting that the operator qualifications condition is too narrow. It potentially excludes a number of qualified persons under relevant legislation administered by CASA.
The draft Variation proposes to amend the qualified operator condition by:
- amending section 7 to reference relevant qualifications conferred by CASA; and
- making other minor related changes to update references for consistency.
Copies of the draft Variation and the discussion paper explaining the above amendments in more detail are available on the ACMA’s website and hardcopies may be obtained from the ACMA’s by contacting:
Dominic Byrne
Manager
Spectrum Licensing Policy Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO BOX 13112
MELBOURNE VIC 8010
Comments
Under section 136 of the Act, the ACMA is seeking representations about the draft Variation.
Email: SpectrumLicensingPolicy@acma.gov.au
Interested persons are invited to make representations about the proposed variation no later than 16 March 2018. Representations should be in writing and should be addressed to:
The Manager, Spectrum Licensing Policy Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO BOX 13112
MELBOURNE VIC 8010
or by email to:
SpectrumLicensingPolicy@acma.gov.au