Notification of the draft Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence Variation 2019 (No.1)

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 (LOW INTERFERENCE POTENTIAL DEVICES) CLASS LICENCE VARIATION 2019 (NO.1)

Notice is given under section 136 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Act) of the draft Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence Variation 2019 (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 existing arrangements and to add new arrangements for a number of short range low power radiocommunications devices by varying the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015 (the LIPD Class Licence).

Proposed changes 

The LIPD Class Licence contains the licence conditions, operational requirements and technical parameters associated with a wide range of low power radiocommunications devices operating in various segments of the radiofrequency spectrum.

The draft Variation proposes to amend the LIPD Class Licence by: 

• inserting new frequency bands for all transmitters;
• inserting new frequency bands for data communication transmitters and ultra-wide band transmitters;
• revising existing arrangements for radiodetermination transmitters, ultra-wide band transmitters and underground transmitters; and
• updating referenced standards.

Copies of the LIPD Class Licence, the draft Variation, and the consultation paper explaining the above amendments in more detail are available on the ACMA’s website (www.acma.gov.au) and hard copies may be obtained from the ACMA by contacting:

Snezana Krusevac

Spectrum Engineering Section

Australian Communications and Media Authority

PO BOX 78

BELCONNEN  ACT  2616

Telephone: (02) 6219 5582

Comments

Under section 136 of the Act, the ACMA is seeking representations about the draft Variation.

Email:   Snezana.Krusevac@acma.gov.au

Interested persons are invited to make representations about the proposed variation no later than 22 February 2019. Representations should be in writing and should be addressed to:

The Manager, Spectrum Engineering Section

Australian Communications and Media Authority

PO BOX 78

BELCONNEN ACT 2616

or by email to:

freqplan@acma.gov.au

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Variation under subsection 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated   2019

 
Member

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of instrument

  This is the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence Variation 2019 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.             

Note:  The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

4 Variation – Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015 [F2015L01438].

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is varied as set out in the items in that Schedule.

Schedule 1 Variations

(section 4)

Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015 [F2015L01438]

1 Subsection 3A(1), after the definition of coverage area

Insert:

CSIRO means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

2 Subsection 3A(1), after the definition of nominated distance of a specified SRS earth station

Insert:

OFCOM means the Office of Communications of the United Kingdom.

3 Schedule 1 (after table item 22)

Insert:

4 Schedule 1 (table item 47, column 2)

Repeal paragraphs (g) to (t), substitute:

(g)  70–74.8

(h)  75.2–85

(i)  148–149.9

(j)  150.05–156

(k)  157.45–160.6

(l)  160.975–161.475

(m)  162.05–174

(n) 403–406

(o)  406.1–430

(p)  450–520

6  Schedule 1 (table item 65, column 2)

Omit “57000–66000”, substitute “57000-71000”.

7 Schedule 1 (after table item 69)

Insert:

8 Schedule 1 (after table item 71)

Insert:

9 Schedule 1 (table item 78, column 2)

Repeal paragraphs (a) and (b), substitute:

(a)          3100–4800

(b)          6000–9000

10 Schedule 1 (table item 78, column 4, paragraph (c))

Repeal the paragraph.

11 Schedule 1 (after table item 78)

Insert:

12 Schedule 1, after note 3

Insert:

Note 4 ETSI Guide EG 202 730 provides advice on the control, use and application of ground penetration radar and wall probing radar systems.

Note 5 Ultra Wide Band (UWB) sensors used in crop harvesting where the sensor is no more than 1 metre above the crop height and 3.7 metres above the ground will meet the limitation to comply with FCC Rules Title 47 Part 15.509.

13 Schedule 2 (after table item 1)

Insert:

14 Schedule 2 (after table item 6)

Insert:

15 Schedule 2 (after table item 7)

Insert:

16 Schedule 2 (after table item 9)

Insert:

17 Schedule 2 (after table item 12)

Insert:

18 Schedule 2 (after table item 18)

Insert: