Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

as amended

made under paragraph 16 (1) (ca) of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 2 December 2008
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 2)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement [see Note 1]

 2A Definitions 

 3 Application of Act outside Australia — foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence             

 3A Application of Act outside Australia — other foreign space objects 

 4 Revocation of Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

Schedule 1 Owners, controllers or operators of foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence             

Schedule 2 Foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence             

Schedule 3 Owners, controllers or operators of other foreign space objects 

Notes   

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

  This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Determination commences gazettal.

2A Definitions

  In this Determination:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

class licence means the Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence 1998.

Note   The class licence was made by the ACA on 11 September 1998 and notified in the Gazette on 23 September 1998.

3 Application of Act outside Australia — foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

  The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

 (a) the foreign space object is:

 (i) owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, a company mentioned in Schedule 1; or

 (ii) mentioned in Schedule 2; and

 (b) a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range mentioned in subsection 6 (2) or (3) of the class licence to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

Note   Under section 5 of the Act, a foreign space object is defined to mean a space object (also defined in section 5 of the Act) that is not an Australian space object.

An Australian space object is defined in section 5 to mean a space object that the ACA determines in writing to be an Australian space object for the purposes of the Act (see the Radiocommunications (Australian Space Objects) Determination 2000).

3A Application of Act outside Australia — other foreign space objects

  The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

 (a)  the foreign space object is owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, an entity mentioned in Schedule 3; and

 (b)  a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range that is not mentioned in subsection 6 (2) or (3) of the class licence; and

 (c) the space station is operating to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

4 Revocation of Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

  Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000, made by the ACA on 26 May 2000 and notified in the Gazette on 30 May 2000, is revoked.

Schedule 1 Owners, controllers or operators of foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

(subparagraph 3 (a) (i))

Schedule 2 Foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

(subparagraph 3 (a) (ii))

Schedule 3 Owners, controllers or operators of other foreign space objects

(paragraph 3A (a))

Notes to the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000

Note 1

The Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (in force under paragraph 16 (1) (ca) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non‑exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments