Radiocommunications (Infrared Devices) Class Licence 2002
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY issues this Class Licence under subsection 132 (1) and section 135 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 7 February 2002
A.J SHAW Chair
R HORTON Deputy Chair
Australian Communications Authority
1 Name of Class Licence
This Class Licence is the Radiocommunications (Infrared Devices) Class Licence 2002.
2 When Class Licence comes into force
This Class Licence comes into force on gazettal.
3 Definitions
In this Class Licence:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
device compliance day, for an infrared device, means the most recent of the following days:
(a) if the infrared device was manufactured in Australia — the day the infrared device was manufactured;
(b) if the infrared device was manufactured overseas and imported — the day it was imported;
(c) if the infrared device was altered or modified in a material respect — the day it was altered or modified.
infrared device means a radiocommunications device having a radio emission in the frequency range 187.5 THz to 420 THz.
Note For definitions of other expressions used in this Class Licence, see the Act, the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993 and the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.
4 Revocation
For section 135 of the Act, the following instruments are revoked:
- Radiocommunications Class Licence (Infrared Devices), notified in the Gazette on 24 July 1996
- Radiocommunications Class Licence (Infrared Devices) Amendment (No. 1) 1998, notified in the Gazette on 8 July 1998.
5 Class Licence
Subject to sections 6, 7 and 8, this Class Licence authorises any person to operate an infrared device.
6 Condition — output power
The output power of an infrared device to which this Class Licence applies must not be more than 125 mW.
7 Condition — interference
The operation of an infrared device to which this Class Licence applies must not cause interference to another radiocommunications device.
Note 1 An infrared device will not be afforded protection from interference caused by other radiocommunications devices.
An infrared device operated under this Class Licence is generally not expected to suffer interference. However, an individual infrared device may experience, from other radiocommunications devices, interference arising from the particular circumstances of the operation of the infrared device.
Note 2 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2211.1:1997 details the requirements necessary to protect persons from radiation from laser devices, many types of which are authorised by this Class Licence.
8 Standards
If the device compliance day for an infrared device to which this Class Licence applies occurs on or after the day on which this Class Licence comes into force, the infrared device must comply with any standard applicable to it as in force on that day.
Note 1 The ACA wishes to make it clear that if a standard mentioned in this section is amended or replaced by another standard following the device compliance day for the infrared device, the infrared device need not comply with the amended or replaced standard.
Note 2 Section 5 of the Act defines standard to mean a standard made under section 162 of the Act.