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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No. 1)

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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No.1)

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The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this amendment under paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated 17 December 1999

A.J SHAW
Chair

R HORTON
Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No. 1)

made under the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Contents

Page

1 Name of amendment 3

2 Commencement 3

3 Amendment of Radiocommunications

Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) 3

Determination No. 1 of 1997

Schedule 1 Amendments of Radiocommunications

Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence)

Determination No. 1 of 1997 4

Section 1

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1 Name of amendment

This amendment is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This amendment commences on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments of Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997

(section 3)

[1] Section 2

substitute

2. (1) This Determination sets out conditions to which an amateur licence is subject in the following manner:

(a) every amateur licence is subject to the conditions in Part 2;

(b) every amateur licence (amateur unrestricted station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 3;

(d) every amateur licence (amateur novice station) is also subject to the conditions in part 5;

(e) every amateur licence (amateur novice limited station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 6;

(f) every amateur licence (amateur intermediate station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 7;

(g) every amateur licence (amateur beacon station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 8;

(h) every amateur licence (amateur repeater station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 9.

(2) However, if a condition in this Determination is inconsistent with a condition specified in the licence, the condition specified in the licence applies.

[2] Subsection 3(1)

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“Olympic Area” means that geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 150 kilometres whose centre is located at latitude 33 degrees 50 minutes 56 seconds South, longitude 151 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds East. The centre of the Olympic Area is located within the Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, New South Wales 2127.

[NOTE: The Olympic Area may also be referenced as the geographic area within a 150 km radius of the point located at the Australian Map Grid co-ordinates of Zone 56, Easting 320750, Northing 6252900.]

[3] Section 13

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Permitted frequency bands

13. The licensee must operate an amateur unrestricted station to transmit only:

(a) on a frequency in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 2; and

(b) in accordance with any operating restrictions imposed within the Olympic Area mentioned in column 4 of an item in Schedule 2.

[4] Section 18

substitute

Permitted frequency bands

18. The licensee must operate an amateur limited station to transmit only:

(a) on a frequency in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 3; and

(b) in accordance with any operating restrictions imposed within the Olympic Area mentioned in column 3 of an item in Schedule 3.

[5] Section 31

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Permitted frequency bands

31. The licensee must operate an amateur intermediate station to transmit only:

(a) on a frequency in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 6; and

(b) in accordance with any operating restrictions imposed within the Olympic Area mentioned in column 4 of an item in Schedule 6.

[6] Schedule 2

substitute

SCHEDULE 2

PERMITTED FREQUENCIES AND EMISSION MODES (AMATEUR UNRESTRICTED STATION)

(sections 13 and 14)

Column 1		Column 2	Column 3		Column 4
Item no.	Frequency band		Permitted emission modes		Olympic Area operating restrictions

1	1.800 MHz-1.875 MHz 3.500 MHz-3.700 MHz 3.794 MHz-3.800 MHz 7.000 MHz-7.300 MHz 10.100 MHz-10.150 MHz 14.000 MHz-14.350 MHz 18.068 MHz-18.168 MHz 21.000 MHz-21.450 MHz 24.890 MHz-24.990 MHz		200HA1A 200HA1B 1K12F1A 1K12F1B 1K12F1D 1K12G1B 1K12G1D 1K12J2D 2K00H3E 2K00J3E 2K00R3E 3K00H3C 3K00J3C 3K00J3F 3K00R3C 4K00A3E 4K00H3E 4K00J3E 4K00R3E 6K00A2A	6K00A2B 6K00A2D 6K00A3C 6K00A3F 6K00F2A 6K00F2B 6K00F2D 6K00F3C 6K00F3E 6K00F3F 6K00G2A 6K00G2B 6K00G2D 6K00G3C 6K00G3E 6K00G3F 8K00A8E 8K00B8E 8K00B8W	Nil

28.00 MHz-29.700 MHz

Emission modes mentioned in column 3 of item 1

16K0F3E

16K0G3E

Nil

50.000 MHz-54.000 MHz

144.000 MHz-148.000 MHz

Any emission mode except an emission mode that includes a wideband emission

Nil


4	420.000 MHz-450.000 MHz	Any emission mode	Until 31 December 2000 no amateur unrestricted station may operate in the Olympic Area within the frequency band 421 MHz – 432 MHz

5	1240.000 MHz-1300.000 MHz	Any emission mode	Nil
	2300.000 MHz-2450.000 MHz
	3.300 GHz-3.600 GHz
	5.650 GHz-5.850 GHz
	10.000 GHz-10.500 GHz
	24.000 GHz-24.250 GHz
	47.000 GHz-47.200 GHz
	75.500 GHz-81.000 GHz
	119.980 GHz-120.020 GHz
	142.000 GHz-149.000 GHz
	241.000 GHz-250.000 GHz

[NOTE: Operating restrictions imposed under sections 15 and 16 of Part 3 of this Determination are not affected by the operation of this Schedule.]

[7] Schedule 3

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SCHEDULE 3

PERMITTED FREQUENCIES (AMATEUR LIMITED STATION)

(sections 18 and 19)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item no.	Frequency band	Olympic Area operating restrictions

1	29.000 MHz-29.700 MHz 50.000 MHz-54.000 MHz 144.000 MHz-148.000 MHz	Nil

2	420.000 MHz-450.000 MHz	Until 31 December 2000 no amateur limited station may operate in the Olympic Area within the frequency band 421 MHz - 432 MHz


3	1240.000 MHz-1300.000 MHz 2300.000 MHz-2450.000 MHz 3.300 GHz-3.600 GHz 5.650 GHz-5.850 GHz 10.000 GHz-10.500 GHz 24.000 GHz-24.250 GHz 47.000 GHz-47.200 GHz 75.500 GHz-81.000 GHz 119.980 GHz-120.020 GHz 142.000 GHz-149.000 GHz 241.000 GHz-250.000 GHz	Nil

[NOTE: Operating restrictions imposed under sections 20 and 21 of Part 4 of this Determination are not affected by the operation of this Schedule.]

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[8] Schedule 4, Item 1, Column 3

delete

1K12FIA

insert

1K12F1A

[9] Schedule 4, Item 3, Column 3

delete

1K12FIB

insert

1K12F1B

after

1K12F1B

insert

1K12F1D

[10] Schedule 4, Item 4, Column 3

delete

1K12FIB

insert

1K12F1B

[11] Schedule 5, Item 1, Column 3

delete

1K12FIB

insert

1K12F1B

[12] Schedule 5, Item 2, Column 3

delete

1K12FIB

insert

1K12F1B

[13] Schedule 6

substitute

SCHEDULE 6

PERMITTED FREQUENCIES AND EMISSION MODES (AMATEUR INTERMEDIATE STATION)

(sections 31 and 32)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3		Column 4
Item no.	Frequency band		Permitted emission modes	Olympic Area operating restrictions

3.500 MHz-3.700 MHz

21.000 MHz-21.450 MHz

28.000 MHz-29.000 MHz

200HA1A

200HA1B

1K12F1A

1K12F1B

1K12F1D

1K12G1B

1K12G1D

1K12J2D

2K00H3E

2K00J3E

2K00R3E

3K00H3C

3K00J3C

3K00J3F

3K00R3C

4K00A3E

4K00H3E

4K00J3E

4K00R3E

6K00A2A

6K00A2B

6K00A2D

6K00A3C

6K00A3F

6K00F2A

6K00F2B

6K00F2D

6K00F3C

6K00F3E

6K00F3F

6K00G2A

6K00G2B

6K00G2D

6K00G3C

6K00G3E

6K00G3F

8K00A8E

8K00B8E

8K00B8W

Nil

28.00 MHz-29.700 MHz

Emission modes mentioned in column 3 of item 1

16K0F3E

16K0G3E

Nil

50.000 MHz-54.000 MHz

144.000 MHz-148.000 MHz

Any emission mode except an emission mode that includes a wideband emission

Nil

420.000 MHz-450.000 MHz

Any emission mode

Until 31 December 2000 no amateur intermediate station may operate in the Olympic Area within the frequency band 421 MHz – 432 MHz

1240.000 MHz-1300.000 MHz

2300.000 MHz-2450.000 MHz

3.300 GHz-3.600 GHz

5.650 GHz-5.850 GHz

10.000 GHz-10.500 GHz

24.000 GHz-24.250 GHz

47.000 GHz-47.200 GHz

75.500 GHz-81.000 GHz

119.980 GHz-120.020 GHz

142.000 GHz-149.000 GHz

241.000 GHz-250.000 GHz

Any emission mode

Nil

[NOTE: Operating restrictions imposed under sections 33 and 34 of Part 7 of this Determination are not affected by the operation of this Schedule.]

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Note

1. Made by the Australian Communications Authority on 1999.

Overview

The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No.1) was enacted in 1999 under the Radiocommunications Act 1992 by the Australian Communications Authority. This amendment was introduced to address the need for specific frequency band and operational restrictions for amateur radio operators within the Olympic Area during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to ensure smooth communications and avoid interference with other critical services. The policy objective was to facilitate the safe and efficient use of radio frequencies during a major international event, ensuring that amateur radio operations did not disrupt the communication systems vital for the Olympics. This amendment came into effect immediately upon gazettal, underscoring the urgency and importance of the measures it implemented.

Scope and Application

The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No. 1) applies to amateur radio operators in Australia who hold an amateur licence. These licences are subject to specific conditions outlined in the determination, which include details about permissible frequency bands and emission modes for different types of amateur stations, such as unrestricted, limited, novice, intermediate, beacon, and repeater stations. These conditions are further elaborated in various parts of the determination, with each type of station having its own set of rules. Notably, the amendment introduces specific restrictions within the Olympic Area, a geographic region centred at the Sydney Olympic Park, imposing additional operating constraints for certain frequency bands. The amendment also clarifies definitions and updates specific frequency bands and emission modes to ensure compliance with current regulations. If there is any inconsistency between the conditions specified in the licence and those in the determination, the licence conditions take precedence. The amendment extends its reach nationally and is implemented through subordinate instruments under the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Key Provisions

The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 Amendment 1999 (No. 1) sets forth various conditions to which amateur radio licenses in Australia are subject. This amendment introduces specific conditions concerning the operation of amateur radio stations within the Olympic Area, which is defined as a geographic area with a radius of 150 kilometres centred at specific latitude and longitude coordinates within the Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, New South Wales. According to the amendment, different types of amateur radio licenses—amateur unrestricted, limited, novice, novice limited, intermediate, beacon, and repeater stations—are subject to distinct conditions as outlined in Parts 2 through 9 of the determination. Notably, if any condition in the determination conflicts with a condition specified in the license itself, the license condition takes precedence. This amendment imposes several obligations on licensees. For instance, amateur unrestricted stations must operate on specific frequency bands as listed in Schedule 2, adhering to any additional restrictions within the Olympic Area. Similarly, amateur limited stations must operate on the frequency bands specified in Schedule 3, again complying with any Olympic Area-specific restrictions. The amendment also mandates that amateur intermediate stations operate on the frequency bands detailed in Schedule 6 and follow any restrictions within the Olympic Area. The specific emission modes and operating restrictions are meticulously outlined in the schedules, ensuring clarity on permissible practices and limitations. Failure to comply with the conditions set forth in this determination can result in significant consequences. While the specific penalties are not detailed in the amendment, breaches of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 or its associated regulations typically incur penalties that can include fines and, in severe cases, criminal charges. The exact penalties may vary depending on the nature and severity of the breach, but they are designed to enforce compliance with the legislative framework governing radiocommunications in Australia.

Area of Law: Communications Law
Instrument: Legislative Instrument
Concepts: Commencement Provisions; Licensing & Registration; Permitted frequency bands

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