Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993

Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993

as amended

made under section 119 of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 2 May 2005
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1)

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

Contents

 1 Citation [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement 

 2A Interpretation [see Note 2]

 3 Qualified operators 

Notes  

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  This Determination may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993.

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 1 July 1993.

Note   Unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases defined in the Radiocommunications (Definitions) Determination No. 1 of 1993 have the same respective meanings in this Determination as they have in that Determination.

2A Interpretation [see Note 2]

  Unless the contrary intention appears, a term that is used in this Determination and defined in the Radiocommunications (Definitions) Determination No. 2 of 1993 as in force on 3 October 1994 has the same meaning as in that Determination.

3 Qualified operators

  For the purposes of section 119 of the Act, persons must be qualified operators to operate transmitters under transmitter licences included in the following classes of transmitter licences:

 (a) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur intermediate station;

 (b) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur limited station;

 (c) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur novice station;

 (d) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur novice limited station;

 (e) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — an amateur licence that authorises the holder to operate an amateur unrestricted station;

 (f) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — a maritime coast licence that authorises the holder to operate a major coast station;

 (g) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — a maritime coast licence that authorises the holder to operate:

 (i) a limited coast assigned system station; or

 (ii) a limited coast non assigned station; or

 (iii) a limited coast marine rescue station;

 (h) except where the persons hold equivalent overseas qualifications — a maritime ship licence that authorises the holder to operate a ship station Class B;

 (i) except where the persons hold:

 (i) an Australian Maritime Safety Authority Global Maritime Distress and Safety First-class Radio Electronic Certificate, Second-Class Radio Electronic Certificate or General Operator’s Certificate issued under Marine Orders Part 6 (Marine Qualifications  Radio) made under the Navigation Act 1912; or

 (ii) overseas qualifications recognised by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as equivalent qualifications;

  a maritime ship licence that authorises the holder to operate a ship station class C.

Notes to the Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993

Note 1

The Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (in force under section 119 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

Note 2

Clause 2A — Section 3 of the Radiocommunications (Qualified Operators) Determination No. 1 of 1993 (Amendment No. 4) provides as follows:

3. Clause 2A (Interpretation)

3.1  Omit “1 December 1993”, substitute “3 April 1995”.

The proposed amendment was misdescribed and is not incorportaed in this compilation.