Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2003 (No. 1)

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

Dated    12 November 2003

R HORTON                                                                                                              Chair

A HORSLEY                                                                                                          Deputy Chair

 

Australian Communications Authority

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2003 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination 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

(section 3)

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[1] Subsection 3 (1), after definition of repeater output

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Sydney Area means the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 270 kilometres whose centre is located at the Sydney General Post Office, 130 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, being latitude 33 52 14 south, longitude 151 12 26 east.

Note   The Sydney Area may also be referenced by means of the Australian Map Grid coordinates according to which the Sydney General Post Office is located at Australian Map Grid coordinates of Zone 56, Easting 334188, Northing 6250750.

[2] Section 13

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13 Permitted frequency bands

  The licensee must operate an amateur unrestricted station to transmit only on a frequency that:

 (a) is in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 1 of Schedule 2; and

 (b) is not in an excluded frequency range specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 for the area of operation.

[3] Section 18

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18 Permitted frequency bands

  The licensee must operate an amateur limited station to transmit only on a frequency that:

 (a) is in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 1 of Schedule 3; and

 (b) is not in an excluded frequency range specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 for the area of operation.

[4] Section 31

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31 Permitted frequency bands

  The licensee must operate an amateur intermediate station to transmit only on a frequency that:

 (a) is in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 1 of Schedule 6; and

 (b) is not in an excluded frequency range specified in Part 2 of Schedule 6 for the area of operation.

[5] Schedule 2, after the Schedule heading

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Part 1 Permitted frequencies and emission modes

[6] Schedule 2, column 4

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[7] Schedule 2, item 5, column 2

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75.500 GHz–81.000 GHz

119.980 GHz–120.020 GHz

142.000 GHz–149.000 GHz

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76.000 GHz–81.000 GHz

122.250 GHz–123.000 GHz

134.000 GHz–141.000 GHz

[8] Schedule 2, after the table

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Part 2 Excluded frequency ranges

Area

Excluded frequency range

Perth Area

420 MHz–430 MHz

New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory

 (a) 421.83125–421.99375 MHz; and

 (b) 425.25625–425.59375 MHz; and

 (c) 428.83125–428.99375 MHz

Sydney Area

 (a) 421.25–421.75 MHz; and

 (b) 428.25–428.75 MHz

[9] Schedule 3, after the Schedule heading

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Part 1 Permitted frequencies

[10] Schedule 3, column 3

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[11] Schedule 3, item 3, column 2

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75.500 GHz–81.000 GHz

119.980 GHz–120.020 GHz

142.000 GHz–149.000 GHz

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76.000 GHz–81.000 GHz

122.250 GHz–123.000 GHz

134.000 GHz–141.000 GHz

[12] Schedule 3, after the table

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Part 2 Excluded frequency ranges

Area

Excluded frequency range

Perth Area

420 MHz–430 MHz

New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory

 (a) 421.83125–421.99375 MHz; and

 (b) 425.25625–425.59375 MHz; and

 (c) 428.83125–428.99375 MHz

Sydney Area

 (a) 421.25–421.75 MHz; and

 (b) 428.25–428.75 MHz

[13] Schedule 6, after the Schedule heading

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Part 1 Permitted frequencies and emission modes

[14] Schedule 6, column 4

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[15] Schedule 6, item 5, column 2

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75.500 GHz–81.000 GHz

119.980 GHz–120.020 GHz

142.000 GHz–149.000 GHz

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76.000 GHz–81.000 GHz

122.250 GHz–123.000 GHz

134.000 GHz–141.000 GHz

[16] Schedule 6, after the table

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Part 2 Excluded frequency ranges

Area

Excluded frequency range

Perth Area

420 MHz–430 MHz

New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory

 (a) 421.83125–421.99375 MHz; and

 (b) 425.25625–425.59375 MHz; and

 (c) 428.83125–428.99375 MHz

Sydney Area

 (a) 421.25–421.75 MHz; and

 (b) 428.25–428.75 MHz