The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Plan Variation under subsection 44A (6) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated 18th December 2008

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Chris Chea
[signed]
Member

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Plan Variation

  This Plan Variation is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Western Australia) Plan Variation 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Plan Variation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Western Australia) Plan 2007

  Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Western Australia) Plan 2007.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 3, after definition of designated BSA radio area

insert

ERP means effective radiated power.

[2] After section 4

insert

5 Maximum ERP limits

 (1) For each digital radio multiplex transmitter, the ERP of that transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing must not exceed the maximum ERP specified in the output radiation pattern table for that sector or bearing.

 (2) The licensee of a digital radio multiplex transmitter must, if requested by ACMA to do so, demonstrate, to the satisfaction of ACMA, that the ERP of a transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing specified by ACMA complies with this section.

[3] Schedule 1, table 1, column 6

substitute

[4] Schedule 1, attachment 1.1

omit

insert

[5] Schedule 1, attachment 1.1

omit

insert

[6] Schedule 1, attachment 1.2

omit

insert

[7] Schedule 1, attachment 1.2

omit

insert

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.