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

Dated 5th May 2015

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Plan Variation

  This Plan Variation is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Tasmania) Plan Variation 2015 (No. 1).

2                             Commencement

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

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

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

  Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Tasmania) Plan 2007 [F2007L04667].

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 the ACMA to do so, demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the ACMA, that the ERP of a transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing specified by the ACMA complies with this section.

6     Co-channel transmitters

The technical specifications for a co-channel transmitter licensed under a relevant digital radio multiplex transmitter licence are those determined by the technical planning guidelines.

Note   As at the date of the commencement of this section, the technical specifications for a co-channel transmitter licensed under a relevant digital radio multiplex transmitter are set out in Division 8 of Part 8 of the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007.

[3] Schedule 1, Table 1 Frequency channels

substitute

Table 1 Frequency Channels

[4] Attachment 1.1, Multiplex Hobart 1, Centre Frequency value

substitute
 

 202.928 MHz (Frequency Block 9A)

[5] Attachment 1.2, Multiplex Hobart 2, Centre Frequency value

substitute
 

 206.352 MHz (Frequency Block 9C)