Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Variation 2020 (No. 1)

Dated:  27 February 2020

Nerida O’Loughlin

[signed]

Member

Chris Jose

[signed]

Member/General Manager

1  Name

  This is the Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Variation 2020 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at https://www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

4  Amendment

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in that Schedule.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence 2015 (F2015L01486)

1. Subparagraphs 6(a)(iv) and (v)

Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute:

(iv) 28.3 to 30 GHz.

2.     Subparagraph 6(b)(vii)

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

(vii) 10.7 to 12.75 GHz; or

3.     Subparagraphs 6(b)(viii) to (x)

Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute: 

(viii) 17.7 to 20.2 GHz.

4.     Subsection 8(3) (note)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 1: A station to which this class licence applies will not be afforded protection from interference caused by a radiocommunications transmitter of other radiocommunications services.

Note 2: In accordance with section 137 of the Act, this class licence does not authorise the operation of any station in a way that is inconsistent with the terms of the  Radiocommunications (Mid-West Radio Quiet Zone) Frequency Band Plan 2011, as in force from time to time, accessible for free at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 3: Section 197 of the Act makes it an offence for a person to engage in conduct where they are reckless as to whether that conduct will result in substantial interference with, or substantial disruption or disturbance of, radiocommunications.  In administering that provision with respect to the operation of a station for transmission on land under this class licence within the RQZ (inner) zone described in item 1 of the Schedule to the Radiocommunications (Mid-West Radio Quiet Zone) Frequency Band Plan 2011, as in force from time to time, the ACMA will take into account whether or not the entity responsible for operating the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory objects to the operation of the station.

5.     After section 8

Insert:

9 Interference to certain receiving stations

The operation of a station for reception in the following frequency ranges is authorised on the basis of no protection from interference caused by a point to point station:

(a)           10.7 to 11.7 GHz;

(b)           18.2 to 18.8 GHz;

(c)           19.3 to 19.7 GHz.