Radiocommunications (Significant Event – Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix) Declaration 2023
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following declaration under subsection 54A(2) of the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021.
Dominic Byrne
[signed]
Executive Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name
This is the Radiocommunications (Significant Event – Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix) Declaration 2023.
This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered.
Note: This instrument is a notifiable instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
This instrument is made under subsection 54A(2) of the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021.
In this instrument:
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix has the meaning given to “Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix event” in the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994 (Vic).
GDA94 means the geodetic datum designated as the “Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)”, gazetted in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 on 6 September 1995, as existing on that date.
Note: Gazette No. GN 35 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
5 Declaration of significant event
For the purposes of section 54A of the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021:
(a) the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to be held in 2023 is declared to be a significant event (the significant event); and
(b) the period commencing on 18 October 2023 and ending on 23 October 2023 is the period of the significant event; and
(c) the location of the significant event is a circle that:
(i) is centred on the following GDA94 coordinates: -38.502601°, 145.23369°;
(ii) has a 3 kilometre radius.
Note 1: The location of the significant event covers the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit in Phillip Island, and parts of the surrounding area.
Note 2: The declaration of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix as a significant event has consequences for the operation, possession and supply of certain devices under the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021. See also the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015, the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 and the Telecommunications (Types of Cabling Work) Declaration 2013.