Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms

 

Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Amendment Determination 2024 (No.1)

 

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

Dated: 8 February 2024

Creina Chapman

[signed]

Member

 

Samantha Yorke

[signed]

Member/General Manager

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1  Name

This is the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Amendment Determination 2024 (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 is available, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

4  Amendments

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

Schedule 1—Amendments

  (section 4)

Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 [F2015L00178]

1  Schedule 1—Dictionary (definition of area-wide service)

Repeal the definition (including the note), substitute:

area-wide service means:

(a) a radiocommunications service that is used for radiocommunications from any of the following:

(i)  stations at fixed points;

(ii) mobile stations;

         to any of the following:

(iii) stations at fixed points;

(iv) mobile stations;

(v) space receive stations; or

(b) a radiocommunications service that is used for reception of radio emissions by earth receive stations from space stations on space objects.

.

Note 1:       An area-wide service may be used for radiocommunications to a space receive station on a space object, but that station on the space object will not be authorised by an area-wide licence.

Note 2:       An area-wide service may be used for reception of radio emissions by an earth receive station from a space station on a space object, but that station on the space object will not be authorised by an area-wide licence.

2  Schedule 1—Dictionary (definition of earth receive licence)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

earth receive licence means an apparatus licence, other than an area-wide receive licence, that authorises the operation of an earth receive station.