Statutory Rules 1981 No. 1841
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Wireless Telegraphy Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905.
Dated 1 July 1981.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command,
IAN SINCLAIR
Minister of State for Communications
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Interpretation
1. Regulation 3 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting after the definition of "authorized station" in sub-regulation (1) the following definitions:
"'base station' means a station on land established for the purpose of communicating with land mobile stations and harbour mobile stations,
'coast station' means a station on land established for the purpose of communicating with ship stations at sea and aircraft stations, being a station an important function of which is the transmission and reception of messages on behalf of the public;
'disaster station' means a station having the function of providing a radiocommunications service in connection with natural disasters and civil defence activities;
'earth station' means a station located on the surface of the earth or within the major portion of the earth's atmosphere that is established for the purpose of communicating with—
(a) 1 or more other earth stations by means of 1 or more satellites or other objects in space; or
(b) 1 or more space stations;
'earth station, Class A' means an earth station capable of carrying not more than 1 voice channel;
'earth station, Class B' means an earth station capable of carrying more than 1 but not more than 12 voice channels;
'earth station, Class C' means an earth station, other than an earth station, Class A or an earth station, Class B, capable of utilizing not more than 1 satellite transponder;
'earth station, Class D' means an earth station capable of utilizing more than 1 but not more than 2 satellite transponders;
'earth station, Class E' means an earth station capable of utilizing more than 2 satellite transponders;
'exterior paging station' means a station on land established for the purpose of providing a paging service but does not include an interior paging station or a station that provides a paging service that is incidental to the operation of another station;
'fixed station' means a station on land established for the purpose of communicating between fixed points but does not include an earth station, a fixed outpost station or a fixed receiving station;";
(b) by omitting ", for use by a Commonwealth authority" from the definition of "fixed station, Class A" in sub-regulation (1);
(c) by omitting ", for use by a Commonwealth authority" from the definition of "fixed station, Class B" in sub-regulation (1); and
(d) by inserting after the definition of "licensee" in sub-regulation (1) the following definition:
"'limited coast station' means a station on land established for the purpose of communicating with ship stations at sea but does not include a coast station or a marine rescue station;".
Licences
2. Regulation 5 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "sub-regulation (2) of this regulation" and substituting "sub-regulations (2) and (3)";
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) "the last two preceding sub-regulations" and substituting "these Regulations"; and
(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:
"(3) A licence, in accordance with such form as the Minister determines, may be granted in respect of a station that is an exterior paging station.".
Licence fees
3. Regulation 7 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulations:
"(1) Subject to this regulation, a fee is payable in respect of the grant or renewal of a licence included in a class of licence specified in column 2 of an item in the Schedule and is calculated by reference to the period in respect of which the licence is granted or renewed at the rate specified in column 3 of that item.
"(1AA) Where—
(a) a licence is granted or renewed for a period of less than 1 year; and
(b) the fee payable would, but for this sub-regulation, be less than $15,
then,
(c) in the case of a licence in respect of which a fee is payable at a rate per year in excess of $15—-a fee of $15 is payable; and
(d) in any other case—a fee is payable of an amount equal to the amount that would be payable if the licence were for a period of 1 year.
"(1AB) A fee calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (1AC) is payable in respect of the grant or renewal of a licence for an exterior paging station.
"(1AC) The fee referred to in sub-regulation (1AB) is an amount equal to the aggregate of—
(a) an amount calculated at the rate of $56 per annum in respect of the period of the licence; and
(b) an amount calculated at the rate of $12 per annum in respect of the period of the licence in respect of each paging receiver used in connection with that station."; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1A) "the last preceding sub-regulation" and substituting "the preceding sub-regulations".
Schedule
4. The Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:
SCHEDULE Sub-regulations 5 (1) and 7 (1)
CLASSES OF LICENCES AND FEES PAYABLE FOR LICENCES
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Item | Class of licence | Rate per year of fee |
|
| $ |
1 | Aeronautical station, private.............................. | 30 |
2 | Aeronautical station, not included in item 1.................... | 60 |
3 | Aircraft station, private................................. | 23 |
4 | Aircraft station, not included in item 3, installed on an aircraft— (a) having 38 or more passenger seats; or (b) having a maximum take-off weight of 19 tonnes or more...... | 90 |
5 | Aircraft station, not otherwise referred to..................... | 36 |
6 | Amateur station...................................... | 17 |
7 | Base station, private................................... | 30 |
8 | Base station, not included in item 7......................... | 56 |
9 | Citizen band radio station, private.......................... | 22 |
10 | Citizen band radio station, not included in item 9................ | 44 |
11 | Coast station........................................ | 10,000 |
12 | Disaster station...................................... | 22 |
13 | Earth station, private................................... | 30 |
14 | Earth station, Class A, not included in item 13.................. | 200 |
15 | Earth station, Class B, not included in item 13.................. | 1,000 |
16 | Earth station, Class C, not included in item 13.................. | 5,000 |
17 | Earth station, Class D, not included in item 13.................. | 10,000 |
18 | Earth station, Class E, not included in item 13.................. | 47,000 |
19 | Experimental station................................... | 33 |
20 | Fixed outpost station.................................. | 3 |
21 | Fixed receiving station................................. | 12 |
22 | Fixed station, Class A, private............................ | 36 |
23 | Fixed station, Class A, not included in item 22.................. | 150 |
24 | Fixed station, Class B, private............................ | 36 |
25 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying not more than 24 voice channels | 200 |
26 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 24 but not more than 60 voice channels | 300 |
27 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 60 but not more than 300 voice channels | 500 |
28 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 300 but not more than 960 voice channels | 1,000 |
29 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 960 but not more than 1800 voice channels | 1,700 |
30 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 1800 but not more than 2700 voice channels | 2,500 |
31 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 2700 but not more than 10 000 voice channels | 5,200 |
32 | Fixed station, Class B, not included in item 24, capable of carrying more than 10 000 voice channels | 10,000 |
33 | Handphone station, private.............................. | 22 |
SCHEDULE—continued
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Item | Class of licence | Rate per year of fee |
|
| $ |
34 | Handphone station, not included in item 33........ | 27 |
35 | Harbour mobile station, private................ | 15 |
36 | Harbour mobile station, not included in item 35..... | 36 |
37 | Interior paging station...................... | 60 |
38 | Land mobile station, private.................. | 22 |
39 | Land mobile station, not included in item 38....... | 36 |
40 | Land mobile paging receiver station, not forming part of an exterior paging service | 12 |
41 | Limited coast station, private.................. | 25 |
42 | Limited coast station, not included in item 41....... | 56 |
43 | Marine rescue station....................... | 3 |
44 | Mobile outpost station...................... | 3 |
45 | Novice amateur station..................... | 14 |
46 | Radiodetermination station................... | 72 |
47 | Radio-linked microphone service............... | 20 |
48 | Ship station, private........................ | 20 |
49 | Ship station, installed on a ship equipped in accordance with the Navigation (Radio) Regulations, not included in item 48 | 150 |
50 | Ship station, not otherwise referred to............ | 32 |
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 1981.
2. Statutory Rules 1942 No. 348 as amended by 1945 No. 185; 1947 No. 129; 1951 No. 19; 1954 No. 50; 1955 No. 1; 1958 No. 54; 1959 No. 65; 1967 Nos. 110 and 170; 1972 No. 206; 1974 No. 173; 1975 No. 64; 1976 No. 222; 1977 No. 165; 1978 No. 25; 1979 Nos. 29 and 106; 1980 No. 188; 1981 No. 139; Act No. 85 of 1970.