1 Name of Variation
This Notice is the Radiocommunications (Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia) Class Licence Variation 2012 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This Variation commences on the later of:
(a)1 January 2013; or
(b) the day on which it is published in the Gazette.
Note 1 All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.
Note 2 The effect of section 134 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 is that this Variation must be published in the Gazette before it commences.
3 Variation of Radiocommunications (Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia) Class Licence 2008
Schedule 1 varies the Radiocommunications (Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia) Class Licence 2008.
Schedule 1 Variations
(section 3)
[1] Subection 3 (1)
insert
Exmouth Non Directional Beacon Area means an area that is within Australia being part of the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 1000 kilometres whose centre is located at latitude 21° 26¢ 7² south, longitude 114° 3¢ 57² east.
[2] Subsection 3 (1), definition of Melbourne Area, including the note
omit
[3] Subsection 3 (1), definition of Perth Area, including the note
omit
[4] Subsection 3 (1), definition of Sydney Area, including the note
omit
[5] Subsection 3 (1)
insert
Timor Non Directional Beacon Area means an area that is within Australia being part of the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 2000 kilometres whose centre is located at latitude 10° 37¢ 21² south, longitude 126° 2¢ 0² east.
[6] After section 24A
insert
24B Operation in the frequency band 472 kHz to 479 kHz
An amateur station must not be operated in the frequency band 472 kHz to 479 kHz using a radiated power of more than 5 watts pX EIRP.
[7] Table 1A, item 1A, column 2
substitute
135.7 kHz–137.8kHz [see section 24A]
472 kHz–479 kHz [see section 24B]
[8] Table 1A, item 4, column 2
omit
420.000 MHz–450.000 MHz
substitute
430.000 MHz–450.000 MHz
[9] Table 1B
substitute
Table 1B Excluded frequency ranges
(section 20)
| Item | Area of operation | Excluded frequency range |
| 1 2 | Timor Non Directional Beacon Area Exmouth Non Directional Beacon Area | 472 kHz–479 kHz 472 kHz–479 kHz |
[10] Table 2, item 1, column 2
substitute
472 kHz–479 kHz
3.500 MHz–3.700 MHz
7.000 MHz–7.300 MHz
14.000 MHz–14.350 MHz
21.000 MHz–21.450 MHz
[11] Section 38
substitute
38 Permitted frequency bands
An amateur station must only be operated on a frequency that is in a frequency band mentioned in an item in Table 4A.
[12] Table 4A, item 2, column 2
omit
420.000 MHz–450.000 MHz
substitute
430.000 MHz–450.000 MHz
[13] Table 4B
omit