Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:                                          14 October 2017

Includes amendments up to:                        F2017L01348

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au).  The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self-repealing provisions

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1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014.

2              Commencement

                This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

Note   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.

3              Definitions

                In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

class licence means the Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence 2015.

4              Application of Act outside Australia — foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

                The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

                (a)    the foreign space object is owned, controlled or operated by or for a company mentioned in Schedule 1; and

               (b)    a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range mentioned in paragraph 6 (a) or (b) of the class licence to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

Note   Under section 5 of the Act, a foreign space object is defined to mean a space object (also defined in section 5 of the Act) that is not an Australian space object. An Australian space object is defined in section 5 to mean a space object that the ACMA, by legislative instrument, determines to be an Australian space object for the purposes of the Act (see the Radiocommunications (Australian Space Objects) Determination 2014).

5              Application of Act outside Australia — other foreign space objects

                The Act applies outside Australia in relation to a foreign space object if:

                (a)    the foreign space object is owned, controlled, or operated by, or for, an entity mentioned in Schedule 3; and

               (b)    a space station on the foreign space object is operating in a frequency range that is not mentioned in subsection 6 (a) or (b) of the class licence; and

                (c)    the space station is operating to transmit radio emissions to, or receive radio emissions from, a station inside Australia.

6              Revocation of previous Determination

                The Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2000 (Federal Register of Legislative Instruments No. F2008C00638) is revoked.

Schedule 1        Owners, controllers or operators of foreign space objects operating in frequency range mentioned in class licence

(paragraph 4 (a))

Schedule 3        Owners, controllers or operators of other foreign space objects

(paragraph 5 (a))

Notes to the Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014

Note 1

The Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014 (in force under paragraph 16(1)(ca) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments