Radiocommunications (Specified Radiocommunications Receivers and Types of Transmitter Licences and Receiver Licences) Determination 2014

made under paragraph 7(1)(b) and subsection 98(1) of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:                              31 January 2020

Includes amendments up to:            F2020L00063

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications (Specified Radiocommunications Receivers and Types of Transmitter Licences and Receiver Licences) Determination 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 31 January 2020 (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

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law.  Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.  For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

1              Name of Determination

                This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Specified Radiocommunications Receivers and Types of Transmitter Licences and Receiver Licences) Determination 2014.

4              Radiocommunications receivers

                For the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, a radiocommunications receiver is specified if it is, or forms part of:

(a)   an earth receive station; or

(b)   a fixed receive station; or

(c)   a major coast receive station; or

(d)   a space receive station; or

(e)   a defence receive station; or

(f)   an area-wide receive station.

Note   For the descriptions of the stations specified in section 4, see the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015.

5              Transmitter licences

                For the purposes of subsection 98 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the ACMA may issue a transmitter licence of a type specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 1.

Note For the descriptions of the licences specified in Schedule 1, see the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015.

6              Receiver licences

                For the purposes of subsection 98 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the ACMA may issue a receiver licence of a type specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 2.

Note   For the descriptions of the licences specified in Schedule 2, see the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015.

Schedule 1        Transmitter licences

(section 5)

Schedule 2     Receiver licences

(section 6)

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history