Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014

made under paragraph 16(1)(ca) of the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Compilation No. 6

Compilation date:                                          14 May 2022

Includes amendments up to:                        F2022L00701

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 May 2022 (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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014.

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.

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))

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

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments