Radiocommunications (Significant Event – Australian Formula One Grand Prix) Declaration 2023

Dated: 22 March 2023

Allan Major

[signed]

Executive Manager

1  Name

                   This is the Radiocommunications (Significant Event – Australian Formula One Grand Prix) Declaration 2023.

2  Commencement

                   This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered.

Note:    This instrument is a notifiable instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under subsection 54A(2) of the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021.

4  Definitions

                   In this instrument:

Australian Formula One Grand Prix has the meaning given to “Formula One event” in the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994 (Vic).

GDA94 means the geodetic datum designated as the “Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)”, gazetted in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 on 6 September 1995, as existing on that date.

Note:          Gazette No. GN 35 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

5  Declaration of significant event

                   For the purposes of section 54A of the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021:

(a)    the Australian Formula One Grand Prix to be held in 2023 is declared to be a significant event (the significant event);

(b)    the period commencing on 28 March 2023 and ending on 3 April 2023 is the period of the significant event; and

(c)    the location of the significant event is a circle that:

         (i)     is centred on the following GDA94 coordinates: -37.846702°, 144.971342°;

         (ii)    has a 3 kilometre radius.

Note 1:       The location of the significant event covers the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit in Melbourne, and parts of surrounding suburbs.

Note 2:       The declaration of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix as a significant event has consequences for the operation, possession and supply of certain devices under the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021. See also the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015, the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 and the Telecommunications (Types of Cabling Work) Declaration 2013.