Radiocommunications Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 271

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated 10 November 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology

and the Arts

Radiocommunications Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 2712

made under the

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Contents

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 1 Name of regulations 

 2 Commencement 

 3 Amendment of Radiocommunications Regulations 1993

Schedule 1 Amendments 

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1 Name of regulations

  These regulations are the Radiocommunications Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Radiocommunications Regulations 1993

  Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993.

Schedule 1 Amendments

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(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 3, definition of penalty

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penalty, in relation to an offence of a kind mentioned in section 315 of the Act, means a penalty of an amount worked out in accordance with that section.

[2] Paragraph 4 (1) (b)

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Iridium LLC

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(incorporated in the United States of America)

[3] Paragraph 4 (1) (d)

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PanAmSat Corporation

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(incorporated in the United States of America)

[4] Paragraph 4 (1) (e)

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Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc.

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(incorporated in the United States of America)

[5] Paragraph 4 (1) (f)

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 (f) space satellites operated by Teledesic LLC (incorporated in the United States of America) to provide radiocommunication services to Australia;

 (g) space satellites operated by Orbcomm Global, L.P. (incorporated in the United States of America) to provide radiocommunication services to Australia;

 (h) space satellites operated by Globalstar L.P. (incorporated in the United States of America) to provide radiocommunication services to Australia;

 (i) space satellites operated by ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd (incorporated in the Cayman Islands) to provide radiocommunication services to Australia;

 (j) space satellites operated by Inmarsat Limited (incorporated in the United Kingdom) to provide radiocommunication services to Australia.

[6] Regulation 23

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23 When may an infringement notice be served?

  If there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person has committed an offence of a minor nature against a provision mentioned in section 315 of the Act, an authorised person may serve, or cause to be served, an infringement notice on that person.

[7] Regulation 42

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The Chairman may, by signed instrument,

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The ACA may, by written instrument,

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1993 No. 177, as amended by 1995 Nos. 62 and 259; 1996 No. 158; 1997 Nos. 121 and 283; 1998 No. 330.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 10 November 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 November 1999.