Radiocommunications (Foreign Space Objects) Determination 2014

Radiocommunications Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 7 October 2015 taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Consequential Amendments Instrument 2015

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority  

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