Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Area-Wide Licence) Determination 2020

Radiocommunications Act 1992

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 28 January 2020

 

Nerida O’Loughlin
[signed]
Member

Creina Chapman
[signed]
Member/General Manager


1                            Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Area-Wide Licence) Determination 2020.

2                            Commencement

  This Determination commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

  Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.

3                            Authority

This Determination is made under paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

4                            Scope

(1)     This Determination sets out a condition to which an area-wide licence is subject.

(2)     However, if the condition in this Determination is inconsistent with a condition specified in the licence, the condition specified in the licence applies.

5                            Interpretation

In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

licensee means:

(a)  the holder of an area-wide licence; or

(b)  a person authorised by the holder of an area-wide licence to operate a station under the licence.

Note 1:  In accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Act, including:

Note 2:  In accordance with section 64 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015, including:

6                            Condition

For paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Act, every area-wide licence is subject to the condition in section 7.

 

7                            Location of area-wide stations

(1)  Subject to subsection (3), the ACMA or any other person may request, in writing, from a licensee the following information:

(a)  the location of all area-wide stations operated under the licence on the day the request is made; 

(b)  the maximum total radiated power for each such area-wide station.

(2) The licensee must provide the information within ten business days of receiving the request.

(3)   The licensee need not provide the information if:

(a)  the information is about an area-wide station that is a mobile station; or

(b)  the information is included in the Register.

 

Note:  The information may be included in the Register if the licence is subject to a condition of the kind referred to in subsection 10(5A), 10(6A) or 10(7A) of the Radiocommunications (Register of Radiocommunications Licences) Determination 2017.