Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Variation to Licence Area Plan – Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio – 2023 (No. 1)

 

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 11 May 2023

James Cameron

[signed]

Member

 

Cathy Rainsford

[signed]

Member/General Manager

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority 

 

 

1  Name

  This is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio – 2023 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day 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 instrument is made under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4  Variation

  The Licence Area Plan – Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio (F2005B01472) is varied in the manner set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.

Schedule 1─Variation

(section 4)

1  Clause 4

Omit “twelve”, substitute “seventeen”.

2  Clauses 46 to 58 (both inclusive)

Repeal the clauses and substitute with the clauses in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this instrument.

3  Schedule Two

 (1) After the row of the table that refers to Attachment 2.37, insert:

 

96.9 MHz

SL10216

TS12001078

2.37A

Norfolk Island

 (2) After the row of the table that refers to Attachment 2.81, insert:

 

94.9 MHz

SL1150711

TS12001077

2.81A

Norfolk Island

4  Schedule Three

  After the row of the table that refers to Attachment 3.78, insert:

National

91.9 MHz

N/A

TS1137983

3.78A

Norfolk Island

National

92.9 MHz

N/A

TS12001076

3.78B

Norfolk Island

National

93.9 MHz

N/A

TS1137751

3.78C

Norfolk Island

National

95.9 MHz

N/A

TS1137752

3.78D

Norfolk Island

National

97.9 MHz

N/A

TS12001079

3.78E

Norfolk Island

 

5  After Schedule Fifty Six

 Insert:

 Schedule Fifty Seven

 Licence Area Plan: Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 Licence Area: Norfolk Island RA1

Service Category

Channel/ Frequency

Service Licence No

Transmitter Specification No

Attach No

Area Served

Community

1566 kHz

SL1180039

TS1137755

57.2

Norfolk Island

 

89.9 MHz

SL1180039

TS1132707

57.3

Norfolk Island

 

90.9 MHz

SL1180049

TS12001080

57.4

Norfolk Island

6  Attachment 2.1

 Omit:

  The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is:”

Substitute:

“The licence area is the licence area defined in Attachment 57.1 (Norfolk Island RA1), and the following areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006:”

7  After Attachment 2.37

Insert the Attachment at Part 2 of Schedule 2 to this instrument.

8  After Attachment 2.81

Insert the Attachment at Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this instrument.

9  After Attachment 3.78

Insert the Attachments at Part 4 of Schedule 2 to this instrument.

10  After Attachment 56.2

Insert the Attachments at Part 5 of Schedule 2 to this instrument.

 

Schedule 2 New Clauses and Attachments

(Schedule 1, items 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10)

Part 1  New Clauses 46 to 58

(46)           One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Willowra area described at Attachment 45.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 45.1 is set out in Schedule Forty Five and Attachment 45.2 to this plan.

(47) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Wujal Wujal area described at Attachment 47.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 47.1 is set out in Schedule Forty Seven and Attachments 47.2 and 47.3 to this plan.

(48) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Yuelamu area described at Attachment 48.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 48.1 is set out in Schedule Forty Eight and Attachment 48.2 to this plan.

(49) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Yuendumu area described at Attachment 49.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 49.1 is set out in Schedule Forty Nine and Attachment 49.2 to this plan.

(50) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Borroloola area described at Attachment 50.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 50.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty and Attachment 50.2 to this plan.

(51) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Weipa area described at Attachment 51.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 51.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty One and Attachment 51.2 to this plan.

(52) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Dunedoo area described at Attachment 52.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 52.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty Two and Attachments 52.2 and 52.3 to this plan.

(53) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Coonabarabran area described at Attachment 53.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 53.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty Three and Attachment 53.2 to this plan.

(54) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Coonamble area described at Attachment 54.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 54.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty Four and Attachment 54.2 to this plan.

(55) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Gilgandra area described at Attachment 55.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 55.1 is set out in Schedule Fifty Five and Attachment 55.2 to this plan.

(56) One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the Gin Gin area described at Attachment 56.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 56.1 are set out in Schedule Fifty Six and Attachment 56.2 to this plan.

(57)  Two community radio broadcasting services are to be available in the Norfolk Island area described at Attachment 57.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 57.1 are set out in Schedule Fifty Seven and Attachments 57.2, 57.3 and 57.4 to this plan.

(58) In this plan, unless the contrary intention, appears:

(a)   a reference to a schedule or an attachment includes reference to that schedule or attachment as amended from time to time; and

(b)   a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force from time to time; and

(c)   a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other kind of instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the time the reference was included in this plan.

 

Note 1:  For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

 

Note 2:  All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.”

 

 

 

Part 2  New Attachment 2.37A

Attachment 2.37A

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : Commercial

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : SL10216

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS12001078

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 96.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W


Part 3  New Attachment 2.81A

Attachment 2.81A

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : Commercial

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : SL1150711

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS12001077

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 94.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W

 

 


 

Part 4  New Attachments 3.78A to 3.78E

Attachment 3.78A

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : National

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS1137983

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 91.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W


Attachment 3.78B

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : National

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS12001076

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 92.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W


Attachment 3.78C

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : National

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS1137751

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 93.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W


Attachment 3.78D

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : National

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS1137752

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 95.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W


Attachment 3.78E

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : National

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS12001079

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :  Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

  NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 97.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W

 

 

Part 5  New Attachments

Attachment 57.1

 

Licence Area – NORFOLK ISLAND RA1

Community Radio Service Licence number(s): SL1180039, SL1180049

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 9 August 2016, is:

Area Description

SA3 Norfolk Island

 

Note:

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

SA4 = Statistical Area Level 4

SA3 = Statistical Area Level 3

SA2 = Statistical Area Level 2

SA1 = Statistical Area Level 1

 

Attachment 57.2

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : Community

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : SL1180039

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS1137755

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site New Cascade Road NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.031434 167.958006

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM

 

Carrier Frequency : 1566 kHz

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Elevation

Maximum CMF

 

 

 

At all angles of azimuth

0

70 V

 

Special Condition :-

The CMF at all elevations must not exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

 

Attachment 57.3

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : Community

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : SL1180039

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS1132707

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 89.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W

Attachment 57.4

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio

 

Category : Community

 

General Area Served : Norfolk Island

 

Service Licence Number : SL1180049

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number : TS12001080

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location : Broadcast Site Mt Pitt

 NORFOLK ISLAND

 

Nominal Co-ordinates  Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : –29.015302 167.937701

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency : 90.9 MHz

 

Polarisation : Mixed

 

Maximum Antenna Height : 20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W