Communications (Interpretation) (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2025

Dated: 13 March 2024

Adam Suckling

[signed]

Member

Michael Brealey

[signed]

General Manager

1  Name

  This is the Communications (Interpretation) (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences at the later of:

 (a) the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation;

 (b) immediately after the commencement of the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025.

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

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under:

 (a) section 33 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; and

 (b) section 262 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992; and

 (c) subsection 450(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4  Amendments

  The instruments that are specified are Schedule 1 are amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

Schedule 1—Amendments

(section 4)

Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017 (F2017L01290)

1  Subguideline 6(1)

Insert:

interpretation determination means:

 (a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or

 (b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.

Note: The interpretation determination is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

2  Subguideline 6(1) (definition of UHF)

Omit ‘Schedule 1 to the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015’, substitute ‘the interpretation determination’.

3  Subguideline 6(1) (definition of VHF)

Omit ‘Schedule 1 to the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015’, substitute ‘the interpretation determination’.

4  Subguideline 22(5) (definition of MF)

Omit ‘Schedule 1 to the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015’, substitute ‘the interpretation determination’.

Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 26 GHz Band) 2020 (F2020L01452)

5  Subsection 4(3) (including the note)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (3) Unless the contrary intention appears, terms used in this instrument that are defined in:

 (a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or

 (b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument;

  have the same meaning as in that instrument.

Note 1: Terms that are used in this instrument and are defined in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 include:

• area-wide licence;
• earth receive station;
• fixed-satellite service;
• space receive station.

Note 2: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 26 GHz Band) 2020 (F2020L01451)

6  Subsection 4(1) (definition of area-wide licence)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

area-wide licence has the meaning given by:

 (a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or

 (b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.

Note: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2021 (F2021L01177)

7  Section 5 (definition of mobile station)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

mobile station has the meaning given by:

 (a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or

 (b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.

Note: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

8  Section 5 (definition of station (including the note))

Repeal the definition, substitute:

station has the meaning given by:

 (a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or

 (b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.

Note 1: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) customer equipment;

(b) public mobile telecommunications service;

(c) telecommunications network.