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

Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2021

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following declaration under subsection 450(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated: 19 August 2021 Chris Jose [signed] Member

Linda Caruso [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name This is the Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2021.

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 450(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4 Repeal of the Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2011 The Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2011 (Registration No. F2011L00866) is repealed.

5 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

base station means a station that is part of a telecommunications network by means of which a public mobile telecommunications service is supplied.

cellular mobile repeater means a radiocommunications device that draws power from a power source and that, operating as a single radiocommunications device or as part of a system of radiocommunications devices, is able to:

(a) receive a radio emission from a base station and retransmit the radio emission (or transmit a replica of the radio emission) to: (i) another base station; or (ii) a mobile station that is used to access a public mobile telecommunications service; or (b) receive a radio emission from a mobile station that is used to access a public mobile telecommunications service and retransmit the radio emission (or transmit a replica of the radio emission) to: (i) a base station; or.