Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation – 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz Bands) Declaration 2022 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation – 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz Bands) Declaration 2022

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following spectrum re-allocation declaration under subsection 153B(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 14 July 2022 James Cameron [signed] Member

Linda Caruso [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation – 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz Bands) Declaration 2022.

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 is available, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 153B(1) of the Act.

4 Interpretation (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears: Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme means the Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme used as a part of the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 document published by the ACMA on its website, as the document existed at the time this instrument commenced. Note: The Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 can be accessed, free of charge, from the ACMA's website at www.acma.gov.au. named area: see Schedule 1. Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) ACMA; (b) re-allocation deadline; (c) re-allocation period; (d) spectrum; (e) spectrum licence; (f) spectrum re-allocation declaration. Note 2: See also section 6 in relation to the re-allocation deadline and the re-allocation period. (2) In this instrument, a reference to a part of the spectrum includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency. Note: This means the lower number in the reference to a part of the spectrum is not included in the part of the spectrum.