Radiocommunications (Science and Research) Class Licence 2023 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Science and Research) Class Licence 2023

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following class licence under section 132 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 28 August 2023 Adam Suckling [signed] Member

Creina Chapman [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications (Science and Research) Class Licence 2023.

2 Commencement This instrument commences: (a) immediately after the Radiocommunications (Science and Research) Frequency Band Plans Amendment Instrument (No. 1) 2023 commences; or (b) at the start of the day after the day it is registered; whichever is later.

Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation is available, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: Both of these events must occur before this instrument commences.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 132 of the Act.

4 Purpose of instrument The purpose of this instrument is to authorise the operation of radiocommunications devices for bona fide: (a) scientific or technological research; (b) education; (c) demonstrations; (d) tests; or (e) repair and maintenance of those devices.

5 Interpretation (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

ARPANSA standard means: (a) the Radiation Protection Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields – 100 kHz to 300 GHz (2021) published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency; or (b) if a later document is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to replace that standard – the later document.

Note: The ARPANSA standard is available, free of charge, from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency's website: www.arpansa.gov.au. dummy load: see subsection (2). group of stations means two or more stations transmitting simultaneously on the same or multiple frequencies. screened room means a room that prevents, or is designed to prevent, the entry or escape of radio emissions from that room. shielded enclosure means a container or other thing that encloses a space, which prevents, or is designed to prevent, the entry or escape of radio emissions from that space. Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) equipment; (b) frequency band; (c) frequency band plan; (d) operate; (e) radiocommunication; (f) radiocommunications receiver; (g) radiocommunications transmitter; (h) radio emission; (i) transmitter. Note 2: Other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, including: (a) Act; (b) EIRP; (c) FM; (d) harmful interference; (e) land station; (f) mobile station; (g) necessary bandwidth; (h) pY; (i) station; (j) ultra wideband station. (2) A dummy load is a thing that: (a) is used, or designed to be used, as a substitute for another thing that is capable of radiating radio signals that are fed to it from a transmitter (the original thing); and (b) has impedance characteristics that are the same as the impedance characteristics of the original thing; and (c) is both: (i) incapable of radio emission; and (ii) designed to prevent radio emission occurring. Example: A circuit that is connected to the antenna feed point of a radiocommunications transmitter to simulate the effects of a real antenna without allowing radio emissions caused by operation of the radiocommunications transmitter to travel further than the dummy antenna. (3) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a part of the spectrum or frequency band includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency. (4) Unless the contrary intention appears, no condition limits any other condition.