Radiocommunications (Amateur Stations) Class Licence 2023 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Amateur Stations) Class Licence 2023

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

Dated: 7 December 2023 Adam Suckling [signed] Member

Brendan Byrne [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications (Amateur Stations) Class Licence 2023.

2 Commencement This instrument commences at the start of 19 February 2024.

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

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

4 Repeal The Radiocommunications (Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia) Class Licence 2015 [F2015L01114] is repealed.

5 Interpretation (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears: ACMA recognition certificate means any of the following: (a) an ACMA recognition certificate (Advanced); (b) an ACMA recognition certificate (Foundation); (c) an ACMA recognition certificate (Standard). ACMA recognition certificate (Advanced) means an ACMA recognition certificate (Advanced) given under paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 5. ACMA recognition certificate (Foundation) means an ACMA recognition certificate (Foundation) given under paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 5. ACMA recognition certificate (Standard) means an ACMA recognition certificate (Standard) given under paragraph 3(1)(c) of Schedule 5. amateur purpose means any of the following: (a) self-training in radiocommunications; (b) intercommunication; (c) technical investigations of radiocommunications; (d) transmitting news and information related to the operation of amateur stations, as a means of facilitating intercommunication. assignment period: see clause 2 of Schedule 4. Australian Spectrum Map Grid means the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012, published by the ACMA. Note: The Australian Spectrum Map Grid is available, free of charge, from the ACMA's website at www.acma.gov.au. automatic mode, in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter, means a mode of operation that does not require manual interaction to cause a transmission to be made. call sign, in relation to a person, means the call sign assigned to the person: (a) under Schedule 4; or (b) if the person is a qualified person under paragraph 8(b) – by or on behalf of the administration of a country other than Australia (whether or not it is the country which issued the person's recognised overseas qualification). computer controlled mode, in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter, means a mode of operation where a computer, whether at the site of the transmitter or elsewhere, is used to cause a transmission to be made. contest call sign means a call sign that: (a) consists of: (i) a two letter prefix, where V is the first letter; followed by (ii) a single numerical digit; followed by (iii) a single letter; and (b) is, or is to be, assigned with an assignment period. emergency services means services provided by: (a) an organisation established in a State or Territory, or by the Commonwealth, for purposes that include the provision of services during an emergency; or (b) any other organisation the sole or principal purpose of which is to secure the safety of persons during an emergency. emission mode: see subsection (2). HCIS means the cell grouping hierarchy scheme used to describe areas in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid. Note: HCIS stands for hierarchical cell identification scheme. HCIS identifier means an identifier used to describe an area in the HCIS. overseas licence means a licence or permit, however described, that authorises the operation of a radiocommunications device, issued by or on behalf of the administration of a country other than Australia. qualified person: see section 8. recognised overseas qualification means any of the following that has been issued or awarded by a body, association or person outside Australia: (a) a recognised qualification (Advanced Type); (b) a recognised qualification (Foundation Type); (c) a recognised qualification (Standard Type). recognised qualification means any of the following that has been issued or awarded by a body, association or person in Australia: (a) a recognised qualification (Advanced Type); (b) a recognised qualification (Foundation Type); (c) a recognised qualification (Standard Type). recognised qualification (Advanced Type) means a qualification or licence declared under paragraph 9(1)(a). recognised qualification (Foundation Type) means a qualification or licence declared under paragraph 9(1)(b). recognised qualification (Standard Type) means a qualification or licence declared under paragraph 9(1)(c). relevant event: see paragraph 2(3)(b) of Schedule 4. special event call sign: see paragraph 2(3)(a) of Schedule 4. Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) AAT; (b) ACMA; (c) certificate of proficiency; (d) frequency band; (e) operate; (f) radiocommunication; (g) radiocommunications transmitter; (h) spectrum plan; (i) transmitter licence. 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) amateur advanced station; (c) amateur beacon station; (d) amateur foundation station; (e) amateur repeater station; (f) amateur-satellite service; (g) amateur standard station; (h) amateur station; (i) EIRP; (j) harmful interference; (k) intercommunication; (l) mobile station; (m) necessary bandwidth; (n) pX; (o) pY; (p) Radio Regulations; (q) space station; (r) spurious emission. (2) In this instrument, the emission mode of a transmission made by a radiocommunications transmitter is the designation of the emission worked out in accordance with Appendix 1 (REV.WRC-19) of the Radio Regulations. Note: Appendix 1 of the Radio Regulations is titled 'Classification of emissions and necessary bandwidths'. The Radio Regulations are available, free of charge, from the website of the International Telecommunication Union at www.itu.int. (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 in Part 3 or Schedule 1 limits any other condition in Part 3 or Schedule 1.