Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Variation 2023 (No. 1) (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Variation 2023 (No. 1)

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following instrument under subsection 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 15 December 2023 Adam Suckling [signed] Member

Carolyn Lidgerwood [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence Variation 2023 (No. 1).

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 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 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

4 Variations The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is varied as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

Schedule 1—Variations

Radiocommunications (Communication with Space Object) Class Licence 2015 (F2015L01486)

1 Subsection 4(1) (note 2) After " area-wide receive station", insert " earth receive licence".

2 Subparagraph 6(a)(iia) Repeal the subparagraph, substitute: (iia) 1668 to 1675 MHz; or (iib) 2005 to 2010 MHz; or

3 Subparagraph 6(b)(iv) Omit "1525", substitute "1518".

4 Subsection 8(2) Omit "frequency range of 1610 to 1626.5 MHz", substitute "frequency ranges of 1610 to 1626.5 MHz and 1670 to 1675 MHz".

5 Subsection 8(3) Omit "frequency range of 1660 to 1660.5 MHz", substitute "frequency ranges of 1660 to 1660.5 MHz and 1668 to 1670 MHz".

6 After paragraph 8(3) Insert: (3A) This class licence does not authorise the operation of a station in the frequency range of 1673.38 to 1675 MHz if the emissions of the radiocommunications transmitter of the station exceed a level of -128.1 dBm/4MHz for more than 20% of the time at the output of the antenna of any radiocommunications receiver authorised to operate in all or part of that frequency range under an earth receive licence.