Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2024 (Cth)

Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2024

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following determination under subsection 110A(2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 14 March 2024 Adam Suckling [signed] Member

Samantha Yorke [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2024.

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 110A(2) of the Act.

4 Repeal of the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2013 The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2013 (F2014L00045) is repealed.

5 Interpretation (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears: base station means a station that is, or incorporates, a radiocommunications transmitter: (a) operation of which is authorised by a PTS licence; (b) that is not a repeater station; and (c) unless the station is a registration exempt station – that is specified in the licence.

Note: A PTS licence may authorise the operation of base stations that are not registration exempt stations, stations that are registration exempt stations, and repeater stations. emission designator: see subsection (2). licensed radiocommunications means radiocommunications of a radiocommunications transmitter operated as authorised by a licence. occupied bandwidth, in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter, means the width of a frequency band having upper and lower limits that contain 99% of the true mean power of the transmitter's emission at any time. PTS licence (PMTS Class B) means a PTS licence that authorises the operation of a land station for the purposes of PMTS Class B. PTS licence (PMTS Class C) means a PTS licence that authorises the operation of a station for the purposes of PMTS Class C. registration exempt station means a station: (a) that is, or incorporates, one or more radiocommunications transmitters (a relevant transmitter), operation of which is authorised by a PTS licence; and (b) is either: (i) a base station operated on a frequency specified in the licence for the operation of a radiocommunications transmitter that is, or is part of, another base station under the licence (the other base station); or (ii) a repeater station; (c) for which each relevant transmitter: (i) has a fixed indoor antenna; and (ii) is operated with a radiated true mean power not greater than 24 dBm EIRP per occupied bandwidth; and (iii) if the licence specifies an emission designator for emissions made by a radiocommunications transmitter that is, or is part of, the other base station – is operated in accordance with that emission designator; and (iv) if subparagraph (b)(i) applies – is not used to extend the coverage area within which radiocommunications made by the other base station may be received; (v) if subparagraph (b)(ii) applies – is not used to extend the coverage area within which radiocommunications made by a base station may be received. repeater station means a station that is, or incorporates, a radiocommunications transmitter: (a) operation of which is authorised by a PTS licence; and (b) is used for the reception and automatic retransmission of radiocommunications.