RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1997 NO. 283 

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1997 NO. 283 
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1.  Amendment  
2.  Regulation 3 (Interpretation)  
3.  Regulation 4 (Australian satellites)  
4.  Regulation 5 (Which radiocommunications receivers are  radiocommunications devices?)  


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1. Amendment


  1.1 The Radiocommunications Regulations are amended as set out in 
these Regulations.
[Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation 
Act 1901, s. 48.]


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2. Regulation 3 (Interpretation)


  2.1 Definition of "earth receive station":
Omit the definition, substitute:
  "'earth receive station' means an earth station:
  (a) that is licensed for reception of radio emission; and
  (b) for which the ACA, or a person accredited under section 263 of 
the Act, undertakes coordination procedures for the purpose of 
minimising interference to reception;
[Note: Nothing in this definition is to be taken to imply that the same 
earth station is not also capable of transmitting or being used for 
transmitting under a transmitter licence.]".

  2.2 Definition of "earth station":
Omit paragraph (a), substitute:
  "(a) is operated for communicating with:
    (i) a space object; or
    (ii) a space station; or
    (iii) other earth stations through space stations; and".

  2.3 Definition of "earth station":
After paragraph (b), insert:
  "; and (c) may include stations participating in the radioastronomy 
service;".

  2.4 After the definition of "SOLAS", insert:
  "'space licence' means a licence issued for a radiocommunications 
service that is provided by means of 1 or more stations on a space 
object;
  'space object' means an object that:
  (a) is beyond, is intended to go beyond, or has been beyond, the 
major portion of the Earth's atmosphere; and
  (b) may be an artificial or a naturally occurring thing or 
phenomenon;
  'space receive station' means a space station:
  (a) that is licensed for reception of radio emission; and
  (b) for which the ACA, or a person accredited under section 263 of 
the Act, undertakes coordination procedures for the purpose of 
minimising interference to reception;
[Note: Nothing in this definition is to be taken to imply that the same 
space receive station is not also capable of transmitting or being used 
for transmitting under a transmitter licence.]
  'space station' means a station that operates under a space 
licence;".

  2.5 Definition of "station":
Omit the definition, substitute:
  "'station' means an installation or thing that is, or includes, 
either or both of the following:
  (a) 1 or more radiocommunications transmitters;
  (b) 1 or more radiocommunications receivers;
and includes an installation or thing, whether artificial or naturally 
occurring, that is intentionally used to reflect or receive radio 
emissions;".


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3. Regulation 4 (Australian satellites)


  3.1 Subregulation 4 (1):
Add at the end:
  "; (c) space satellites operated by KITComm Pty Limited ACN 067 098 
033 to provide communications services to Australia;
  (d) space satellites operated by PanAmSat Corporation to provide 
communications services to Australia;
  (e) space satellites operated by Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc. 
to provide mobile communications services to Australia.".


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4. Regulation 5 (Which radiocommunications receivers are 
radiocommunications devices?)


  4.1 After paragraph 5 (c), insert:
  "or (d) a space receive station;".


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NOTES
*1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 October 
1997.


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*2* Statutory Rules 1993 No. 177 as amended by 1995 Nos. 62 and 259; 
1996 No. 158; 1997 No. 121.


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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS*2* (AMENDMENT) 1997 No. 283*1* 
- Dated 1 October 1997