Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 68

             (1)  Except as provided by this section, the licensee of a spectrum licence may authorise other persons to operate radiocommunications devices under the licence.

             (2)  A spectrum licence:

                     (a)  must include a condition that any operation of a radiocommunications device under the licence by a person other than the licensee must comply with any rules made under subsection (3); and

                     (b)  must include a condition that the licensee must notify any persons whom he or she authorises to operate radiocommunications devices under the licence of their obligations under this Act, in particular:

                              (i)  if applicable, the registration requirements under Part 3.5 for operation of radiocommunications devices under the licence; and

                             (ii)  any rules made under subsection (3).

             (3)  The ACMA may, by written instrument, make rules about the operation of radiocommunications devices under spectrum licences by persons other than licensees, including rules about the way in which licensees may authorise those persons to operate radiocommunications devices under spectrum licences.

             (4)  Rules are disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

             (5)  This section has effect subject to section 577K of the Telecommunications Act 1997 .