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1987 No. 272 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS (LICENSING AND GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REG 5
Schedule 1
5. Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following
Schedule substituted:
SCHEDULE 1
Subregulation 2 (5)
SPECIFIED EXPRESSIONS IN RELATION TO TRANSMITTERS
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1 Aeronautical station Land station in the aeronautical mobile
service.
2 Aircraft station, Class A Aircraft station installed aboard an
aircraft that:
(a) has not less than 38 passenger seats;
or
(b) has a maximum take-off weight of not
less than 19 tonnes.
3 Aircraft station, Class B Aircraft station other than an aircraft
station, Class A.
4 Amateur station
(unrestricted) An amateur station in the case where
the
holder of the transmitter licence that
relates to the station is a person to whom
a certificate of proficiency has been
granted in relation to the Amateur
Operator's Examination referred to in
regulation 4 of the Radiocommunications
(Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
5 Amateur station (limited) An amateur station in the case where the
holder of the transmitter licence that
relates to the station is a person to whom
a certificate of proficiency has been
granted in relation to the Limited Amateur
Operator's Examination referred to in
regulation 5 of the Radiocommunications
(Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
6 Amateur station (novice) An amateur station in the case where the
holder of the transmitter licence that
relates to the station is a person to whom
a certificate of proficiency has been
granted in relation to the Novice Amateur
Operator's Examination referred to in
regulation 6 of the Radiocommunications
(Certificates of Proficiency) Regulations.
7 Amateur station (combined
limited and novice) An amateur station in the case where the
holder of the transmitter licence that
relates to the station is a person to whom
a certificate of proficiency has been
granted in relation to:
(a) the Limited Amateur Operator's
Examination referred to in regulation 5;
and
(b) the Novice Amateur Operator's
Examination referred to in regulation 6;
of the Radiocommunications (Certificates of
Proficiency) Regulations.
8 Ambulatory service (extra
high density location) An ambulatory service that operates in
an
extra high density location.
9 Ambulatory service (very
high density/high density
location) An ambulatory service that operates in a
very high density location or a high
density location.
10 Ambulatory service (low
density location) An ambulatory service that operates in a
low density location.
11 AUSSAT service A service comprising earth stations
possessed and operated by AUSSAT
Proprietary Limited in the provision of
radiocommunication services.
12 Australian satellite service
A service consisting of a space satellite
declared by these Regulations to be an
Australian satellite for the purposes of
the Act.
13 Base station, Class I A base station, not being a base
station,
Class III, that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency not exceeding
30 megahertz.
14 Base station, Class II
(extra high density
location) A base station, not being a base
station,
Class I or a base station, Class III, that
is used in an extra high density location.
15 Base station, Class II
(very high density/high
density location) A base station, not being a base
station,
Class I or a base station, Class III, that
is used in a very high density location or
a high density location.
16 Base station, Class II
(low density location) A base station, not being a base
station,
Class I or a base station, Class III, that
is used in a low density location.
17 Base station, Class III A base station that is used for any one
or
more of the following purposes:
(a) low duty cycle speech;
(b) telemetry;
(c) telecommand.
18 Citizen band radio station A station that employs, for
radiocommunication, any frequency included
in the frequencies designated in the
frequency table as a frequency for use by
citizen band radio stations.
19 Coast station, Class A A coast station other than a coast
station,
Class B, that is used for communicating
with ship stations on very high frequency
channels.
20 Coast station, Class B A coast station that is used for
communicating with ship stations on other
channels in addition to, or instead of,
very high frequency channels.
21 Disaster station A station having the exclusive function
of
providing a radiocommunications service in
relation to natural disasters and civil
defence activities.
22 Earth station, Australian
satellite service An earth station, other than an earth
station in the AUSSAT service, that is
established for the purpose of providing
access to an Australian satellite.
23 Earth station, Class A An earth station, other than an earth
station, Australian satellite service, or
an earth station in the AUSSAT service,
capable of carrying not more than one voice
channel.
24 Earth station, Class B An earth station, other than an earth
station, Australian satellite service, or
an earth station in the AUSSAT service,
capable of carrying more than one but not
more than 12 voice channels.
25 Earth station, Class C An earth station, other than an earth
station, Class A, an earth station, Class
B, an earth station, Australian satellite
service, or an earth station in the AUSSAT
service, capable of utilising not more than
one satellite transponder.
26 Earth station, Class D An earth station, other than an earth
station, Australian satellite service, or
an earth station in the AUSSAT service,
capable of utilising more than one but not
more than 2 satellite transponders.
27 Earth station, Class E An earth station, other than an earth
station, Australian satellite service, or
an earth station in the AUSSAT service,
capable of utilising more than 2 satellite
transponders.
28 Experimental station A station (other than an amateur
station)
that is used solely for:
(a) investigation or research into, or
instruction in, radiocommunications; or
(b) demonstrating or testing
radiocommunications equipment.
29 Exterior paging service
(other than low density
location) An exterior paging service that operates
in
a location other than a low density
location.
30 Exterior paging service
(low density location) An exterior paging service that operates
in
a low density location.
31 Exterior paging service
(supplementary transmitter,
other than low density
location) A station that includes a transmitter:
(a) that is used in conjunction with a
transmitter operating in an exterior paging
service (other than low density location);
(b) that operates within a 40 km radius of
that last-mentioned transmitter; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
32 Exterior paging service
(supplementary transmitter,
low density location) A station that includes a transmitter:
(a) that is used in conjunction with:
(i) a transmitter operating in an
exterior paging service (other than low
density location), and that is located
within a 40 km radius of that
last-mentioned transmitter; or
(ii) a transmitter operating in an
exterior paging service (low density
location), and that is located with an 80
km radius of that last-mentioned
transmitter; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
33 Fixed station, Class A
(business) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency below 30 megahertz; and
(b) that is used for the transmission of
business messages.
34 Fixed station, Class A
(private) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency below 30 megahertz; and
(b) that is used solely for the
transmission of private messages.
35 Fixed station, Class B
(other than low density
location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency of not less than 30
megahertz and not more than 10.5 gigahertz;
(b) that employs a single voice channel
for any one of the following purposes:
(i) low duty cycle speech;
(ii) telemetry;
(iii) telecommand; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
36 Fixed station, Class B
(low density location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency of not less than 30
megahertz and not more than 10.5 gigahertz;
(b) that employs a single voice channel
for any one or more of the following
purposes:
(i) low duty cycle speech;
(ii) telemetry;
(iii) telecommand; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
37 Fixed station, Class C1
(other than low density
location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency exceeding 30 megahertz
but not exceeding one gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
38 Fixed station, Class C1
(low density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency exceeding 30 megahertz
but not exceeding one gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
39 Fixed station, Class C2
(other than low density
location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency exceeding one
gigahertz
but not exceeding 10.5 gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
40 Fixed station, Class C2
(low density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency exceeding one
gigahertz
but not exceeding 10.5 gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
41 Fixed station, Class D1
(other than low density
location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 10.5
gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
42 Fixed station, Class D1
(low density location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 10.5
gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
43 Fixed station, Class D2
(other than low density
location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 10.5
gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
44 Fixed station, Class D2
(low density location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 10.5
gigahertz but does not exceed 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20
megahertz;
and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
45 Fixed station, Class E1
(other than low density
location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
46 Fixed station, Class E1
(low density location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 20
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
47 Fixed station, Class E2
(other than low density
location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20
megahertz;
and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
48 Fixed station, Class E2
(low density location) A fixed station:
(a) that uses, for transmission purposes,
a single frequency that exceeds 15.35
gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes,
an occupied bandwidth exceeding 20
megahertz;
and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
49 General station, Class A A station, being a station not otherwise
referred to in this Schedule, that uses,
for transmission purposes:
(a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 36
kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding one
watt.
50 General station, Class B A station, being a station not otherwise
referred to in this Schedule, that uses,
for transmission purposes:
(a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding
500 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding 10
watts.
51 General station, Class C A station, being a station not otherwise
referred to in this Schedule, that uses,
for transmission purposes:
(a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding
3,000 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding 100
watts.
52 General station, Class D A station, being a station not otherwise
referred to in this Schedule, that uses,
for transmission purposes:
(a) an occupied bandwidth not exceeding
10,000 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding
1,000 watts.
53 General station, Class E A station, being a station not otherwise
referred to in this Schedule, that uses,
for transmission purposes:
(a) an occupied bandwidth exceeding 10,000
kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power exceeding 1,000
watts.
54 Handphone station A station that:
(a) comprises equipment that is suitable
for carriage by hand or on the person; and
(b) employs, as specified in the licence,
one or more of the following frequencies:
27,230, 27,240, 27,250, 27,260, 27,270,
27,280, 27,550, 27,560, 27,580, 27,590,
27,620, 27,660, 27,760 kilohertz.
55 Interior paging service A radiocommunications service:
(a) that comprises:
(i) a single transmitter; and
(ii) one or more than one receiver
suitable for carriage by hand or on the
person; and
(b) that is used for communication solely
within premises or similar restricted
areas.
56 Internal television service A low-powered radiocommunications
service
that links parts of a closed-circuit
television installation within premises or
any similar restricted area.
57 Land mobile system service
(extra high density
location) A radiocommunications service:
(a) that:
(i) operates in association with any
number of mobile stations; or
(ii) has been operating as part of a
trunked land mobile service for a period of
not less than 3 years;
(b) that uses a frequency channel, or
frequency channels:
(i) not currently allocated for use
under another transmitter licence; and
(ii) not previously allocated for use
under another transmitter licence held by
the holder of the licence in respect of the
relevant land mobile system service; and
(c) that is used in an extra high density
location.
58 Land mobile system service
(very high density location)
A radiocommunications service:
(a) that:
(i) operates in association with any
number of mobile stations; or
(ii) has been operating as part of a
trunked land mobile service for a period of
not less than 3 years;
(b) that uses a frequency channel, or
frequency channels:
(i) not currently allocated for use
under another transmitter licence; and
(ii) not previously allocated for use
under another transmitter licence held by
the holder of the licence in respect of the
relevant land mobile system service; and
(c) that is used in a very high density
location.
59 Land mobile system service
(special) A land mobile system service including
any
number of mobile stations on land, not
being a land mobile system service (extra
high density location) or a land mobile
system service (very high density
location).
60 Land mobile system service
(supplementary transmitter) A station that includes a transmitter:
(a) that is used in conjunction with a
land mobile system service; and
(b) that operates on the same frequency
and in the same service area as that
service.
61 Limited coast station A coast station (other than a marine
rescue
station):
(a) that is not used:
(i) for communicating with aircraft
stations; or
(ii) for the transmission and reception
of messages on behalf of the public; and
(b) that uses, for transmission purposes:
(i) one or more of the following
carrier frequencies: 1,715, 1,725, 1,775,
2,008, 2,032, 2,112, 2,182, 2,436, 2,524,
4,125, 4,535, 4,620, 6,215.5, 27,680,
27,720, 27,820, 27,860, 27,880, 27,900,
27,910, 27,940, 27,980, 156,375, 156,425,
156,450, 156,500, 156,550, 156,575,
156,600, 156,650, 156,675, 156,700,
156,725, 156,800, 157,375, 161,525,
161,575, 161,600 kilohertz; or
(ii) any single frequency other than one
of those frequencies.
62 Marine rescue station A station (other than a mobile (disaster
plan) station) that:
(a) is operated:
(i) by a body in relation to which the
Minister certifies that the Minister is
satisfied that body is prepared to provide
a comprehensive emergency
radiocommunications service to vessels at
sea without discrimination; or
(ii) aboard a ship by a person acting on
behalf of, or in co-ordination with, such a
body;
(b) is used primarily for ship-to-shore,
shore-to-ship and intership communications;
(c) in the case of a station established
on land:
(i) maintains a listening watch on the
frequency 27,880 kilohertz and on either or
both of the frequencies, 2,182 kilohertz
and 156.8 megahertz; and
(ii) transmits on the frequency 27,860
kilohertz and:
(A) where it maintains a listening
watch on the frequency 2,182
kilohertz-transmits on the frequency 2,524
kilohertz; and
(B) where it maintains a listening
watch on the frequency 156.8
megahertz-transmits on the frequency
156.375 megahertz; and
(d) in the case of a station established
aboard a ship, operates:
(i) on the frequencies 27,860 and
27,880 kilohertz; and
(ii) on either or both of the following
pairs of frequencies:
(A) 2,182 and 2,524 kilohertz;
(B) 156.375 and 156.8 megahertz.
63 Mobile (disaster plan)
station An ambulatory station that:
(a) is authorised by the Minister to
participate in an emergency
radiocommunications service that is
established or maintained in accordance
with an agreement between the Commonwealth
and either a State or the Northern
Territory, being an agreement declared by
the Minister, by notice published in the
Gazette, to be an approved agreement for
the purposes of this description; and
(b) is also authorised by the Minister to
be used as if it were:
(i) an aircraft station, Class A or an
aircraft station, Class B;
(ii) a marine rescue station;
(iii) a mobile station; or
(iv) a ship station.
64 Mobile outpost station A mobile station that forms part of the
outpost service.
65 Mobile station An ambulatory station other than an
ambulatory station of a kind specified in
this Schedule.
66 Multipoint distribution
station A station that includes a transmitter
providing a one way radiocommunication of
television or broadband data to multipoint
distribution station receivers located at
fixed points.
67 Multipoint distribution
repeater station A station:
(a) that is used for the reception and
automatic retransmission of radio
transmissions emanating from a multipoint
distribution station;
(b) that employs an effective
isotropically radiated power not exceeding
5 watts; and
(c) that has a coverage area that does not
extend beyond that of the station referred
to in paragraph (a).
68 Narrowband area station,
Class A A land station in the narrowband area
service:
(a) that does not include a receiver; and
(b) that operates on a frequency not
exceeding one gigahertz.
69 Narrowband area station,
Class B A land station in the narrowband area
service:
(a) that does not include a receiver; and
(b) that operates on a frequency exceeding
one gigahertz.
70 Outpost station A land station in the outpost service. 71
Outside broadcast television
station A station in the outside broadcast
television service.
72 Radiodetermination station
(high power) A station in which the mean power fed to
the antenna exceeds one watt, being a
station that is used for:
(a) the determining, in relation to
objects, of any of the following
parameters: their positions, velocities and
other characteristics; and
(b) the obtaining of information in
relation to those parameters;
by means of the propagation properties of
radio waves.
73 Radiodetermination station
(low power) A station in which the mean power fed to
the antenna does not exceed one watt, being
a station that is used for:
(a) the determining, in relation to
objects, of any of the following
parameters: their positions, velocities
and other characteristics; and
(b) the obtaining of information in
relation to those parameters;
by means of the propagation properties of
radio waves.
74 Remote control station A station that is established at a fixed
location for the remote control of a land
station, or land stations, used for
communicating with mobile stations, being a
station:
(a) transmitting and receiving on the same
frequency, being the frequency; or
(b) transmitting and receiving on 2
different frequencies, being the
frequencies;
used by the land station or land stations
to communicate with the mobile stations
used in association with the land station
or land stations.
75 Repeater station A station established at a fixed
location
for the reception of radio signals from
amateur stations or citizen band radio
stations and for the automatic
retransmission of those signals by radio.
76 Repeater station (passive) A station erected expressly for purposes
of
radiocommunication consisting of:
(a) a reflector used to change the
direction of propagation of a microwave
beam; or
(b) two antennas connected by a
transmission line, being one antenna used
to receive signals in the form of incident
radiation and the other to transmit such
signals in a new direction.
77 Ship station, Class A A ship station, other than a ship
station,
Class C, used by a member of an
organisation established to provide an
inshore boating service, not being a
station that includes a transmitter
licensed to transmit public correspondence.
78 Ship station, Class B A ship station other than a ship
station,
Class C:
(a) that includes a transmitter licensed
to transmit public correspondence; or
(b) that does not include such a
transmitter
so licensed and that is not a ship
station, Class A.
79 Ship station, Class C A ship station equipped in accordance
with
orders made under the Navigation (Orders)
Regulations.
80 Telemetry service
(other than low density
location) A radiocommunications service between a
central station and remote stations:
(a) that employs, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding 30
megahertz and an occupied maximum bandwidth
not exceeding 16 kilohertz;
(b) that is used, with or without
telecommand facilities, for the purposes of
telemetry; and
(c) that is used in a location other than
a low density location.
81 Telemetry service
(low density location) A radiocommunications service between a
central station and remote stations:
(a) that employs, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding 30
megahertz and an occupied maximum bandwidth
not exceeding 16 kilohertz;
(b) that is used, with or without
telecommand facilities, for the purposes of
telemetry; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
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