Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1983 No. 229 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

After regulation 65 of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations the following Part
is inserted: "PART IVA-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CITIZEN BAND RADIO
STATIONS Emergency channels

"65A. The licensee of a citizen band radio station shall not, except in cases
of emergency, operate that station on a carrier frequency of 27.065 or 476.525
megahertz. Call channels

"65B. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2) the licensee of a citizen band radio
station shall not operate that station on a carrier frequency of 27.085,
27.155 or 476.675 megahertz except-

   (a)  for the purpose of initiating contact with other citizen band radio
        stations; or

   (b)  in cases of emergency, where both the carrier frequencies referred to
        in regulation 65A are not available.

"(2) The carrier frequencies referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall not be
used, except-

   (a)  in the case of a carrier frequency of 27.085 megahertz-for double
        sideband amplitude modulated transmissions;

   (b)  in the case of a carrier frequency of 27.155 megahertz-for single
        sideband amplitude modulated transmissions employing the lower
        sideband of that carrier frequency; and

   (c)  in the case of a carrier frequency of 476.675 megahertz-for angle
        modulated transmissions.".