Interpretation
5 Interpretation
In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
26 GHz band spectrum licence area means an area specified in the relevant tables for HCIS area descriptions set out in RALI SM 26 that apply to the frequency band of 25.1 GHz to 27.5 GHz.
aircraft has the meaning given by section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
ARPANSA Standard means:
the Radiation Protection Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields – 100 kHz to 300 GHz (2021), published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency; or
if a later standard is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency as a replacement of that standard – the later standard.
The ARPANSA Standard is available, free of charge, from the website of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency at www.arpansa.gov.au.
Australian Spectrum Map Grid means the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012, published by the ACMA.
The Australian Spectrum Map Grid is available, free of charge, from the ACMA’s website at www.acma.gov.au.
device compliance day for a station means the later of:
if the station was manufactured in Australia – the day it was manufactured; or
if the station was imported – the day it was imported; or
if the station was altered or modified in a material respect in Australia – the day it was altered or modified.
HCIS (short for Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme) means the cell grouping hierarchy scheme used to describe areas in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid.
ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.
ITU-R Resolution 169 (WRC-19) means “ITU-R Resolution 169 Use of the frequency bands 17.7-19.7 GHz and 27.5-29.5 GHz by earth stations in motion communicating with geostationary space stations in the fixed-satellite service”, published by the ITU.
ITU-R Resolution 169 (WRC-19) is available, free of charge, from the ITU’s website at www.itu.int.
metropolitan area has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Mobile-Satellite Service) (1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz) Frequency Band Plan 2022.
The Radiocommunications (Mobile-Satellite-Service) (1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz) Frequency Band Plan 2022 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
occupied bandwidth, in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter, means the width of a frequency band having upper and lower limits that are necessary to contain 99% of the true mean power of the transmitter’s emission at any time.
RALI SM 26 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction No. SM 26, Restrictions on Apparatus Licensing in Spectrum Licensed Spaces, published by the ACMA, as existing from time to time.
RALI SM 26 is available, free of charge, from the ACMA’s website at www.acma.gov.au.
A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
ACMA;
apparatus licence;
equipment rules;
frequency band;
import;
radio emission;
radiocommunication;
radiocommunications receiver;
radiocommunications transmitter;
reception;
spectrum;
spectrum plan.
In this instrument, aircraft has a different meaning to that given by the Act.
Other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, that applies to this instrument, including the following:
Act;
area-wide receive licence;
area-wide receive station;
earth receive licence;
EIRP;
point to point station;
ship;
space licence;
space object;
space receive licence;
station.
In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a part of the spectrum or a frequency band includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.
This means the lower number in the reference to a part of the spectrum or a frequency band is not included in the part of the spectrum or the frequency band.
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