. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/AUS/33 
2 April 2004  
 
(04-1509) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Australian Communications Authority 
PO Box 13112 
Law Courts, MELBOURNE   VIC 8010 Phone: 61 3 9963 6818 Fax: 61 3 9963 6970 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Radiocommunications 
devices that are capable of operating on a carrier frequency in megahertz set out in Table 1A of the Australian/New Zealand Standards AS/NZS 4415.1:2003 or AS/NZS 
4415.2:2003 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
Radiocommunications (VHF Radiotelephone Equipment – Maritime Mobile Service) 
Standard 2004 (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   To establish the technical requirement for Radiotelephone 
transmitters and receivers for the maritime mob ile service operating in the VHF bands.  The 
technical regulation is based on two voluntary standards developed by Standards Australia 
International Limited. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The aim of the technical regulation is to ensure efficient use of the radio frequency 
spectrum. 
8. Relevant documents:   The Radiocommunications Act 1992;  AS/NZS 4415.1:2003  
Radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for the maritime mobile service operating in the VHF bands - Technical characteristics and methods of measurement - Shipborne equipment and limited coast stations (including DSC) (IEC 61097-7:1996, MOD); 
AS/NZS 4415.2:2003  Radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for the maritime mobile 
service operating in the VHF bands - Technical characteristics and methods of measurement 
- Major coast stations, limited co ast stations, ship stations a nd handheld stations (non DSC) 
(ETS 300 162:1998, MOD). G/TBT/N/AUS/33 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }June 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   30 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 
Australian Communications Authority 
(http://www.aca.gov.au ); 
 
Details of the proposed new re gulation can be viewed at: 
http://www.aca.gov.au/radcomm/stds/ radcom/radcomProposedStds.htm   
 Once gazetted, the text of the regulation will be available at: 
http://www.aca.gov.au/aca_home/legislation/st andards/index.htm#radiocommunications
  
 Copies of AS/NZS 4415.1:2003 and AS/NZS 4415.2:2003 can be obtained from:  Standards Australia International Ltd PO Box 1055 
Strathfield NSW 2153 
Australia Phone: 61 2 9746 4700 Fax: 61 2 9746 0478 (AS/NZS 4415.1:2003, AS/NZS 4415.2:2003) 
http://www.standards.com.au