Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00854:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00854
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 2215–4892

5  Interpretation
 (1) In this instrument:
airborne television outside broadcast station means a television outside broadcast station that is on board an aircraft.
fixed licence (point to point station) means a fixed licence authorising the holder to operate a point to point station.
fixed service (point to point) means radiocommunications made by the operation of a radiocommunications transmitter authorised by a fixed licence (point to point station).
GDA94 means the geodetic datum designated as the "Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)", gazetted in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35, on 6 September 1995, as existing on that date.
Note 1: The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
Note 2: More information on GDA94 can be obtained, free of charge, from Geoscience Australia at www.ga.gov.au and from the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping at www.icsm.gov.au.
television outside broadcast service means radiocommunications made by the operation of a television outside broadcast station.
Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
                   * aircraft;
                   * frequency band;
                   * operate;
                   * radiocommunication;
                   * radiocommunications transmitter;
                   * spectrum plan.
Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under section 64 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005. At the time this instrument was made, the following expressions were defined in such a determination:
                   * Act;
                   * earth station;
                   * earth receive station;
                   * fixed licence;
                   * point to point station;
                   * television outside broadcast station.
 (2) In this instrument, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a frequency band, or a part of a frequency band, includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.
Note: This subsection means the lower number in the reference to a frequency band, or a part of the frequency band, is not included in the frequency band or part.
 (3) In this instrument, geographic coordinates describing a point do so with reference to GDA94.
 (4) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, where an area (first area) overlaps a second area, the first area is taken to be part of the second area.