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Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan 2021

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following Spectrum Plan under section 30 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 20 May 2021

James Cameron
[signed]
Member

Brendan Byrne
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Contents

   Part 1—Introductory....................................... 3

   1.  Name of Spectrum Plan.................................. 3

   2. Commencement....................................... 3

   2A. Revocation........................................... 3

   3. Definitions............................................. 3

   4. Division of the spectrum into frequency bands.................. 10

   5. How the Table refers to services............................ 10

   6. Primary and secondary services – frequency band plans.......... 11

   7. Primary services – spectrum licences........................ 11

   8.  Use of frequency bands – general........................... 11

   9. Use of frequency bands – spectrum licensing and class licensing.... 11

   10.  Use of frequency bands – other circumstances................. 11

   11.  Harmful interference – general............................. 12

   12. Harmful interference – secondary services.................... 13

   13. Interpretation of the Table................................ 13

   Part 2—Table of Frequency Band Allocations.................... 15

   Part 3—Australian Footnotes................................ 99

   Part 4—International Footnotes...............................103

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Part 1—Introductory

1 Name of Spectrum Plan
 This Spectrum Plan is the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan 2021.
2 Commencement
     This Spectrum Plan commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation..

    Note All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation kept under the Legislation Act 2003.  See http://www.legislation.gov.au.
2A Revocation

The Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan 2017 [F2016L02001] is revoked.
3 Definitions
(1) In this Spectrum Plan:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
administration means a government or public authority of a country that is responsible for giving effect to the obligations of the country as an ITU member.
Note   The ACMA is the Australian administration for radiocommunications.
aeronautical mobile (OR) service means an aeronautical mobile service for communications, including those relating to flight coordination, primarily outside national or international civil air routes.
aeronautical mobile (R) service means an aeronautical mobile service that is reserved for communications relating to the safety and regularity of flight, primarily along national or international civil air routes.
aeronautical mobile‑satellite (OR) service means an aeronautical mobile‑satellite service for communications, including those relating to flight coordination, primarily outside national and international civil air routes.
aeronautical mobile‑satellite (R) service means an aeronautical mobile‑satellite service that is reserved for communications relating to the safety and regularity of flight, primarily along national or international civil air routes.
Note   In the definitions of aeronautical mobile (OR) service, aeronautical mobile (R) service, aeronautical mobile‑satellite (OR) service and aeronautical mobile‑satellite (R) service, (OR) means off‑route and (R) means route.
aeronautical mobile‑satellite service means a mobile‑satellite service in which:
 (a) mobile earth stations are located on aircraft; and
         (b) survival craft stations and emergency position‑indicating radiobeacon stations may participate.
aeronautical mobile