Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01243:reg:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01243
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 17
Character Range: 19519–20471

17  Interference with radio astronomy observations
 (1) The operation of a radiocommunications device is subject to the conditions set out in this section if the device is operated on one or more of channels 7 to 18 mentioned in the table in Schedule 1.
 (2) If a person operates:
 (a) a high power transmitter in a fixed service; or
 (b) a cellular mobile base station with EIRP greater than 29 dBm/MHz;
  at a location within the prescribed (fixed or cellular mobile) radius of a radio astronomy site, any interference caused by the transmitter must not exceed the radio astronomy interference threshold set out for the site in Table 2.3 of Schedule 2.
 (3) If a person operates an airborne mobile transmitter at a location within the prescribed (airborne mobile) radius of a radio astronomy site, any interference caused by the transmitter must not exceed the radio astronomy interference threshold set out for the site in Table 2.3 in Schedule 2.