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handphone station was manufactured in Australia — the day the handphone station was manufactured;
          (b) if the handphone station was manufactured overseas and imported — the day it was imported;
          (c) if the handphone station was altered or modified in a material respect — the day it was altered or modified.
      handphone station means a station that:
          (a) is designed to be carried personally; and
          (b) uses a carrier frequency specified in an item in Schedule 1.
        industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications has the meaning given by the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan 2013.

      Note   For definitions of other expressions used in this Class Licence, see the Act, and the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015.

      3A References to other instruments

        In this Class Licence, unless the contrary intention appears:
          (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
          (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or in existence from time to time.

            Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

            Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

            Note 3: See section 314A of the Act.

      5 Class licence

        Subject to sections 6, 7 and 8 a person may operate a handphone station that transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another handphone station:
          (a) on a carrier frequency specified in an item in Schedule 1; and
          (b) subject to any restriction specified for that item in Schedule 1.

      6 Conditions — general

        A person must not:
          (a) when operating on a carrier frequency specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 — cause interference to a station to which the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2015 applies; or
          (b) operate a handphone station that was manufactured on or after 2 March 1989 on a carrier frequency specified in item 2 of Schedule 1; or
          (c) operate a handphone station unless it is equipped with an antenna that is an integral part of the handphone station; or
          (d) connect or couple to the handphone station:
             (i) a separate antenna; or
             (ii) a combination of an external radiofrequency amplifier and antenna; or
          (e) if a handphone station transmits in a form other than speech — transmit for more than 3 seconds in any period of 60 seconds; or
          (f) make an alteration to a handphone station, or to accessory