Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00248:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00248
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1151–4130

5  Definitions
 (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
700 MHz band means the 700 MHz lower band and the 700 MHz upper band.
700 MHz band spectrum licence means a spectrum licence that authorises the operation of radiocommunications devices in the 700 MHz band.
700 MHz lower band means the frequency band 703 MHz to 748 MHz.
700 MHz upper band means the frequency band 758 MHz to 803 MHz.
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
ARQZWA (short for Australian Radio Quiet Zone Western Australia) has the meaning given by the Radiocommunications (Australian Radio Quiet Zone Western Australia) Frequency Band Plan 2023, or any instrument made under section 32 of the Act as a replacement of that plan.
broadcasting service has the meaning given by section 6 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
in-band means:
 (a) for a radiocommunications device operated under a spectrum licence – the part of the spectrum within which the operation of radiocommunications devices is authorised under the licence; or
 (b) for a radiocommunications device operated under an apparatus licence that specifies a frequency band – the frequencies within the lower frequency limit and the upper frequency limit specified in the licence; or
 (c) for a radiocommunications device operated under an apparatus licence that specifies a specific frequency and bandwidth – the frequencies within that bandwidth, when centred on the specific frequency.
ITU-R Recommendation means a recommendation made by the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union.

            Note: ITU-R Recommendations are available, free of charge, from the website of the International Telecommunication Union at www.itu.int.
out-of-band, for a radiocommunications device, means a frequency other than an in-band frequency.
RALI FX 16 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction FX 16 Frequency assignment requirements for the point-to-multipoint service in the VHF high, 400 MHz and 800 MHz bands, published by the ACMA.

            Note: RALI FX 16 is available, free of charge, on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.
RALI FX 22 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction FX 22 Frequency assignment requirements for the fixed service in the 800 MHz band, published by the ACMA.

            Note: RALI FX 22 is available, free of charge, on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.
RALI LM 8 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction LM 8 Frequency Assignment Requirements for the Land Mobile Service, published by the ACMA.

            Note: RALI LM 8 is available, free of charge, on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.
RALI LM 9 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction LM 9 Frequency Assignment Procedures for Land Mobile Services Adjacent to TV Channels 2, 3 and 6, published by the ACMA.

            Note: RALI LM 8 is available, free of charge, on the ACMA website at