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is not taken to have a different meaning if the words used in both documents appear to express the same idea.
    (3) If an expression is not defined in this Spectrum Plan, the expression has the meaning given by:
          (a) if the expression is defined in the Radiocommunications Regulations 1993 — those Regulations; or
          (b) if the expression is defined in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 — that Determination.
    (4) In this Spectrum Plan, a reference to a radiocommunication service is a reference to a radiocommunication service for terrestrial radiocommunication, unless another kind of radiocommunication is specified.
    (5) Notes to provisions of this Spectrum Plan, except the notes described as Australian or International footnotes in Part 3 or 4, are included for information only and are not part of the Spectrum Plan.
    (6) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force 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 in the Federal Register of Legislation.
Note 3  Under s 314A of this Act instruments may provide for matters by reference to other instruments as in force at a particular time; or as in force from time to time.
    (7) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an instrument or other writing (other than a legislative instrument) is a reference to that instrument or writing as existing from time to time.
4 Division of spectrum into frequency bands
For section 30 of the Act, the spectrum is divided into the frequency bands set out in column 2 of the Table.
Note   Column 1 of the Table is the Table of Frequency Allocations set out in the Radio Regulations, and is only included in the Table to allow for comparison with column 2.
5 How the Table refers to services
    (1) A primary service in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of the Table is described by:
          (a) an expression in upper case letters; and
          (b) any related footnote reference.
Example
MOBILE.
    (2) If the expression is followed by words in lower case letters that describe a limitation, the primary service is limited in the manner described in the limitation.
Example
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R).
This means that an aeronautical mobile (R) service is not part of the primary MOBILE service.
    (3) A secondary service in a frequency band mentioned in column 2 of the