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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Aeronautical Licence) Determination 2015

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992

Dated 27th March 2015

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Aeronautical Licence) Determination 2015.

1A Commencement

  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

Note 1   All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.  See http://www.frli.gov.au.

1B Revocation

  The Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Aeronautical Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997 [F2005B01209] is revoked.

2 Scope

 (1) This Determination sets out conditions to which an aeronautical licence is subject in the following manner:
 (a) every aeronautical licence is subject to the conditions in Part 2;
 (b) every aeronautical licence (aeronautical assigned system station) is also subject to the conditions in Part 3.

 (2) However, if a condition in this Determination is inconsistent with a condition specified in the licence, the condition specified in the licence applies.

3 Interpretation

  In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
aeronautical assigned system means a system of one or more associated aeronautical stations operating on an assigned frequency.
aeronautical assigned system station means one or more aeronautical stations operating on an assigned aeronautical frequency.
aeronautical licence (aeronautical assigned system station) means an aeronautical licence authorising the holder to operate an aeronautical assigned system station.
licensee means the holder of an aeronautical licence and includes any person authorised by the licensee to operate a station under the licence.
UNICOM means Universal Communications.

Note   In accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Act.  In accordance with section 64 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015. These expressions include:

            *  aeronautical licence

            * aeronautical station

            * aircraft station

            * standard

Part 2 Conditions for every aeronautical licence

4 Conditions

  For paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Act, every aeronautical licence is subject to the conditions in this Part relating to the operation of any aeronautical station under the licence by the licensee.

5 Technical performance of an aeronautical station

 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an aeronautical station must comply with the requirements of a standard that consists of or includes requirements that apply to the station, as in force at the time the station was manufactured or imported into Australia.

 (2) If:
 (a) a station was modified after the