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only operate an outpost non assigned station in accordance with sections 13 and 14.

13 Permitted frequencies and purposes — any locality

  The outpost non assigned station may be operated at any locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of an item in Schedule 1, for the transmission or reception of a message in relation to a distress or emergency situation, if no other satisfactory means of communication is available.

14 Permitted frequencies and purposes — telecommunications network only available through outpost non assigned station

 (1) This section applies to the operation of an outpost non assigned station at a locality mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 1:
 (a) if a connection to a telecommunications network that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider is only available through the station; or
 (b) if:
 (i) a connection to a telecommunications network that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider is available through the station and also by other means; but
 (ii) the only working connection is through the station because each other means of connection to the telecommunications network is unavailable or out of service.

 (2) The outpost non assigned station may be operated at the locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 4 of the corresponding item in Schedule 1, to communicate with an outpost assigned station for any of the following purposes:
 (a) to obtain or provide medical aid or advice;
 (b) to transmit or receive public correspondence;
 (c) to transmit telecommunications that require the use of a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider.

 (3) The outpost non assigned station may also be operated at the locality, on a frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of the corresponding item in Schedule 1, for any of the following purposes:
 (a) to communicate with an outpost station at a location where there is no connection to a telecommunications network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider;
 (b) to communicate with other outpost stations for the purpose of participating in a community interest session;
 (c) for the transmission or reception of messages in relation to distress or emergency situations.

 (4) For subsection (2) and paragraphs (3)(a) and (b), the licensee of an outpost non assigned station must ensure that, as far as practicable, the station only operates on the lowest frequency mentioned in column 3 or 4 of that item.

 (5) For paragraphs (3)(a) and (b), the licensee of an outpost non assigned station must ensure that the station operates on a frequency only at a time when each outpost assigned station:
 (a) that is at the locality mentioned in column 2 of the item; and