Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823:section:20:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 69434–72281

20  Radio transmissions for the purpose of measurement
 (1) This Act applies in relation to:
 (a) a measurement transmission made in the course of, or in relation to:
 (i) trade and commerce between Australia and places outside Australia; or
 (ii) trade and commerce among the States; or
 (iii) trade and commerce within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
 (iv) any trading activity of a trading corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its trading activities; or
 (v) any other activity carried on by a trading corporation; or
 (vi) any financial activity of a financial corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its financial activities; or
 (vii) any other activity carried on by a financial corporation; or
 (viii) the operation of lighthouses, lightships, beacons or buoys; or
 (ix) the making of astronomical or meteorological observations; or
 (b) a measurement transmission made by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a foreign corporation or a body corporate incorporated in a Territory; or
 (c) a measurement transmission made in a Territory or a place outside Australia; or
 (d) any other measurement transmission;
in the same way as it applies in relation to radiocommunication.
Note: Section 6 sets out the general meaning of radiocommunication.
 (2) This Act applies in relation to:
 (a) a measurement transmitter used in the course of, or in relation to:
 (i) trade and commerce between Australia and places outside Australia; or
 (ii) trade and commerce among the States; or
 (iii) trade and commerce within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
 (iv) any trading activity of a trading corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its trading activities; or
 (v) any other activity carried on by a trading corporation; or
 (vi) any financial activity of a financial corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its financial activities; or
 (vii) any other activity carried on by a financial corporation; or
 (viii) the operation of lighthouses, lightships, beacons or buoys; or
 (ix) the making of astronomical or meteorological observations; or
 (b) a measurement transmitter used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a foreign corporation or a body corporate incorporated in a Territory; or
 (c) a measurement transmitter in a Territory or a place outside Australia; or
 (d) any other measurement transmitter;
in the same way as it applies in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter.
Note: Subsection 7(2) sets out the general meaning of radiocommunications transmitter.
 (3) This