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Radiocommunications Act 1992

No. 174, 1992

Compilation No. 81

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 113, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1.1—Formal matters
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Part 1.2—Object of this Act
3 Object
4 Outline of this Act
Part 1.3—Interpretative provisions
5 Definitions
6 Definition of radiocommunication
7 Definitions of radiocommunications device, radiocommunications transmitter and radiocommunications receiver
7A Designated radiocommunications receiver
8 Definitions of radio emission and transmitter
9 Application of labels
9B Digital mode
9C Digital community radio broadcasting representative company
9D Incumbent digital radio broadcasting licensees
10 Public or community services
10A ACMA determinations about space objects
10B Authorised defence supplier
11 References to offences against this Act etc.
Part 1.4—Application of this Act
12 Outline of this Part
Division 1—General
13 Crown to be bound
Division 2—Provisions relating to location and similar matters
14 Operation of this Division
15 Application to external Territories
16 Application outside Australia
17 Offshore areas
17A Greater Sunrise special regime area, Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area and Bayu‑Undan pipeline international offshore area
18 Application to the atmosphere etc.
Division 3—Provisions extending the concept of radiocommunication
19 Operation