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Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/2)
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5  Definitions and interpretation
 (1) In this instrument:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
application fee: see section 9.
authorised agent: see subsection 15(1).
Broadcasting Services Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
business day means a day that is not:
 (a) a Saturday; or
 (b) a Sunday; or
 (c) a public holiday in any of:
 (i) the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (ii) New South Wales; or
 (iii) Victoria.
closing date and time: see subsection 8(5).

            Note: See also paragraph 20(2)(b).
commencement time: see subsection 18(1).
company means:
 (a) a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001; or
 (b) a foreign corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001.
contact details, in relation to a person, means one or more of the following:
 (a) postal address;
 (b) telephone number;
 (c) email address.
HPON licence means a transmitter licence which authorises the operation of a radiocommunications transmitter for the provision of an open narrowcasting service at a maximum power which exceeds:
 (a) if the transmitter is operated in a residential area – 1 watt;
 (b) if the transmitter is operated in a non-residential area – 10 watts.
Licence Allocation Exercise: see section 22.
locality means an area designated as such by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Statistical Geography: Volume 3 – Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Urban Centres/Localities, 2001 (cat. No. 2909.0).
Note: Statistical Geography: Volume 3 – Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Urban Centres/Localities, 2001 (cat. No. 2909.0) is available, free of charge, on the Australian Bureau of Statistics' website at www.abs.gov.au.
lodge: see section 40.
non-residential area means an area other than a residential area.
open narrowcasting service has the meaning given by section 18 of the Broadcasting Services Act.
registered applicant: see subsection 14(3).
reserve price: see section 10.
residential area means the area bounded by a line that is 20 kilometres outside of an urban centre or locality.
section 34 determination means a determination made by the ACMA under subsection 34(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act that a specified part of the radiofrequency spectrum is available for allocation, for a specified period, to providers of open narrowcasting services.
successful applicant, for an HPON licence, means:
 (a) if there is more than one registered applicant for the licence — the registered applicant who, at the close of the Licence Allocation Exercise for the licence, bid an amount that is:
 (i) the highest bid for the licence; and
 (ii) at least the reserve price for the licence; or
 (b) if there is only one registered applicant for the licence — the registered applicant.
urban centre means an area designated as such by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Statistical Geography: Volume 3 – Australian Standard