Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01065:schedule:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01065
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 1/36)
Character Range: 4716–7568

Schedule 3—Rules for the assignment stage of the auction
Part 1—Application and interpretation
Part 2—Arrangements for assignment stage
Part 3—Bidding in the assignment stage
Part 4—Determining winning assignment bids and assignment prices
Part 5—Bringing the assignment stage to an end

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name
  This is the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation — 3.6 GHz Band) Determination 2018.

2 Commencement
  This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered.

  Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority
  This instrument is made under section 60 and section 294 of the Act.
          Note: To the extent that this instrument is made under subsection 60(1) of the Act, it is not disallowable under section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003 (see paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003 and item 29 in the table set out in regulation 10 of the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015). To the extent that this instrument is made under subsection 294(1) of the Act, it is disallowable.

4 Interpretation
 (1) In this instrument:

3.6 GHz band means the part of the spectrum from 3575 MHz to 3700 MHz.

ABN has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

ACMA staff has the meaning given by section 3 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

ACN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

affiliated: see sections 14 and 15.

allocated, for a lot of a product, means allocated as a result of the primary stage or the secondary stage.

allocation limits: see sections 11 and 12.

applicant means a person who has applied for registration as a bidder.

applicant information package means a package containing the information, forms and other documents set out in subsection 27(1).

application deadline: see paragraph 26(1)(e).

application fee means the amount set under section 24.

application form means the form approved by the ACMA under paragraph 27(1)(f).

ARBN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

assignment bid: see subclauses 5(1), 5(5) and 5(6) of Schedule 3.

assignment price: see clause 2 of Schedule 3.

assignment round: see clause 2 of Schedule 3.

assignment stage means the assignment rounds of the auction:
(a)      commencing with the first assignment round; and
(b)      ending immediately after the auction manager provides the results for every assignment round in accordance with clauses 9 and 10 of Schedule 3.

associate: see subsections 13(1) and 13(2).

auction means an auction of lots held in accordance with this instrument.

auction manager means the person appointed under section 23.

auction period means the period:
(a)