Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00514:schedule:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00514
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 128659–131802

Schedule 5—General standards
               (section 4)

Part 1—Preliminary

       1  Object of this Schedule

         The object of this Schedule is to:
           (a) contain interference to radiocommunications; and
           (b) contain interference to any uses or functions of equipment.

       2  Interpretation

        (1) In this Schedule:

       amending document, in relation to an industry document, means a document:
           (a) published by the person, body or association that published the industry document; and
           (b) that amends the industry document.

       CB class licence means:
           (a) the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2015; or
           (b) if a later instrument replaces that class licence – the later instrument.

            Note: The Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2015 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

       creation date, for a modified device, means the date a device or other thing was modified to create the modified device.

       equivalent provision, in relation to a provision of an industry document (original provision), means:
           (a) if the industry document has been amended – any provision of the industry document, as amended, that has a substantially similar purpose or performs a substantially similar function as the original provision;
           (b) if there is a replacement document for the industry document – any provision of the replacement document that has a substantially similar purpose or performs a substantially similar function as the original provision.

       included in a class of equipment: see clause 6.

       industry document means a document specified in column 3 of the table at clause 3.

       modified, in relation to a device or other thing, means modified or altered in a material respect:
           (a) after the device or other thing was manufactured in Australia or imported: and
           (b) by or on behalf of:
              (i) if the device or other thing was manufactured in Australia – the person who manufactured the device or other thing; or
              (ii) if the device or other thing was imported – the person who imported the device or other thing.

       modified device means a device that has been modified and, for the avoidance of doubt, is the device as modified.

            Note: Even if, at the time a device was manufactured in Australia or imported, no general standard was prescribed for the device, there may still be a general standard prescribed for the device as modified.

       original device: see clause 6.

       original modified device: see clause 6.

       publication date, of a document published by a person, body or association, is the date on which the document is first published by the person, body or association.

       relevant date: see clause 5.

       replacement document, in relation to an industry document, means a document:
           (a) published by the person, body or association that published the industry document;