Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00854:clause:7_8:p10
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Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 8 (pt 10/14)
Character Range: 139350–142461

band in earth station protection zones.

         Note: RALI MS 44 Frequency Coordination Procedures for the Earth Station Protection Zones is available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Synchronisation requirement
    11. If:

         (a) interference occurs between:

              (i) a radiocommunications device (the first device) operated under this licence; and

              (ii) a radiocommunications device (the other device) operated under another spectrum licence; and

         (b) the level of interference to the first device or to any other device exceeds the compatibility requirement set out in the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015, or any instrument made under section 262 of the Act that replaces those guidelines, as in force from time to time; and

         (c) either the licensee or the holder (or authorised third party) of the other licence wishes to resolve the interference; and

         (d) no agreement between the licensee and each person operating one or more other devices can be reached on how to manage the interference;

         then the licensee is required to manage interference by:

         (e) either:

              (i) operating the first device with a frame structure that uses both uplink-downlink configuration 2 and special subframe configuration 6; or

              (ii) operating the first device using a sequence and duration of radio emissions that is consistent with those configurations (disregarding any time at which the device is not making a radio emission); and

         (f) synchronising the timing of the frame structure or other sequence of radio emissions of the first device with the timing of the frame structure or other sequence of radio emissions of each of the other devices (disregarding any device at a time at which the device is not making a radio emission).

         Note 1: A licensee may act in accordance with subparagraph 11(e)(ii) by operating a transmitter in a manner that complies with the specification made by 3rd Generation Partnership Project numbered 3GPP TS 38.211 and published at www.3gpp.org.

         Note 2 The synchronisation requirement only applies when an interference issue occurs and where there is no other measure agreed to between the licensees to resolve the interference. This means synchronisation can be done on a site/cell specific basis. During any period in which the licensee and the other licensee are taking steps to resolve the interference issue or synchronise, the ACMA will generally give priority to the device registered first in time in any interference dispute, meaning that a device or devices registered later in time will generally be required to accept any interference or cease causing interference during this time.

Managing interference caused by unwanted emissions
    12. If:

         (a) interference occurs between:

              (i) a radiocommunications device operated under this licence; and

              (ii) a radiocommunications device operated under another licence (the