Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00500:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00500
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 448–3204

6  Co-channel transmitters
Schedule 1  Melbourne RA1
Notes to the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Victoria) Plan 2007

1 Name of Plan [see Note 1]

  This Plan is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Victoria) Plan 2007.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Plan commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definitions

  In this Plan:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
category means a category of digital radio multiplex transmitter licence described in section 5 of the Act.
DAB means digital audio broadcasting.
depression angle means the angle between the horizontal line and the dividing line.
designated BSA radio area means:
 (a) the BSA licence area (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
 (b) the BSA licence area of a community radio broadcasting licence, where that BSA licence area is the same (or is deemed to be the same) as the BSA licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence.
dividing line — see section 3A.
ERP means effective radiated power.
frequency block means a frequency channel of 1.536 MHz bandwidth.
horizontal line means a horizontal line at the maximum antenna height of an antenna.
maximum antenna height means the maximum permitted height above ground level of the electrical centre of an antenna.
technical planning guidelines means the guidelines made under section 33 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, as in force from time to time.

3A Dividing line

 (1) In this Plan, dividing line means a line from a point at the maximum antenna height of an antenna to a point on the Earth below the horizontal line.

 (2) For subsection (1), if a negative value is specified in the depression angle, the point on the Earth is above the horizontal line.

4 Digital radio channel plans

 (1) For subsection 44A (1) of the Act, each Schedule is a digital radio channel plan for the designated BSA radio area specified in that Schedule.

 (2) The digital radio channel plan specified in a Schedule:
 (a) allots a frequency block or blocks in relation to the designated BSA radio area for use by digital radio multiplex transmitter licensees; and
 (b) reserves a frequency block for a category 3 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence for the designated BSA radio area to be issued in accordance with subsection 102E (2) of the Act; and
 (c) determines which of the following types of licences, or which combination of the following types of licences, are to be issued for the designated BSA radio area:
 (i) category 1 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence;
 (ii) category 2 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence; and
 (d) if a particular type of licence mentioned in paragraph (c) is to