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adjacent spectrum licence issued on or after 14 December 2015 is managed by:

         (a)       the core conditions imposed on the spectrum licences under section 66 of the Act;

         (b)      the device boundary criteria and deployment constraints prescribed in the subsection 145(4) Determination; and

         (c)      any condition set out in the spectrum licence relating to synchronisation (a synchronisation requirement), unless other arrangements are agreed to by the affected licensees.

      (2) In-band interference caused in a radiocommunications receiver operating under a spectrum licence in:

         (a) the 3400-3575 MHz frequency band, by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued on or after 16 July 2022; or

         (b) the 3575-3700 MHz frequency band, by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued on or after 9 March 2018; or

         (c) the 3700-3800 MHz frequency band, by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued on or after 16 July 2022;

      is managed by applying the device boundary criterion to those radiocommunications transmitters, as set out in RALI MS 47, as if the apparatus licence were an area wide licence.

      (4) Radiocommunications transmitters operating under a Radiodetermination apparatus licence are not required to adhere to the device boundary criterion, provided the licensee implements measures to minimise the impact on services operated under 3.4 GHz band spectrum licences. In-band interference from radiodetermination licences is expected to be transient in nature. In the event this is not the case, the radiodetermination licensee will be required to implement further mitigation measures to reduce the impact on services operated under 3.4 GHz band spectrum licences.  To further assist with managing interference, when planning and operating fixed or mobile wireless networks, spectrum licensees should also have regard to subclause 3.2(4) of these guidelines.

      (5) Spectrum licensees must accept any in-band interference to radiocommunications receivers operating in:

         (a)       the 3400-3575 MHz frequency band, caused by radiocommunications transmitters operating under an apparatus licence issued before 16 July 2022; or

         (b)      the 3575-3700 MHz frequency band, caused by radiocommunications transmitters operating under an apparatus licence issued before 9 March 2018; or

         (c)       the 3700-3800 MHz frequency band, by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued before 16 July 2022.

      This subsection does not apply to radiodetermination apparatus licences.

      (6) The interference management framework, if any is required, for devices operated under a class licence is contained in the relevant class licence.

      3.2 Out-of-band interference

      (1) Out-of-band interference is difficult to predict because the levels and frequencies of unwanted emissions depend on both the nearness of, and the operating frequencies of, radiocommunications transmitters and radiocommunications receivers that are close in terms of both frequency and distance.  In addition, out-of-band interference:

         (a) can extend for many Megahertz either side