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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.
      GDA 94 means the geodetic datum designated as the "Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)", gazetted in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 on 6 September 1995, as existing on that date.
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.

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.

3B References to other instruments

      In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears:
          (a) a reference to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
          (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or existing from time to time.

           Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

           Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation and are accessible free of charge.

           Note 3: See section 314A of the Act.

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