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September 1995, as existing on that date.

            Note 1: The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

            Note 2: More information on GDA94 can be obtained, free of charge, from Geoscience Australia at www.ga.gov.au and from the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping at www.icsm.gov.au.

       HCIS means the cell grouping hierarchy scheme used to describe geographic areas in the ASMG.

       HCIS identifier means an identifier used to describe a geographic area in the HCIS.

       metropolitan area means an area specified in Schedule 1.

       mobile-satellite service has the meaning given by the spectrum plan.

       mobile-satellite service (Earth-to-space) means a mobile-satellite service used to transmit radiocommunications from a mobile earth station to a space receive station.

       mobile-satellite service (space-to-Earth) means a mobile-satellite service used to transmit radiocommunications from a space station to an earth receive station.

       space station has the meaning given by the spectrum plan.

       television outside broadcast service means radiocommunications made by the operation of a television outside broadcast station.

            Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
                   * AAT;
                   * ACMA;
                   * frequency band;
                   * operate;
                   * radiocommunication;
                   * radiocommunications device;
                   * radiocommunications transmitter;
                   * spectrum plan;
                   * transmitter licence.

            Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under section 64 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005. At the time this instrument was made, the following expressions were defined in such a determination:
                   * Act;
                   * earth receive station;
                   * fixed licence;
                   * harmful interference;
                   * mobile earth station;
                   * point to point station;
                   * space licence;
                   * space receive licence;
                   * space receive station;
                   * television outside broadcast station.

        (2) In this instrument, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a frequency band includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.

            Note: This subsection means the lower number in the reference to a frequency band is not included in the frequency band.

        (3) In this instrument, geographic coordinates describing a point do so with reference to GDA94.

       5  References to other instruments

         In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
          (a) a reference to any other 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