Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01255:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01255
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1126–3830

6  Interpretation
 (1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACMA Act means the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.
ACMA staff has the same meaning as in section 3 of the ACMA Act.
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
authorised person means each of:
 (a) the ACMA;
 (b) a member, within the meaning of the ACMA Act;
 (c) a member of the ACMA staff that is an SES employee or acting SES employee.
Note: SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in the Public Service Act 1999 and referred to in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
contractor means:
 (a) a person who has a contract with:
 (i) a police force; or
 (ii) the Commissioner or head of a police force, however described; or
 (iii) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, for the benefit of a police force;
  to perform a function or duty in relation to one or more of the following:
 (iv) testing a device to be operated to disrupt or disable an RPA or RPAS; or
 (v) maintaining a device to be operated to disrupt or disable an RPA or RPAS; or
 (vi) supplying a device to be operated to disrupt or disable an RPA or RPAS;
 (vii) the provision of training relating to the operation of a device in the relevant frequency bands to disrupt or disable an RPA or RPAS; and
 (b) a person employed or engaged by a person mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to the contract mentioned in paragraph (a).
police force means each of:
 (a) the Australian Federal Police; and
 (b) the police force of each State and Territory.
potential contractor: see subsection (2).
primary potential contractor: see paragraph (2)(a)
relevant contract, in relation to a contractor, means the contract mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of contractor.
relevant frequency bands means the frequency bands mentioned in the following:
 (a) items 12 to 23A, 36 to 41 and 54 to 63 (all inclusive) in Schedule 1 to the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015, as in force at the commencement of this instrument;
 (b) footnote number 150 in Part 4 of the spectrum plan, as in force at the commencement of this instrument.

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RPA means a remotely piloted aircraft.

            Note: A remotely piloted aircraft is commonly referred to as a drone.
RPAS means a remotely piloted aircraft system that includes an RPA, the ground-based controller for the RPA, and the system of communications between the RPA and the controller.
Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: