{"id":"F2015L01441","name":"Radiocommunications (27 MHz Handphone Stations) Class Licence 2015","slug":"radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":154550,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01441-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conditions — compliance with standards and equipment rules","content":"#### 8 Conditions – compliance with standards and equipment rules\n\n  (1) A person must not operate a handphone station under this Class Licence unless the station complies with:\n    (a) if the device compliance day for the station occurs before the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020 – any standard applicable to it, as in force on the device compliance day;\n    (b) if the device compliance day for the station occurs on or after the day Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020 commenced – any equipment rules applicable to it, as in force on the device compliance day.\n  (2) A person must not operate a handphone station, or a group of handphone stations, under this Class Licence if the electromagnetic energy emitted by the station, or group of stations, exceeds the general public exposure limits specified in the ARPANSA Standard in a place accessible by the public.\n  (3) In paragraph (1)(a), standard has the meaning given by section 5 of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020.\n\n> Note: Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020 replaces standards with equipment rules. See also item 42 of that Schedule.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2144},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This provision maintains its original scope of setting equipment compliance and safety conditions for 27 MHz handphone stations. The transitional date-based conditions are standard legislative machinery to manage the transition from the old 'standards' regime to the new 'equipment rules' regime introduced by the 2020 amendments, not an expansion of the licence's scope."},"complexity_factors":["Transitional provisions requiring comparison against commencement date of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020","Bifurcated compliance regime depending on 'device compliance day'","External referencing to ARPANSA Standard for electromagnetic energy limits","Defined terms requiring cross-reference to parent Act (section 5) as in force at different historical times"],"plain_english_summary":"This sets the technical rules for operating 27 MHz handheld CB radios under a class licence. Devices must meet applicable technical standards — older units under the pre‑2020 \"standards\" system, newer ones under the post‑2020 \"equipment rules\" — and must not exceed ARPANSA public radio‑frequency exposure limits in public areas. It protects users, the public, and other communications."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-27-mhz-handphone-stations-class-licence-2015/documents"}}