{"id":"F2025L00829","name":"Radiocommunications (Radionavigation-Satellite Service) Class Licence 2025","slug":"radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106568,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00829-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Radiocommunications (Radionavigation-Satellite Service) Class Licence 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note: The Federal Register of Legislation is available, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 132 of the Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 4 Repeal\n\n  The Radiocommunications (Radionavigation-Satellite Service) Class Licence 2015 \\[F2015L01510\\] is repealed.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"#### 5 Interpretation\n\n  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a part of the spectrum or frequency band includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.\n\n> Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) frequency band;\n    (b) operate;\n    (c) radiocommunication;\n    (d) radiocommunications receiver;\n    (e) receiver licence;\n    (f) space object.\n\n> Note 2: Other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 that applies to this instrument, including:\n\n    (a) Act;\n    (b) radionavigation-satellite service;\n    (c) RNSS frequency;\n    (d) RNSS radiocommunication;\n    (e) RNSS receiver.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"References to other instruments","content":"#### 6 References to other instruments\n\n  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:\n    (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and\n    (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.\n\n> 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.\n\n> Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n> Note 3: See section 314A of the Act.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Class licence","content":"#### 7 Class licence\n\n  Subject to the condition in section 8, this instrument authorises a person to operate an RNSS receiver for the purpose of reception of RNSS radiocommunications, other than the following:\n    (a) an RNSS receiver located on a space object;\n    (b) an RNSS receiver, where:\n    (i) the operation of the receiver is authorised by a receiver licence; and\n    (ii) the receiver is authorised to be operated for the purpose of reception of RNSS radiocommunications.\n\n> Note: The ACMA does not generally intend to afford protection to an RNSS receiver, operated in accordance with this instrument, from interference caused by other radiocommunications devices.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Condition — permitted frequencies","content":"#### 8 Condition – permitted frequencies\n\n  A person must not operate an RNSS receiver otherwise than on a frequency in one of the following frequency bands:\n    (a) 1164 MHz to 1300 MHz;\n    (b) 1559 MHz to 1610 MHz.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the Radiocommunications (Radionavigation‑Satellite Service) Class Licence 2015 and replaces it with a class licence that authorises reception by RNSS receivers subject to two explicit exclusions and specific permitted frequency bands (1164–1300 MHz; 1559–1610 MHz) (see ss 4, 7, 8). The instrument therefore changes the operative instrument in force; the text does not itself provide a side‑by‑side of substantive differences from the 2015 version, so precise expansions or contractions of permissions must be determined by comparing the two instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to definitions and powers in the Radiocommunications Act and ACMA determinations (see s 5 and notes)","Explicit exclusions that depend on external licensing status (receivers on space objects; receivers authorised by a receiver licence) (see s 7)","Technical frequency limits specified precisely by band edges (see s 8)","Repeal of the 2015 class licence, requiring practitioners to compare instruments (see s 4)","Operational note on interference protection is discretionary rather than rule‑based (see note to s 7)","Interpretation rule about inclusive/exclusive band endpoints for frequency ranges (see s 5)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises people to operate radionavigation‑satellite‑service (RNSS) receivers in Australia to receive RNSS signals, but excludes receivers located on space objects and those already authorised under a receiver licence. It confines operation to two frequency bands: 1164–1300 MHz and 1559–1610 MHz. It matters to device operators, manufacturers and the regulator because operators must follow the frequency limits and exclusions, definitions and finer rules are set by the Radiocommunications Act and ACMA determinations, and ACMA does not generally intend to protect class‑licensed receivers from interference."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward reissue/replacement of the 2015 class licence with identical scope. It maintains the same purpose (authorising RNSS receivers), same frequency bands, and same exclusions. No expansion of scope beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 8 sections, approximately 500 words total","Minimal defined terms: only 5 expressions defined in the instrument itself (section 5), with others incorporated by reference from the Act or ACMA determinations","Simple conditional structure: one main condition (section 8) with two straightforward frequency bands","Limited cross-referencing: references to the parent Act and one repealed instrument, but no complex nested definitions or exceptions","No exceptions to exceptions: only two explicit exclusions (space objects and individually licensed receivers) with no further layering","Clear operational scope: single purpose (authorising RNSS receivers) with unambiguous technical parameters"],"plain_english_summary":"This class licence authorises anyone in Australia to operate ground-based RNSS receivers (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou) using the 1164–1300 MHz and 1559–1610 MHz bands, replacing the 2015 version for 2025. It legalises everyday and business satellite‑navigation use while excluding spaceborne receivers and devices already covered by individual ACMA licences. The ACMA will not guarantee protection from interference affecting these receivers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025","history":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/radiocommunications-radionavigation-satellite-service-class-licence-2025/documents"}}