13Interpretation of the Table

13 Interpretation of the Table

(1) For this Spectrum Plan, a frequency band is identified by the range of numbers that:

(a) is specified in a cell in column 2 of the Table; and

(b) immediately precedes the first reference in the cell to a service.

(2) The range of numbers that identifies a frequency band:

(a) is expressed in kilohertz, megahertz or gigahertz, as the case requires; and

(b) includes the higher, but not the lower, number.

Note The units to be used with a frequency band specified in a cell are the SI units used with the frequency band shown at the head of the page of the Table on which the cell appears, that is, ‘kHz’, ‘MHz’ or ‘GHz’. For example, ‘9‑14’ in column 2 of the Table:

Note: (a) is read as ‘the 9‑14 kilohertz frequency band’; and

Note: (b) refers to radio frequencies that exceed 9 kilohertz but do not exceed 14 kilohertz.

(3) If an Australian footnote reference appears in a cell immediately after the description of a service:

(a) if the corresponding Australian footnote in Part 3 specifies a condition or restriction – the operation of the service is subject to that condition or restriction; or

(b) if the corresponding Australian footnote in Part 3 does not specify a condition or restriction – the footnote is included for information only.

(4) If an Australian footnote reference appears in a cell otherwise than immediately after the description of a service (such as at the bottom of the cell), and:

(a) the corresponding Australian footnote in Part 3 specifies a condition or restriction – the use of the frequency band specified in the cell, or the part of that band specified in the footnote, is subject to that condition or restriction; or

(b) the corresponding Australian footnote in Part 3 provides that the frequency band specified in the cell, or a part of that band, may be used for a particular purpose or by particular stations – then:

(i) despite anything else in this instrument, the frequency band, or the part of the band, may be used for that purpose or those stations; and

(ii) if the corresponding Australian footnote specifies a condition or restriction – the use of the band, or the part of the band, is subject to the condition or restriction; or