Radiocommunications (Allocation of Transmitter Licences – Low Power Open Narrowcasting Licences) Determination 2025
17Determination of lots
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17 Determination of lots
(1) Where the ACMA decides that an application is consistent with the planning model, it will assign a lot number in relation to that application.
(2) Where two or more applicants nominate transmitter sites and frequencies that are within the minimum geographic or frequency separation distances specified in the planning model the ACMA may contact those applicants to invite one or more of those applicants to vary their application by varying the transmitter site or frequency.
(3) If:
(a) the ACMA does not contact those applicants described in subsection (2), the ACMA will assign all such applications the same lot number; or
(b) the ACMA contacts those applicants described in subsection (2) and the applicants do not vary the transmitter sites or frequencies so that they are not within the minimum geographic or frequency separation distances specified in the planning model, the ACMA will assign all such applications the same lot number; or
(c) the applicant or applicants vary the transmitter sites or frequencies so that they are not within the minimum geographic or frequency separation distances specified in the planning model, the ACMA will assign separate lot numbers to those applications.
Part 4—Allocation where there is more than one applicant for the lot