Commonwealth legislation

Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

119 of 1991

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation ensures Australia's radiocommunications laws apply to the Zone of Cooperation—a maritime area in the Timor Sea where Australia and Indonesia jointly managed petroleum exploration.

Who it affects: Companies and individuals operating radio equipment (communications systems, emergency beacons, navigation aids) on oil rigs, drilling platforms, and support vessels in the Zone of Cooperation.

How it works: The regulation "prescribes" (officially recognizes) the Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty under the Radiocommunications Act 1983. This means the Act's licensing, technical standards, and enforcement rules apply to radiocommunications equipment used in the Treaty area, treating it similarly to Australian territory for regulatory purposes.

Why it matters: This closes a legal gap where offshore petroleum operations might otherwise operate outside clear radiocommunications jurisdiction. It ensures safety communications, emergency radio systems, and technical standards are properly regulated in this shared maritime zone.

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Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1991 No. 119 1

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Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1983.

Dated 30 May 1991.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

KIM C.BEAZLEY

Minister of State for Transport and Communications

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Radiocommunications Act 1983;

“Treaty” has the same meaning as in the Petroleum (Australia—Indonesia Zone of Cooperation) Act 1990.

Prescribed instrument for the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Act

For the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Act, the Treaty as amended from time to time is prescribed.

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NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 June 1991.

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1 Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 119 1

__________________

Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Radiocommunications Act 1983.

Dated 30 May 1991.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

KIM C.BEAZLEY

Minister of State for Transport and Communications

____________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation Treaty) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Radiocommunications Act 1983;

“Treaty” has the same meaning as in the Petroleum (Australia—Indonesia Zone of Cooperation) Act 1990.

Prescribed instrument for the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Act

For the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Act, the Treaty as amended from time to time is prescribed.

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NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 June 1991.