Part 4GENERAL PURPOSES OF FREQUENCY BANDS

PART 4—GENERAL PURPOSES OF FREQUENCY BANDS

General Purposes for Each Frequency Band

11. (1) Subject to paragraphs 3 (a) and (b) of this Spectrum Plan, the following subclauses specify general purposes for which each of the bands in the Table in Part 5 may be used.

(2) Subject to subclause (1), each frequency band may be used by experimental stations on a secondary service basis.

(3) Subject to subclause (1), each frequency band may be used by atmospheric and ionospheric sounders on a secondary service basis.

(4) Subject to subclause (1), each frequency band may be used by services other than those identified in this Spectrum Plan on a transitional basis to facilitate new or revised allocations of frequency bands.

(NOTE: Subject to subclause (1), certain transmitters which have the capacity to operate on certain frequencies only (which may fall in bands allocated to other services in this Spectrum Plan) have been exempted from licensing by Regulations.)

Use of Frequency Bands for Defence Purposes etc

12. (1) Those bands in the Table in Part 5 containing the footnotes AUS1, AUS9, AUS28 are designated bands to be used primarily for the general purposes of defence.

(2) Footnotes AUS11, AUS58 and AUS59 designate those services qualified by these footnotes for defence purposes.

(3) Subject to paragraphs 3 (a) and (b) of this Spectrum Plan each of the bands in the Table in Part 5 of this Spectrum Plan may be used for assignment of a frequency when it is in the public interest for reasons of defence or national security for the frequency to be so assigned.