Radiocommunications (Jamming Equipment) Permanent Ban 2023
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8 RNSS jamming equipment
(1) Subject to subsection (2), each of the following is RNSS jamming equipment: (a) equipment that is: (i) designed to have an adverse effect on radiocommunications; and (ii) capable of operating on a frequency within an RNSS frequency band (whether or not it is capable of operating on another frequency); (b) equipment that is designed to block radio emissions between: (i) an RNSS transmitter; and (ii) an RNSS receiver; whether or not the equipment is designed to have other purposes or consequences. (2) Despite subsection (1), if equipment is designed to transmit information that can be used to determine both: (a) the location of an RNSS receiver; and (b) the local time at that location, when that location is determined; the equipment is not RNSS jamming equipment.
Note 1: The information mentioned in subsection (2) is sometimes called Positioning, Navigation and Timing information.
Note 2: The information mentioned in subsection (2) is necessary, but may not be sufficient to determine the location of an RNSS receiver, and the local time at that location, when that location is determined.