Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation – 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz Bands) Declaration 2022
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(1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme means the Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme used as a part of the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 document published by the ACMA on its website, as the document existed at the time this instrument commenced.
Note: The Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 can be accessed, free of charge, from the ACMA’s website at www.acma.gov.au.
named area: see Schedule 1.
Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
Note: (a) ACMA;
Note: (b) re-allocation deadline;
Note: (c) re-allocation period;
Note: (d) spectrum;
Note: (e) spectrum licence;
Note: (f) spectrum re-allocation declaration.
Note 2: See also section 6 in relation to the re-allocation deadline and the re-allocation period.
(2) In this instrument, a reference to a part of the spectrum includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.
Note: This means the lower number in the reference to a part of the spectrum is not included in the part of the spectrum.