804ACo-located and co-frequency earth stations

804A Co-located and co-frequency earth stations

If the licence is an earth licence that relates to a fixed earth station (the first station) which:

(a) is located within:

(i) a high density area and at a fixed point within a circle of radius 500 metres from the fixed location of another earth station or earth receive station; or

(ii) a medium density area and at a fixed point within a circle of radius 1000 metres from the fixed location of another earth station or earth receive station; or

(iii) a low or remote density area and at a fixed point within a circle of radius 2000 metres from the fixed location of another earth station or earth receive station; and

(b) operates on a transmit frequency that is coincident or overlaps with the receive or transmit frequency of the other earth station or earth receive station,

the amount of tax in respect of the spectrum access under the licence for the first station is the amount worked out under item 802A, multiplied by 70 per cent.

Note: The licence does not need to authorise the licensee to operate each of the stations referred to in item 804A.

804AA Co-located and co-frequency earth stations authorised by single licence

(1) This section applies to an earth licence that authorises the operation of 2 or more earth stations (the co-located earth stations), where: (a) one of the following applies: (i) if at least one of the co-located earth stations is located within a high density area – all of the co-located earth stations are located within a circle that has a radius of 500 metres; or (ii) if at least one of the co-located earth stations is located in a medium density area, and none of the co-located earth stations is located within a high density area – all of the co-located earth stations are located within a circle that has a radius of 1 kilometre; or (iii) in any other case – all of the co-located earth stations are located within a circle that has a radius of 2 kilometres; and (b) the spectrum access for each of the co-located earth stations is within a frequency range within which the licence authorises the operation of a radiocommunications transmitter. (2) If, for co-located earth stations operated under the earth licence, there are two or more spectrum accesses (component accesses): (a) the spectrum accesses are taken to be a single spectrum access (combined access) for the purposes of section 2.2 and sub-item (2B); and (b) the bandwidth (in kHz) of the combined access is the difference between the highest frequency authorised by the component accesses and the lowest frequency authorised by the component accesses. (2A) The area density type of a combined access is: (a) if a component access has the Australia wide density area type – Australia wide; (b) if a component access has the high density area type, and no component access has the Australia wide density area type – high density; (c) if a component access has the medium density area type, and no component access has the Australia wide density area type or the high density area type – medium density; (d) if a component access has the low density area type, and no component access has the Australia wide density area type, the high density area type or the medium density area type – low density; (e) in any other case – remote density. (2B) The amount of tax in respect of the spectrum access for co-located earth stations operated under the earth licence is the amount worked out under item 802A.