Telecommunications (Prohibition of Mobile Phone Boosters) Declaration 2021
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In this instrument:
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
base station means a station that is part of a telecommunications network by means of which a public mobile telecommunications service is supplied.
cellular mobile repeater means a radiocommunications device that draws power from a power source and that, operating as a single radiocommunications device or as part of a system of radiocommunications devices, is able to:
(a) receive a radio emission from a base station and retransmit the radio emission (or transmit a replica of the radio emission) to:
(i) another base station; or
(ii) a mobile station that is used to access a public mobile telecommunications service; or
(b) receive a radio emission from a mobile station that is used to access a public mobile telecommunications service and retransmit the radio emission (or transmit a replica of the radio emission) to:
(i) a base station; or.
(ii) another mobile station that is used to access a public mobile telecommunications service.
frequency band has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
mobile phone booster has the meaning given by section 6.
mobile station has the meaning given by:
(a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or
(b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.
Note: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
radiocommunications device has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
radiocommunications receiver has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
radiocommunications transmitter has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
radio emission has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
station has the meaning given by:
(a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025; or
(b) if a later instrument replaces that determination – the later instrument.
Note 1: The Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2025 is a legislative instrument and is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at .