ACMA made the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment and Repeal (2022 Measures No.1) Instrument 2022 (the Instrument), which amends the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 (the TLN) and repeals 3 technical standards. The biggest change on the TLN is that QR Codes are allowed. From now on, suppliers can use a QR Code, or similar thin..

ACMA is seeking comments on the proposed changes to the licence area plan – Remote Central and Eastern Australia (Radio) – October 1996 (Remote LAP). The authority is proposing to vary the Remote Central and Eastern radio licence area plan (LAP). This will involve planning for the national and community radio services currently operating as well as 2 potential proposed new commercial radio servi..

As flagged in Five-year spectrum outlook 2022–27 (FYSO), ACMA is conducting a review of scientific licensing arrangements under the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Act). The review aims to ensure that their scientific licensing arrangements encourage spectrum users to develop, trial and assess new and innovative radiocommunications technologies and services. Scientific licences are a type of t..

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In November 2021, ACMA released the discussion paper on exploring future use of the 1.9 GHz band. It identified domestic and international considerations for the 1880–1920 MHz band and explored views on possible changes in planning arrangements. The discussion paper consultation closed on 11 February 2022, and the authority received responses from 22 stakeholders and interested parties. From the..

As part of work program set out in the Five-year spectrum outlook 2022–27, ACMA has reviewed the 2 GHz spectrum licence technical framework. The authority invites comments on the issues set out in the consultation paper, draft amendments to the s.145(4) determination and draft Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines as follow: The two options proposed for unwanted emissions in the frequency rang..

ACMA has proposed to incorporate the content of 13 existing radiocommunications mandatory technical standards and the Radiocommunications (Compliance Labelling Devices) Notice 2014 (the RLN) into the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021, which are also known as the General Equipment Rules. The proposal has mostly minor clarifications. It does not change the basic requirements of th..

ACMA invites comments on the Draft Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence Variation 2022 (No. 2). The purpose of the variation is to: support new technology applications bring Australia into line with international arrangements. The authority proposes to include the new arrangements in the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2015..

Under Part 4, Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003, most legislative instruments ‘sunset’. They are automatically repealed on either 1 April or 1 October, depending on which date comes first 10 years after they are registered. Legislative instruments linked to the technical framework for several spectrum licence bands are due to sunset on 1 April 2023. The relevant licence bands are: 700 MHz 18..

As the Radiocommunications (Mid-West Radio Quiet Zone) Frequency Band Plan 2011, which supports the Australian Radio Quiet Zone Western Australia (ARQZWA) and its viability for radio astronomy services, is due to sunset on 1 April 2023, ACMA wants to remake the band plan with minor changes. ACMA plans to retitle it the Radiocommunications (Australian Radio Quiet Zone Western Australia) Frequency..