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..

Draft of AS/NZS 5263.0:2022 (Gas Appliances; Part 0: General Requirements) is out for public comment until December 15, 2022 (AEST). The objective of the AS/NZS 5263 series is to provide uniform minimum requirements for the safety, performance, and use of gas appliance. AS/NZS 5263.0 contains minimum requirements for safety, performance, and use, common to many gas appliances. The major changes ..

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..

On the 21 -23 November 2022, key stakeholders from the global hydrogen sector will meet at the Positioning Hydrogen conference held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). The conference includes a variety of topics with expert speakers to cover current and relevant areas of discussion, including: Australian hydrogen policies and roadmaps, Current global regulatory norms, agree..

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..