Radiocommunications Act 1989

Registration of rightholders

56: Transfer of spectrum licence

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"How to transfer your radio frequency licence to someone else"

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You can transfer your spectrum licence if you follow the rules. You need to fill out a notice of transfer in the correct form. The transfer is not valid until it is registered. If your spectrum licence says it cannot be transferred without consent, you must get written consent from the manager. The Registrar will not register the transfer without this consent. This also applies if part of the management rights have been transferred to someone else. You must get written consent from all managers if the spectrum licence relates to a frequency band with transferred management rights. The Registrar will only register the transfer once they have all the necessary consents. You can find more information about the rules for transferring spectrum licences in the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000.

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"Changing or Cancelling Your Spectrum Licence"

Part 6Registration of rightholders

56Transfer of spectrum licence

If a rightholder intends to transfer the rightholder's spectrum licence, the rightholder may, for the purpose of registration, execute a notice of transfer in the prescribed form.
If a spectrum licence provides that the spectrum licence cannot be transferred without the consent of the manager, the Registrar must not register a transfer of that spectrum licence unless the Registrar receives written consent from the manager to the transfer of that spectrum licence.
If a part of the management rights to which a frequency band in a spectrum licence relates has been transferred to another person and the spectrum licence provides that the spectrum licence cannot be transferred without the consent of the manager, the Registrar must not register a transfer of that spectrum licence unless the Registrar receives written consent from all managers holding management rights to which the frequency band in that spectrum licence relates.
The transfer of a spectrum licence is not valid until the transfer is registered.

Notes

Section 56: substituted, on 12 October 2001, by section 25 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).