Radiocommunications Act 1989

Rights and duties of managers and rightholders

102: Compliance with unwanted emission limits

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"Follow the rules about unwanted radio emissions in your licence"

Illustration for Radiocommunications Act 1989

You have a spectrum licence that says how much unwanted emission you can send. You must not send more unwanted emission than your licence says you can. This rule applies to the frequencies listed in your licence. You also must not send unwanted emissions on frequencies that are not in your licence at a level that is too high. The level that is too high is decided by the record of management rights for that frequency. If you break these rules, you will not be acting in accordance with your rights. If you do not follow these rules, it can affect your rights under section 103. You need to make sure you understand what your licence says about unwanted emissions. You have to follow the rules in your licence and the record of management rights.

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101: Requirements to be complied with in exercise of rights, or

"Following rules when using your radiocommunication rights"

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"Breaking the rules for sending radio waves without a licence"

Part 11Rights and duties of managers and rightholders

102Compliance with unwanted emission limits

No rightholder, in exercising rights under section 99, shall transmit unwanted emissions on any frequency within the range of frequencies to which the unwanted emission limit specified in the spectrum licence applies, at a level greater than is specified in the spectrum licence as the unwanted emission limit applying to that frequency.
No rightholder, in exercising rights under section 99, may transmit unwanted emissions on any frequency that is not within the frequency band or the range of frequencies to which any unwanted emission limit specified in the spectrum licence applies, at a level greater than the power floor applying to that frequency in accordance with the record of management rights relating to that frequency at the time the spectrum licence was registered.
Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be deemed not to be acting in accordance with the person's rights as rightholder for the purposes of section 103.

Notes

Section 102(1): amended, on 12 October 2001, by section 31(1) of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
Section 102(2): substituted, on 12 October 2001, by section 31(2) of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).