Radiocommunications (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential
Amendments) Act 1983
No. 136, 1983 as amended
Compilation start date: 17 October 2014
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 109, 2014
Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and
Consequential Amendments) Act 1983 as in force on 17 October 2014. It
includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.
This compilation was prepared on 29 October 2014.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information
about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the
compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.
Application, saving and transitional provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application,
saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details
are included in the endnotes.
Modifications
If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force,
details are included in the endnotes.
Provisions ceasing to have effect
If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have
effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the
endnotes.
Contents 1 Short title ...........................................................................................1
2 Commencement.................................................................................1
5 Transitional........................................................................................1
Endnotes 3
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 3
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 5
Endnote 3—Legislation history 6
Endnote 4—Amendment history 7
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none] 8
Endnote 6—Modifications [none] 8
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none] 8
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none] 8
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Section 1
An Act to enact transitional provisions, to repeal
certain Acts, and to make amendments of certain
Acts, consequent upon the enactment of the
Radiocommunications Act 1983
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1983.
2 Commencement
This Act shall come into operation on the date fixed for the
purposes of subsection 2(2) of the Radiocommunications Act 1983.
5 Transitional
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905 by
this Act, in relation to a licence in force under that Act
immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, that Act
continues in force as if it had not been repealed, but such a licence
shall not be renewed.
(2) Parts VI and VII of the Radiocommunications Act 1983 do not
apply to receivers and transmitters established, erected, maintained
or used by virtue of a licence referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that
a certificate issued under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905 in
relation to a licence or a class of licences under that Act specified
in the declaration shall be deemed for the purposes of the
Radiocommunications Act 1983 to be a certificate of proficiency in
relation to such classes of licences under the Radiocommunications
Act 1983 as are specified in the declaration.
(4) A declaration under subsection (3) may specify a date beyond
which the certificate concerned shall cease to be in force.
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Section 5
(5) A reference in any law of the Commonwealth, other than the
Radiocommunications Act 1983 or this section, to a licence under
that Act shall be construed as if it included a reference to a licence
referred to in subsection (1).
(6) Except so far as the contrary intention appears, an expression used
in this section and in the Radiocommunications Act 1983 has the
same meaning in this section as in that Act.
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide details of the history of this legislation and its provisions.
The following endnotes are included in each compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments
Endnote 6—Modifications
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous
If there is no information under a particular endnote, the word “none” will
appear in square brackets after the endnote heading.
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key in this endnote sets out abbreviations that may be used in
the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that
has amended the compiled law. The information includes commencement
information for amending laws and details of application, saving or transitional
provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at
the provision level. It also includes information about any provisions that have
expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the
compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments—Endnote 5
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the
compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in endnote 5.
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Modifications—Endnote 6
If the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details of the
modification are included in endnote 6.
Misdescribed amendments—Endnote 7
An amendment is a misdescribed amendment if the effect of the amendment
cannot be incorporated into the text of the compilation. Any misdescribed
amendment is included in endnote 7.
Miscellaneous—Endnote 8
Endnote 8 includes any additional information that may be helpful for a reader
of the compilation.
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Endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted pres = present
am = amended prev = previous
c = clause(s) (prev) = previously
Ch = Chapter(s) Pt = Part(s)
def = definition(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Dict = Dictionary Reg = Regulation/Regulations
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament reloc = relocated
Div = Division(s) renum = renumbered
exp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed
hdg = heading(s) rs = repealed and substituted
LI = Legislative Instrument s = section(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
mod = modified/modification Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
No = Number(s) SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
o = order(s) SR = Statutory Rules
Ord = Ordinance Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
orig = original SubPt = Subpart(s)
par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
/sub-subparagraph(s)
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Endnotes
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act Number
and year
Assent Commencement Application,
saving and
transitional
provisions
Radiocommunications
(Transitional Provisions
and Consequential
Amendments) Act 1983
136, 1983 22 Dec
1983
27 Aug 1985 (s 2 and
Gazette 1985,
No. 130))
Omnibus Repeal Day
(Autumn 2014) Act 2014
109, 2014 16 Oct
2014
Sch 2 (items 188,
189): 17 Oct 2014
(s 2(1) item 2)t
—
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Endnotes
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
s 3 ..................................................rep No 109, 2014
s 4 ..................................................rep No 109, 2014
Schedule ........................................rep No 109, 2014
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Endnotes
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 6—Modifications [none]
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]
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