Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (59 of 1997)

Schedule 2   Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992

Part 4   Standards and other technical regulation

36   Subsection 167(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) In deciding whether to issue a permit, the ACA may have regard to whether the purpose for which the permit is sought is a purpose related to:

(a) education or research; or

(b) testing of devices; or

(c) demonstration of devices.

(3A) In deciding whether to issue a permit, the ACA must have regard to the protection of the health or safety of persons who:

(a) operate devices; or

(b) work on devices; or

(c) use services supplied by means of devices; or

(d) are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of devices.

(3B) Subsections (3) and (3A) do not, by implication, limit the matters to which the ACA may have regard.