Commonwealth Numbered Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 No. 174, 1992 - SECT 195

195.(1) Subject to section 196 and subsection (2), a person must not, outside
Australia and without the SMA's written permission, use a transmitter that is
on board a foreign vessel or foreign aircraft:

   (a)  for the purposes of transmitting to the general public in Australia
        radio programs or television programs; or

   (b)  in a manner that the person knows is likely to interfere substantially
        with radiocommunications:

        (i)    within Australia; or

        (ii)   between a place in Australia and a place outside Australia.
               Penalty:

   (a)  if the offender is an individual - imprisonment for 2 years; or

   (b)  otherwise - $150,000.

(2) This section does not apply to use of a transmitter:

   (a)  in accordance with an agreement, treaty or convention that:

        (i)    is entered into between Australia and any other country or
               countries; and

        (ii)   is specified in the regulations; or

   (b)  under the direction of a person exercising powers under the law of the
        Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.

(3) If the SMA refuses to give permission to a person who applied for it, the
SMA must give the person a written notice of the refusal. Note: Refusals to
give permission are reviewable decisions under Part 5.6.