Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Act applies in relation to:
(a) a measurement transmission made in the course of, or in relation to:
(i) trade and commerce between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(ii) trade and commerce among the States; or
(iii) trade and commerce within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
(iv) any trading activity of a trading corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its trading activities; or
(v) any other activity carried on by a trading corporation; or
(vi) any financial activity of a financial corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its financial activities; or
(vii) any other activity carried on by a financial corporation; or
(viii) the operation of lighthouses, lightships, beacons or buoys; or
(ix) the making of astronomical or meteorological observations; or
(b) a measurement transmission made by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a foreign corporation or a body corporate incorporated in a Territory; or
(c) a measurement transmission made in a Territory or a place outside Australia; or
(d) any other measurement transmission;
in the same way as it applies in relation to radiocommunication.
Note: Section 6 sets out the general meaning of radiocommunication .
(2) This Act applies in relation to:
(a) a measurement transmitter used in the course of, or in relation to:
(i) trade and commerce between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(ii) trade and commerce among the States; or
(iii) trade and commerce within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
(iv) any trading activity of a trading corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its trading activities; or
(v) any other activity carried on by a trading corporation; or
(vi) any financial activity of a financial corporation, or any other activity of the corporation carried on for the purpose of its financial activities; or
(vii) any other activity carried on by a financial corporation; or
(viii) the operation of lighthouses, lightships, beacons or buoys; or
(ix) the making of astronomical or meteorological observations; or
(b) a measurement transmitter used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a foreign corporation or a body corporate incorporated in a Territory; or
(c) a measurement transmitter in a Territory or a place outside Australia; or
(d) any other measurement transmitter;
in the same way as it applies in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter.
Note: Subsection 7(2) sets out the general meaning of radiocommunications transmitter .
(3) This section does not apply with respect to:
(a) State banking that does not extend beyond the limits of the State concerned; or
(b) State insurance that does not so extend.
(4) In this section:
"financial corporation" means a financial corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies, and includes a body corporate formed within the limits of Australia that carries on as its sole or principal business the business of:
(a) banking within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiii) of the Constitution; or
(b) insurance within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiv) of the Constitution.
"foreign corporation" means a foreign corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
"measurement transmission" means radio emission for purposes connected with making a measurement by means of the propagation or other qualities of radio emission.
"measurement transmitter" means a transmitter designed or intended for measurement transmission.
"trading corporation" means a trading corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.