Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to section 196 and subsection (2), a person must not, outside Australia and without the ACMA's written permission, use a transmitter that is on board a foreign vessel, foreign aircraft or foreign space object:
(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.
Civil penalty: 300 penalty units.
(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 ACMA refuses to give permission to a person who applied for it, the ACMA must give the person a written notice of the refusal.
Note: Refusals to give permission are reviewable decisions under Part 5.6.