Notice Type
Departmental
Statement of Government Policy and Directions to Secretary of Commerce To the Secretary of Commerce. Pursuant to section 112 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 (``the Act''), I hereby give you notice that it is part of the general policy of the Government, in relation to your functions, duties and powers under section 111 of the Act and your functions, duties and powers under the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993 (a) That the coverage of the television services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3 should be maintained and should be extended to communities that currently do not receive the service; and (b) That subject to paragraph (a) the implementation of new television broadcasting services should be facilitated; and (c) That television services undertaken otherwise than for profit should be facilitated in the UHF range of frequencies; and (d) That television and sound radio broadcasting services that have as their primary objective the promotion of Maori language and culture should be facilitated; and (e) That licensing of New Zealand originated short wave sound radio broadcasting should be consistent with the foreign policy of the Government of New Zealand; and (f) That adequate provision should be made for licensing, in common bands where practicable, of apparatus used by Government departments or Crown agencies where such use is primarily for non-commercial public safety and security operations relating to protection of life and property; and (g) That there should be competition in telecommunications markets, and that the granting of radio apparatus licences should promote such competition. Pursuant to the above policies I hereby direct you as follows: 1. VHF television broadcasting (1) You may grant new radio apparatus licences for VHF television broadcasting services in the ranges of frequencies 44.00 MHz to 51.00 MHz, 54.00 MHz to 68.00 MHz and 174.00 MHz to 230.00 MHz. (2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause, where a radio apparatus licence is used for television broadcasting services other than for the transmission of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3, that licence may be revoked under regulation 17 of the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993 if that is necessary to maintain and extend the coverage of the services known as TV1, TV2 or TV3. 2. UHF television broadcasting You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for UHF television broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 582 MHz to 646 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of (a) Maintaining the services provided by existing licensees in relation to those frequencies; or (b) The implementation of new television broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months. Such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or (c) The implementation of new television broadcasting services undertaken otherwise than for profit, where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months. Such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or (d) Establishing translators for the service known as TV3 at Paeroa Range, Porirua and Towai. 3. Sound radio broadcasting You shall not grant new radio apparatus licences for (a) Sound radio broadcasting services in the range of frequencies 88.2 MHz to 88.8 MHz except where the granting of such licences is necessary for the purpose of the implementation of new sound radio broadcasting services, the primary objective of which is the promotion of Maori language and culture, and where transmissions of such services are licensed for no more than 12 months. Such licences may be renewed for subsequent periods not exceeding 12 months, until a record of management rights is recorded under the Act in respect of the frequency to which the licence relates; or (b) New Zealand originated short wave sound radio broadcasting, in frequency bands below 30 MHz allocated for broadcasting in the International Radio Regulations, where such services are inconsistent with the foreign policies of the Government of New Zealand. 4. Telecommunications (1) You shall make adequate provision for licensing, in common bands where practicable, of apparatus used by Government departments or Crown agencies where such use is primarily for non commercial public safety and security operations relating to protection of life and property, and you may decline to grant licences in such bands where in your opinion the intended usage is not compatible with this policy; and (2) You shall not grant, for two-frequency land mobile operation in the ranges of frequencies 472 MHz to 476 MHz and 478 MHz to 482 MHz, new radio apparatus licences for channels with bandwidths in excess of 12.5 kHz. 5. Application of this notice You shall comply with the directions set out above in relation to all applications for radio apparatus licences, including applications made before the date of this notice but not dealt with before that date. 6. Revocation of previous notices The statements of Government policy set out in the Schedule to this notice are hereby revoked. Dated at Wellington this 5th day of August 1994. MAURICE WILLIAMSON, Minister of Communications. Schedule Statement of Government Policy dated 25 January 1994 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 3 February 1994. Amendment to Statement of Government Policy dated 9 June 1994 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 30 June 1994.
Publication Date
11 Aug 1994

Notice Number

1994-go5997

Page Number

2527