Ok people i got an email today from someone at the ACMA, and they sent me a link to the below info.
Here is the link to the below page on the ACMA web site
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312428you can submit your thoughts to them so here is your chance to have a say.
#############################################################################Variations to the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) seeks comment on a draft Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 1) that will vary the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002.
Following consultation between the ACMA, industry and the public in the context of the ACMA?s review of the 400 MHz band, the ACMA proposes to increase the number of radiofrequency channels in the UHF Citizen Band.
The ACMA proposes to vary the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 (the CB Class Licence) to facilitate operation on the new channels. Other proposed variations to the CB Class Licence include variations to:
facilitate the transmission of electronic identification and location information;
relax the duty cycle restriction for telemetry and telecommand transmissions;
improve the regulatory effectiveness of the CB Class Licence;
prohibit the indirect linking of repeater stations; and
prohibit the linking of CB stations.
More Information
The current licensing arrangements are set out in the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002.
The proposed variations are set out in the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 1).
The proposed variations are discussed in the paper Proposed variations to the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002 (Word [161 kb] or PDF [124 kb] formats).
Submissions
Submissions should be provided by close of business 4 March 2011.
The preferred method of submission is electronically to the following email address:
spectrumoutlook@acma.gov.au Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to:
Citizen Band Variations
Spectrum Outlook and Review Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO Box 78
Belconnen ACT 2616
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Publication of submissions
In general, the ACMA publishes all submissions it receives. The ACMA prefers to receive submissions which are not claimed to be confidential. However, the ACMA accepts that a submitter may sometimes wish to provide information in confidence. In these circumstances, submitters are asked to identify the material over which confidentiality is claimed and provide a written explanation for confidentiality claims. The ACMA will consider each claim for confidentiality on a case by case basis. If the ACMA accepts a confidentiality claim, it will not publish the confidential information unless required to do so by law.
Release of information in submissions
Submissions provided to the ACMA may be required to be released under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. The ACMA may also be required to release submissions for other reasons including for the purpose of parliamentary processes or where otherwise required by law (for example, a court subpoena). While the ACMA seeks to consult, and where required by law will consult, with submitters of confidential information before that information is provided to another body or agency, the ACMA cannot guarantee that confidential information will not be released through these or other legal means.
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