2005, No.20
Telecommunications Act 2005
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PART V
RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
22. Spectrum Management Functions-(1) The Regulator
shall be responsible for the orderly and efficient management,
allocation and assignment of frequencies in the radio spectrum.
(2)
In relation to radio spectrum management, the
Regulator shall:
(a) advise the Minister on matters relating to the use or
management of the radio spectrum;
(b) conduct public inquiries relating to the use or
management of radio spectrum, where the
Regulator determines such inquiries to be
necessary or useful for the Regulator‟s
management of the radio spectrum;
(c) prepare and publish a national radio spectrum plan
and any other required radio spectrum plans,
frequency band plans, marketing plans and plans
for the migration of spectrum users to different
bands;
(d) ensure that the use of the radio spectrum is consistent
with any applicable international treaties,
commitments, protocols and standards;
(e) intervene in and resolve interference disputes, where
such disputes are not resolved by the disputing
parties to the satisfaction of the Regulator;
(f) make advisory guidelines relating to the use of radio
spectrum, where the Regulator determines such
guidelines to be necessary or useful for the
Regulator‟s management of the radio spectrum;
(g) issue radio spectrum licences to authorize persons to
use the radio spectrum and make transmissions
by radio;
(h) administer matters related to radio spectrum fees,
including fees established by regulation under
section 10;
(i) determine, allocate and assign frequency bands or
any other matters relating to the transmission of