15/09/2025
The new version (see below) will commence on the 1st of October and run for 5 years.
Section 7 Conditions – general
Section 7 specifies the main conditions that apply to the operation of a CB station.
Subsection 7(1) provides that a person must not operate a CB station on any of the 3 channels specified. except in the case of an emergency or during a natural disaster, or for the purposes of an emergency services organisation’s response, or ability to respond, to an emergency or natural disaster. Operation for the purposes of an organisation’s ability to respond to an emergency or natural disaster might include operation for purposes such as:
the coordination of members of the organisation, or the organisation with other organisations;
the testing of equipment;
training members of the organisation
preparatory activities for an impending natural disaster;
the issuing of warnings to the public.
Subsection 7(2) prohibits the use of encryption on speech transmissions on any of the 3 channels specified in subsection 7(1).
This is almost what CREST NSW asked for.
5 is available for emergency calls, community should monitor any of these repeaters.
We can now allow communities to use channel 5 repeaters for all things resilience
