Proposal to allow the 27 MHz handphone station class licence to sunset

The Radiocommunications (27 MHz Handphone Stations) Class Licence 2015 (the class licence) is due to sunset on 1 October 2025. 

We believe that other devices, such as mobile phones and citizen band radios, have superseded the use of 27 MHz handphone radios.

Before letting the class licence sunset, we want to know if 27 MHz handphone radios are still being used. 

If this consultation does not reveal a significant active user base for these devices, we propose to let the class licence sunset. This would mean that 27 MHz handphone radios could no longer be used in Australia.

We invite your feedback about the proposals outlined in this consultation.

Use the ‘Upload submission’ button at the top of this page to send us your views. 

You can send submissions by post using the details in the consultation paper.