[TheList] The Radiocommunications Act

Wed Jan 30 05:22:15 AEDT 2019

I think we need to remember that Emergency Services should be allowed to do their jobs unimpeded.  While some would argue it keeps everyone honest, it also can be a bad thing, and why a lot of people go digital (and sometimes encrypted too) 

IE if ambulance attend a heart attack job that goes fatal, it's not really fair that the job is streamed to the internet and someone who knows a person at the address hears it and starts posting on social media that the patient has passed away.   Family then might decide to go to the hospital and demand to see the patient who may not even be at the mortuary yet.    There's a process that needs to be followed, and jumping the gun doesn't help anyone - this is one way to curb that.

Also take a commercial customer as another example.   Taxi company A who only use voice with telephone interconnect gets called to pick up at an address.  Taxi company B has a scanner/phone streaming taxi company As voice channel hears this and goes to the address to try beat the other company to the fare.  

Going digital stopped this until Uniden came out with DMR capability.  Now a lot of people are choosing to go encrypted as well.   Remember when doing a MOTOTRBO codeplug, for example, adding encryption adds about 10 seconds to my job when setting up a master codeplug. 

I think that not allowing rebroadcasting is actually a good thing, sure it inconveniences our hobby, but the people who have the license to these channels don't care - we aren't the intended recipient. 
Richard
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On 29 January 2019 11:08:07 PM NZDT, Leith Cullen <leithacullen at gmail.com> wrote:
>This is crazy, just look at the radio feeds in the US, then look here. 
>A Stupid law stopping us for from taking something and sticking it in
>the internet...  Crazy as hell.
>
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>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:52:41 +1300
>From: Mark Foster <blakjak at gmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: [TheList] The Radiocommunications Act.
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>I don't think there's been any particular need for a specific
>declaration
>for some time.
>
>Section 78AA of the Crimes Act 1961 makes it an offense to disclose
>classified information.
>http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/DLM7453603.html
>
>Section 74 of the Crimes Act defines the punishment for Treason.
>http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/DLM328521.html
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>Life Imprisonment for doing it, or up to 14 years in prison for
>conspiracy,
>or up to 14 years for attempted treason (if you are a subject of the
>Commonwealth).
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>There's a whole other set of coverage if you happen to be employed in
>the
>Intelligence Community...
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>Mark.
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>On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 1:56 PM Neill Ellis <tgsnoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Pretty sure Treason still carries a death penalty in NZ too.
>>
>> Have also signed several versions of the Declaration of Secrecy.
>>
>> Neill.
>>
>>
>> On 27/01/2019 7:08 AM, Martin Cook wrote:
>> > Way back in the 60's when I was a Radio Officer in the UK Merchant
>> > Navy I had to sign a document to say that I was bound by the
>"Secrecy
>> > of Communications Act" which meant that I was not only to disclose
>or
>> > use to gain a pecuniary advantage any information that I had
>received,
>> > either intended for me or for anyone else, but I could not even
>admit
>> > to the existence or reception of any information other than to the
>> > intended recipient.
>> >
>> > Later on I joined the Royal Naval Reserve as a Radio Operator and
>had
>> > to sign the "Official Secrets Act" which also meant that I could
>not
>> > tell anybody about some equipment that I had knowledge about. These
>> > acts are still in force and there is no let out clause so I can't
>tell
>> > anybody anything!
>> >
>> > The penalties for some of these offences are somewhat severe,
>> > especially in wartime. Did you know that sabotage to one of Her
>> > Majesty's ships still carries the death penalty?
>> >
>> > On that happy note - cheers - Martin.
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>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:38:28 +1300
>From: Bob <bob at booksgiftsdirect.co.nz>
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>Subject: [TheList] Scanner for sale or swap
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>I brought a yupiteru 7100 that I have just not used not sure why I?
>even brought it
>So for sale or swap for why
>Nice conditionNo power lead
>Solid rig
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>Bob the Bookman?www.booksgiftsdirect.co.nz
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