Change in Callsign Recommendation Procedure

From 8 July 2011 a change has been made to the procedures for a Callsign Recommendation for a two letter callsign in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Since 1 December 2010 the procedure in respect of two letter callsigns in those states has been that no callsign recommendation can be made until seven days after a callsign is placed on the Public List, (the list of available callsigns on the WIA website) to allow someone who has inadvertently allowed a licence to lapse to claim back the callsign.

Applications for these two letter callsign were still required to be lodged by mail, but after the seven days had elapsed, if there was more than one application for a callsign and the callsign has not been claimed back, then the applications were drawn at random in the presence of a WIA Director, Secretary or Treasurer. This ensured that those living in more remote areas, without Express Post, were not disadvantaged.

Now applications for a two letter callsign in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria may be sent by mail, facsimile, scanned and sent by email, or delivered by hand to the WIA office.

After the expiration of seven days, the ballot procedure will determine the applicant who will receive the Callsign Recommendation.

In addition, fees paid by unsuccessful applicants will be retained until the callsign has been allocated by ACMA, and if the callsign is not allocated, then the next applicant drawn would be offered the callsign and the fees will only be refunded to unsuccessful applicants after the ACMA has allocated the callsign.

The WIA cannot accept a standing application for a two letter callsign, as the application for a Callsign Recommendation must always relate to a particular callsign.

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