Dealing with the misuse of the CB emergency channels can be time consuming and never ending. Most hobbyists don’t have the time to chase up company management, and the crews on the channel usually don’t care.
RREC is willing to help anyone with this issue. If you have details of a company or business using the emergency channels (UHF 5 or 35) for their own general chat, then let us know, and we will follow up with the company management and, if necessary, the ACMA. What’s more, if you know of a company using the input channel to your local general chat repeater (31-38, 71-78), we’ll try and help with that, too. You can also attach a photo of any site signs showing the channel number (maximum 1MB and .gif, .jpg, .jpeg or .png format only.)
NOTE: This form is for cases where you know the name of the company/business and the location through whatever means (tracking, signs, employment, etc.) These are the details we need first to contact the right company, and if that fails, have ACMA step in and take action. If you don’t know this information, you can still send us a report to misuse@radiorescue.org.au
YOUR INFORMATION WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL! If you work for the company involved we will not tell them who it was that reported the issue. In fact we will not even tell them it came from an employee! So don’t stress about losing your job over this report!!
HOWEVER, please note that your IP address will be recorded and passed to the relevant authorities in the case of spam or malicious reports.
Reports of the misuse of other channels should go directly to ACMA. You can email information to ACMA at info@acma.gov.au or contact their Customer Service Centre on 1300 850 115 (9am – 5pm Australian Eastern Time).
Just so you know, we are NOT the regulatory body responsible for enforcing the laws around CB and its use. That falls to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). While we are happy to represent any CB user and lodge reports on their behalf, in the end, ACMA will decide if enough information has been supplied to justify enforcement action.