Originally Posted by
Beer Baron
Im not sure if this is a typo, regional difference or just plain wrong but that is not what the alternate minima means at all in Australia.
You're both right. If the weather at an aerodrome is below the conditions specified in the alternate minima, it requires an alternate.
An alternate aerodrome must not require an alternate itself, therefore for an aerodrome to be used as an alternate, the weather conditions at that aerodrome must be above the alternate minimum.