Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008
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| Item | EMC Standard |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2008 |
Schedule 2—Devices to which this Notice does not apply
(section 2.2)
Note: There is no item 1.
2 A device that complies with a radio emission standard that applies to the device under a law of the Commonwealth (except for this Notice) or of a State or Territory
Note: This includes a device that is compliant with the EMC requirements specified by the Therapeutic Goods Administration under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
3 A device that is a prototype 4 A device used in military equipment or weapons systems of the Defence Force or by the defence force of another country operating in cooperation with the Defence Force 5 A device with a power consumption not exceeding 1 milliwatt 6 A device that is designed or adapted for conducting a test, measurement or study of electromagnetic phenomena in an educational, training or research establishment 7 A spare part that has: (a) identical specifications to the device it is to replace; or (b) the same radiofrequency emission characteristics as that device 8 A component, except a component that is an assembly of components that forms part of a finished device 9 A device that is for incorporation into another device and is not to be supplied to an end‑user 10 A device that is used for exhibition or demonstration, if it is the sole example of the device used for that purpose 11 A fixed installation
Note: Despite item 11, section 197 of the Act prohibits a person from knowingly or recklessly causing substantial interference to radiocommunications.
12 A device that is designed for and operates from an electrical supply of greater than 600 volts AC or 1000 volts DC 13 A vehicle or machine that: (a) is supplied by an organisation that is a member of: (i) the Construction and Mining Equipment Industry Group (CMEIG); or (ii) the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI); or (iii) the Tractor and Machinery Association (TMA); or (iv) the Truck Industry Council (TIC); and (b) is compliant with all broadband and narrowband emission standards and requirements as specified in: (i) the CMEIG/TMA code, ‘Voluntary Code of Practice for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Machinery’; or (ii) the FCAI code, ‘Voluntary Code of Practice for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Motor Vehicles’; or (iii) the TIC code, ‘Voluntary Code of Practice for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)’. 14 This Notice does not apply to a device that is used solely for law enforcement activities by any of the following agencies: (a) the Australian Federal Police; (b) a police force or service of a State or Territory; (c) the National Crime Authority; (d) the New South Wales Crime Commission; (e) the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales; (f) the Criminal Justice Commission of Queensland; (g) a criminal law enforcement authority established by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; (h) a body or organisation responsible to the Australasian Police Ministers’ Council for the facilitation of national law enforcement support