(1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
ABN has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
ACN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
ARBN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
AS 2772.2 means the former Australian Standard AS 2772.2-1988 Radiofrequency radiation Part 2: Principles and methods of measurement—300 kHz to 100 GHz, published by Standards Australia.
Note: AS 2772.2 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. AS 2772.2 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
AS/NZS 2772.1 means the former Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2772.1 (Int):1998 Radiofrequency fields Part 1: Maximum exposure levels—3 kHz to 300 GHz, published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.
Note: AS/NZS 2772.1 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. AS/NZS 2772.1 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
AS/NZS 2772.2 means:
(a) the document titled ‘AS/NZS 2772.2:2016 – Radiofrequency fields, Part 2: Principles and methods of measurement and computation – 3 kHz to 300 GHz’, published by Standards Australia; or
(b) if a later document published by Standards Australia is expressed to replace the document mentioned in paragraph (a) – the later document.
Note: AS/NZS 2772.2 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. AS/NZS 2772.2 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
AS/NZS IEC 62232 means:
(a) the document titled ‘AS/NZS IEC 62232:2023 – Determination of RF field strength, power density and SAR in the vicinity of base stations for the purpose of evaluating human exposure’, published by Standards Australia; or
(b) if a later document published by Standards Australia is expressed to replace the document mentioned in paragraph (a) – the later document.
Note: AS/NZS IEC 62232 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. AS/NZS IEC 62232 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
Aware User has the meaning given by paragraph 5.1.1(c) of the ARPANSA Standard.
C95.3 means:
(a) the document titled ‘IEEE C95.3:2021 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Measurements and Computations of Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields with Respect to Human Exposure to Such Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz’, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; or
(b) if a later document published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is expressed to replace the document mentioned in paragraph (a) – the later document.
Note: C95.3 may be obtained, free of charge, from the website of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: standards.ieee.org.
Controlled Area has the meaning given by section 5.1.2 of the ARPANSA Standard.
Controlled Area Worker has the meaning given by paragraph 5.1.1(b) of the ARPANSA Standard.
emission designator has the meaning given by:
(a) the Radiocommunications (Interpretation – Technical Framework) Determination 2024; or
(b) if a later instrument replaces that determination and defines the expression – the later instrument.
far field, of an antenna, means the region at distances from the antenna greater than the larger of:
(a) 2D2/λ; and
(b) 0.5 λ;
where:
“λ” (wavelength) means the wavelength of the transmissions from the antenna;
“D” (dimension) means the maximum lineal dimension of the antenna.
IEC 62232 means:
(a) the document titled ‘IEC 62232:2022 – Determination of RF field strength, power density and SAR in the vicinity of base stations for the purpose of evaluating human exposure’, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission; or
(b) if a later document published by the International Electrotechnical Commission is expressed to replace the document mentioned in paragraph (a) – the later document.
Note: IEC 62232 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. IEC 62232 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
IEC 62577 means:
(a) the document titled ‘IEC 62577:2009 – Evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from a stand-alone broadcast transmitter (30 MHz – 40 GHz)’, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission; or
(b) if a later document published by the International Electrotechnical Commission is expressed to replace the document mentioned in paragraph (a) – the later document.
Note: IEC 62577 may be obtained, for a fee, directly from the website of Standards Australia or a distributor listed on the Standards Australia website: www.standards.org.au. IEC 62577 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.
member of the general public means a person other than:
(a) an Aware User; or
(b) in relation to a Controlled Area – a Controlled Area Worker for the Controlled Area; or
(c) an RF Worker; or
(d) in relation to a Controlled Area – a Supervised Visitor to the Controlled Area.
NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (ACN 004 379 748).
NATA‑accredited body means a body accredited by NATA to assess or measure RF field strength levels in accordance with AS 2772.2 or AS/NZS 2772.2.
receiver means a radiocommunications receiver.
reference levels has the meaning given by sections 2 and 3 of the ARPANSA Standard.
RF field means a physical field, which specifies the electric and magnetic states of a medium or free space, quantified by vectors representing the electric field strength and the magnetic field strength.
RF Worker has the meaning given by paragraph 5.1.1(a) of the ARPANSA Standard.
Standards Australia means Standards Australia Limited (ACN 087 326 690).
Standards New Zealand means NZ Standards Organisation, New Zealand's national standards body.
Supervised Visitor has the meaning given by paragraph 5.1.1(d) of the ARPANSA Standard.
Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
Note 2: Other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 that applies to this instrument, including:
(a) Act;
(b) ARPANSA Standard;
(c) EIRP;
(d) mobile station;
(e) point to point station;
(f) space licence;
(g) station.
(2) A term that is:
(a) used (but not defined) in this instrument; and
(b) defined in the Glossary of the ARPANSA Standard;
has the meaning given by that Glossary.
Note: The ARPANSA Standard is available, free of charge, from the website of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency at www.arpansa.gov.au.
(3) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a part of the spectrum or frequency band includes all frequencies that are greater than but not including the lower frequency, up to and including the higher frequency.
Note: This means the lower number in the reference to the part of the spectrum or frequency band is not included in the part or band.