4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

ARPANSA standard means:

(a) the Radiation Protection Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields – 100 kHz to 300 GHz (2021) published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency; or
(b) if a later document is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to replace that standard – the later document.

Note: The ARPANSA standard is available, free of charge, from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency’s website: www.arpansa.gov.au.

distress or emergency situation includes, without limitation, a situation that involves:

(a) prejudice to the security or defence of Australia; or
(b) a serious threat to the environment; or
(c) risk of injury to, or death of, a person; or
(d) risk of damage to, or substantial loss of, property.

group of outpost stations means two or more outpost stations transmitting simultaneously on the same or multiple frequencies.

pX means peak envelope power, being the average power supplied to an antenna transmission line by a transmitter during 1 radiofrequency cycle at the crest of the modulation envelope under normal operating conditions.

RFDS outpost station means an outpost station authorised to be operated under an outpost licence held by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia means:

(a) any of the following bodies corporate (whether or not it changes its name after the commencement of this instrument):
(i) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (ACN 004 213 067);
(ii) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations (ACN 141 354 734);
(iii) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) (ACN 009 663 478);
(iv) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section) (ACN 000 032 422);
(v) the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania Ltd (ACN 617 680 896);
(vi) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Victorian Section) (ACN 004 196 230);
(vii) the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Western Operations) (ACN 067 077 696); or
(b) if one of those bodies corporate stops performing any of its functions, a body corporate responsible for performing the same, or substantially the same, functions.

Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: