9Condition — compliance with ARPANSA Standard

9 Condition – compliance with ARPANSA Standard

(1) A person must not operate a radiocommunications device or a group of radiocommunications devices if: (a) equipment rules do not prescribe the EME standard for the device, or for 2 or more devices in the group; and (b) the device, or group, when operated, does not comply with the basic restrictions for general public exposure.

Note: If equipment rules prescribe the EME standard for a radiocommunications device, see section 160 of the Act.

(2) In subsection (1):

basic restrictions means the restrictions identified as basic restrictions in the ARPANSA Standard.

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

EME standard has the meaning given by the:

(a) the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021; or
(b) if a later instrument replaces those rules and defines the term – the later instrument.

Note: The Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021 are available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.