Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00315:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00315
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 928–3889

5  Interpretation
 (1) 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 standard is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency as a replacement of that standard – the later standard.

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.
communicate: see subsection (2).
device compliance day, in relation to a radiocommunications device, means the later of:
 (a) if the device was manufactured in Australia – the day it was manufactured; or
 (b) if the device was imported – the day it was imported; or
 (c) if the device was altered or modified in a material respect in Australia – the day it was so altered or modified.
licensed device means a radiocommunications device the operation of which is authorised by an apparatus licence.
PTS device: see subsection (3).
PTS receiver: see paragraph (3)(b).
PTS transmitter: see paragraph (3)(a).
relevant PTS licence for a PTS device: see subsection (4).
Note 1: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ACMA;
(b) apparatus licence;
(c) equipment rules;
(d) radiocommunication;
(e) radiocommunications device;
(f) radiocommunications receiver;
(g) radiocommunications transmitter.
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) PTS licence;
(c) station.
 (2) In this instrument:
 (a) a radiocommunications transmitter communicates with a radiocommunications receiver if the person operating the transmitter designs or intends radiocommunications made by the transmitter to be received by the receiver;
 (b) a radiocommunications receiver communicates with a radiocommunications transmitter if the person operating the receiver designs or intends the receiver to receive radiocommunications made by the transmitter.
 (3) Each of the following is a PTS device:
 (a) a radiocommunications transmitter, the operation of which is authorised by a PTS licence (PTS transmitter);
 (b) if a radiocommunications transmitter mentioned in paragraph (a) is part of a station – each radiocommunications receiver that is part of the same station (PTS receiver).
 (4) The relevant PTS licence for a PTS device is:
 (a) for a PTS transmitter – the PTS licence that authorises operation of the transmitter;
 (b) for a PTS receiver that is part of the same station as a PTS transmitter – the PTS licence that authorises operation of the PTS transmitter.
 (5) In this instrument, unless the contrary