Interpretation
5 Interpretation
In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
ARPANSA standard means:
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
if a later standard is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency as a replacement of that standard – the later standard.
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:
if the device was manufactured in Australia – the day it was manufactured; or
if the device was imported – the day it was imported; or
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).
transmit power control means a function that changes the power at which a radiocommunications transmitter operates, to maintain a particular level of reception quality.
A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
ACMA;
apparatus licence;
equipment rules;
frequency band;
radiocommunication;
radiocommunications device;
radiocommunications receiver;
radiocommunications transmitter.
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:
Act;
PTS licence;
station.
In this instrument:
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;
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.
Each of the following is a PTS device:
a radiocommunications transmitter, the operation of which is authorised by a PTS licence (PTS transmitter);
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).
The relevant PTS licence for a PTS device is:
for a PTS transmitter – the PTS licence that authorises operation of the transmitter;
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.
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.
Unless the contrary intention appears, no condition in Part 3 limits any other condition in that Part.
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