Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2017 (Cth)

Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2017

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following standard under subsection 162(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 18 December 2017 Nerida O'Loughlin [signed] Member

Brendan Byrne [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2017.

2 Commencement This standard commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority This standard is made under subsection 162(1) of the Act.

4 Repeal of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2008 The Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2008 (F2008L00261) is repealed.

5 Background (1) This standard applies to devices, as provided by section 9, and is made for the performance of those devices. (2) This standard consists of requirements that are necessary or convenient for the following purposes: (a) containing interference to radiocommunications; (b) containing interference to any uses or functions of devices.

Part 2—Interpretation

6 Definitions (1) In this standard: applicable industry standard, in relation to a device, has the meaning given by section 8. commencement day means the day on which this standard commences. list of standards has the meaning given by subsection (2). Official Journal period, in relation to an applicable industry standard that is amended or replaced, means the period: (a) commencing on the day the applicable industry standard is amended or replaced; and (b) ending on the date of cessation of presumption of conformity mentioned from time to time in the Official Journal of the European Union for the applicable industry standard. Note 1: At the date of making this Notice, the Official Journal of the European Union was published on the European Union Law website http://eur-lex.europa.eu. Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this standard are defined in the Act and the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015, including the following: (a) ACCC (see section 5 of the Act); (b) ACMA (see section 5 of the Act); (c) Act (see section 4 of that determination); (d) Australia (see section 5 of the Act); (e) device (section 5 and subsection 9(1) of the Act); (f) import (see section 5 of the Act); (g) supply (see section 5 of the Act).