Australian general-public limit, 2–300 GHz
10 W/m² incident power density, adopted from ICNIRP 2020 by ARPANSA RPS S-1 and binding through licence conditions and the ACMA device standard.
Regulatorygeneral public2–300 GHz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 1 × 10^7 µW/m²Regulatory value — legally enforceable — RPS S-1 (Rev. 1) aligns Australia with the ICNIRP 2020 whole-body reference levels; RPS 3 (2002), based on ICNIRP 1998, is withdrawn.sources: arpansa-rps-s1, icnirp-2020
- Quantity
- power density
- Frequency band
- 2–300 GHz
- Population
- general public
- Set by
- ARPANSA RPS S-1 (2021) (RPS S-1 (Rev. 1), February 2021)
- Kind
- Regulatory — legally enforceable
- Averaging time
- 30 minutesA measurement must use the same averaging before it can be compared with this value.
Related records
- ARPANSA RPS S-1 (2021)
Australia's RF standard for 100 kHz–300 GHz, aligned with ICNIRP 2020 and enforced through licence conditions and the ACMA device standard.
Standards & frameworks
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Australia's radiation protection authority, and one of the clearest public sources of measured base-station and Wi-Fi exposure data.
Organizations
Sources
- arpansa-rps-s1 Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields — 100 kHz to 300 GHz, RPS S-1 (Rev. 1) — Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 2021. standard, link checked 2026-08-12.
- acma-eme-standard Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation — Human Exposure) Standard 2014 — Australian Communications and Media Authority (Federal Register of Legislation), 2014. regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
- icnirp-2020 Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 2020. guideline, link checked 2026-08-12.
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