# 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.

- Canonical URL: https://emfbase.com/standards/arpansa-rps-s1
- Collection: Standards & frameworks
- Record id: `standards:arpansa-rps-s1`
- Status: verified
- Last verified: 2026-08-12
- JSON: https://emfbase.com/api/standards/arpansa-rps-s1
- Also known as: RPS S-1, ARPANSA RF standard, Australia EME standard

## Key values

- **Organization:** Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
- **Edition:** RPS S-1 (Rev. 1), February 2021
- **Jurisdiction:** AU
- **Frequency range:** 100 kHz – 300 GHz
- **Status of values:** Legally enforceable in at least one jurisdiction

## Scope

RPS S-1 replaced RPS 3 (2002) and adopts the ICNIRP 2020 limits. It is in force as a licence condition for ARPANSA licence holders, and the ACMA's Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation — Human Exposure) Standard requires radiocommunications devices supplied in Australia to keep users within the ARPANSA basic restrictions, which is what makes the limits binding for phones and transmitters.

## Sources

- `arpansa-rps-s1` Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (2021). *Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields — 100 kHz to 300 GHz, RPS S-1 (Rev. 1)*. https://www.arpansa.gov.au/regulation-and-licensing/regulatory-publications/radiation-protection-series/codes-and-standards/rpss-1 — standard, link checked 2026-08-12
- `acma-eme-standard` Australian Communications and Media Authority (Federal Register of Legislation) (2014). *Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation — Human Exposure) Standard 2014*. https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2014L00960/asmade/2014-07-07/text/original/epub/OEBPS/document_1/document_1.html — regulation, link checked 2026-08-12
- `icnirp-2020` International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (2020). *Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz)*. https://www.icnirp.org/en/publications/article/rf-guidelines-2020.html — guideline, link checked 2026-08-12

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