NEWSLETTER JULY 2023 – COMPLIANCE AND REGULATIONS 

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Variations to the Low Interference Potential Devices (LIPD) Class Licence

These recent changes add a new category for Wi-Fi transmitters using frequencies between 5150 MHz and 5250 MHz, which allows higher power than the existing category, and removes the limitation of the transmitter being classed as indoor use only. Find out more here

 

Vehicle telematics and communications systems

Do your vehicle systems have wireless sensors or include Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth functions?

Did you know that many vehicle telematics and communications systems use a Public Mobile Telecommunications Service (PMTS) to communicate?

These devices and systems may need to comply with mandatory standards before they can be supplied to the Australian market. Find out more here

 

Recent and important product recalls

Button and coin batteries

Products containing button and coin batteries continue to be regularly recalled due to not complying with the ACCC’s mandatory standards. You can find more information on the ACCC requirements at https://www.productsafety.gov.au/product-safety-laws/safety-standards-bans/mandatory-standards/button-and-coin-batteries

 

Recent recalls

The ACCC Product Safety Australia website lists the current and historical product recalls. https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls

 

Recent changes to regulation

ACMA changes

In December 2022, the ACMA made changes to the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 to give regulatory effect to the Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2022. This 2022 standard updated the industry standards to AS/CA S042.1:2022 (general requirements), AS/CA S042.4:2022 (LTE requirements) and AS/CA S042.5:2022 (5G requirements). More details can be found on the ACMA website.

 

In March 2023, the ACMA made changes to the Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021 to move regulation of radiocommunications devices into the General Equipment Rules. The mandatory standards for performance are specified in Schedule 5 of the Genera Equipment Rules. More details can be found on the ACMA website.

 

In May 2023, the ACMA updated the Low Interference Potential Devices (LIPD) Class Licence. Find out more information in our news item and find the official variation on the Federal Register of Legislation.

 

Also in May 2023, the ACMA approved a new supplier’s declaration of conformity (form C02). This is the ACMA-approved form for a supplier’s declaration of conformity under the Radiocommunication Equipment (General) Rules 2021 and the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2017.

Find the form on the ACMA’s website – Form C02: Supplier’s declaration of conformity | ACMA.