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Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Code Overview

The aim of the Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Industry Code, commonly referred to as the ‘ACIF Code’, is to help deal with the concerns of the community about the risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF EMR) exposure by allowing the community and councils to have a greater participation in decisions made by Carriers.

The aim of the Code is to help deal with the concerns of the community about the risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF EMR) exposure by allowing the community and councils to have a greater participation in decisions made by Carriers.

The Code supplements the requirements already imposed on Carriers under the existing legislative scheme by requiring them to consult with the local community and to adopt a precautionary approach in planning, installing and operating radio communications infrastructure.

The Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Industry Code (C564:2011)

This Code is a revision of the Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Industry Code (ACIF C564:2004), and has been renamed to clarify its purpose. This revised Code has been developed during 2011 and is to be submitted to the ACMA for registration in the first quarter of 2012 with a commencement date of 1 July 2012.

Until this Code is registered, the current Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Industry Code (C564:2004) remains as the registered Code with which industry must comply.

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