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4.4 THE AUSTRALIA COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY FORUM (ACIF) - INDUSTRY CODE FOR
THE DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE PHONE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

The Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) Industry Code is a mandatory code
developed by the operators and ratified by the ACMA. The Code provides for greater
transparency and accountability of carriers' activities through the publication of network
information on an internet based National Site Archive (NSA) and increased public
consultation on individual sites.

The general objectives of the code are:

a) To apply a Precautionary Approach to the deployment of radiocommunications
infrastructure;

b) To provide best practice processes for demonstrating compliance with relevant
exposure limits and the protection of the public:

c} To ensure relevant stakeholders are informed and consulted before
radiocommunications infrastructure is constructed;

d) To specify standards for consultation, information availability and presentation;

e) To consider the impact on the well being of the community, physical or otherwise, of
radiocommunications infrastructure; and

f) To ensure Council and community views are incorporated into the
radiocommunications infrastructure site selection.

Section 5.1 of the Code requires that a carrier must have written procedures for site
selection for radiocommunications infrastructure and to adopt a precautionary approach
to the design and siting of facilities. In particular, the Code requires the following matters to
be taken into account when designing and siting radiocommunications infrastructure:

a) Reasonable service objectives of the carrier including:
i) the area the planned service must cover,
ii) power levels needed to provide quality of service;
ii) the amount of usage the planned service must handle;

b) Minimisation of electromagnetic energy (EME) exposure to the public;

c) The likelinood of an area being a community sensitive location (Examples of sites
which sometimes have been considered to be sensitive include residential areas,
childcare centres, schools, aged care centres, hospitals and regional icons);

da) The objective of avoiding community sensitive locations;

e) Relevant state and local government telecommunications planning policies;

f} The outcomes of consultation processes with Councils and communities as set out in
Section 5.5 of the Code;

g) The heritage significance (built, cultural and natural);

h) The physical characteristics of the locality including elevation and terrain;

i) The availability of jand and public utilities;

 

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