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Smart Meters or Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Smart meters measure electricity usage and communicate this information back to the supplier using short bursts of radio waves.
With frequencies similar to mobile and cordless phones, smart meters and other wireless devices used for communication are regulated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Emissions from wireless devices must comply with the ACMA Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation - Human Exposure) Standard 2003. This standard makes mandatory the exposure limits set by ARPANSA, which are designed to protect against all known adverse health effects.
The combination of the relatively low power of the transmitters, their location on the outside of buildings and the very short time spent transmitting means that the overall exposure from smart meters is very low and well below exposure limits, even when a number of devices are communicating simultaneously.
ARPANSA has a series of fact sheets on electromagnetic radiation and its effects.
The World Health Organization has information about the possible health effects from wireless technologies.
The Victorian Government has provided information on its smart meter program.
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