Exposure limit for radio frequencies 600+ mega herz
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to New Zealand Standards Approval Board
The request was refused by New Zealand Standards Approval Board.
From: Erika Whittome
Dear New Zealand Standards Approval Board,
I request information on exposure limits in the for radio frequencies. This limit is for various radio frequencies 600MhZ and up.
Would you please share this information under the Act? For example the watts per square meter exposure limit? or SAR limit?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
From: Standards New Zealand
New Zealand Standards Approval Board
Thank you for your email.
We will respond to your enquiry within 5 working days.
Don’t forget to have a look at our website information, it may also have
the information or answer you are after. [1]Standards New Zealand
Ngâ mihi,
The team at Standards New Zealand
References
Visible links
1. https://www.standards.govt.nz/
https://www.standards.govt.nz/
From: Ministerials
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 14/02/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
I request information on exposure limits in the for radio frequencies.
This limit is for various radio frequencies 600MhZ and up.
Would you please share this information under the Act? For example the
watts per square meter exposure limit? or SAR limit?
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 13/03/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
From: Ministerials
Kia ora
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministerials,
You have given me a link and The information is behind a paywall . Would you please share the information under the Act?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: TWSD Ministerial Services
Kia ora Erika
Thank you for your response.
As the information is publicly available for a fee, your request for New
Zealand Standard NZS 2772.1:1999 remains refused under section 18(d) of
the Act. This is in line with Ombudsman guidance, that indicates that
information is publicly available if it is available for purchase. If you
are unhappy with MBIE’s decision, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Further information on Standards New Zealand’s full cost recover
user-pays operating model can be found here: [2]Who pays for standards
used in New Zealand? :: Standards New Zealand.
Ngā mihi nui
Ministerial Services
Group Business & Ministerial Services
Office of the Deputy Secretary | Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
show quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence (note: this contains the same information already available above).

