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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 373

Simplified outline

    The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

  The ACMA may make the following types of standards:

  (a)   technical standards about customer equipment and customer cabling;

  (b)   standards relating to the features of customer equipment that are designed to cater for the special needs of persons with disabilities;

  (c)   technical standards about the interconnection of facilities;

  (d)   technical standards relating to Layer 2 bitstream services.

  The ACMA may require customer equipment and customer cabling to be labelled so as to indicate compliance with standards.

  The ACMA may issue connection permits, and make connection rules, authorising the connection of customer equipment and customer cabling that does not comply with the labelling requirements.

  A label may include a compliance symbol. The unauthorised use of compliance symbols is prohibited.

  The ACMA may grant cabling licences, and make cabling provider rules, authorising the performance of cabling work.

  Civil actions may be instituted for unlawful or dangerous connections of customer equipment or customer cabling.

  Dangerous equipment and cabling may be disconnected from networks.

  The ACMA may prohibit the supply or possession of dangerous equipment or cabling.



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