The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Technical Standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Dated 20 December 2001
A.J SHAW Chair
R HORTON Deputy Chair
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Technical Standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Dated 20 December 2001
A.J SHAW Chair
R HORTON Deputy Chair
1 Name of Technical Standard
(1) This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications (Requirements for Authorised Cabling Products AS/ACIF S008:2001) Technical Standard 2001.
(2) This Technical Standard may also be cited as AS/ACIF S008:2001.
2 Commencement
This Technical Standard commences on gazettal.
3 Definition
In this Technical Standard:
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
AS/ACIF S008:2001 means the standard known as the Australian Standard Requirements for Authorised Cabling Products (AS/ACIF S008:2001), dated December 2001.
4 Application
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Technical Standard applies to customer equipment or customer cabling:
(a) that is, or is made up of, a cabling product; and
(b) to which AS/ACIF S008:2001 applies.
(2) This Technical Standard does not apply to:
(a) a cabling product intended to be used for an earthing system or the distribution of mains power; or
(b) a component listed in Part B of the Certified Components List mentioned in AS/ACIF S008:2001, except a cord or cordage.
Note The Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 provides for an overlap period in which manufacturers or importers may choose between complying with this Technical Standard or the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Requirements for Authorised Cabling Products – ACA TS008 – 1997. This period runs from the commencement of this Technical Standard until 1 January 2004 when ACA TS008 – 1997 expires.
5 Standard
For subsection 376 (1) of the Act, the standard for the customer equipment and customer cabling is AS/ACIF S008:2001.