Telecommunications Cabling Provider Amendment Rules 2001 (No. 1) (Cth)

Telecommunications Cabling Provider Amendment Rules 2001 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes these Rules under subsection 421 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated

28 March 2001

A.J SHAW

Chair

R HORTON

Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1Name of Rules

These Rules are the Telecommunications Cabling Provider Amendment Rules 2001 (No. 1).

2Commencement

These Rules commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules 2000.

Schedule 1Amendments

(section 3)

[1]Section 2.2, example 1

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Main Distributor

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Main Distribution

[2]Section 2.3

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2.3Restricted cabling work

1. (1)

   Cabling work (including aerial or underground cabling work on private property):

   1. (a)

      performed only in relation to a customer’s premises in which the electrical supply voltage does not exceed typical domestic single-phase and three-phase electrical supply voltages; and

   2. (b)

      in which the customer cabling that is used terminates directly at the network boundary on a socket or network termination device —

is restricted cabling work.

Note 1 Domestic single-phase and three-phase electrical supply voltages are nominally 240 and 415 V a.c. (Volts Alternating Current) respectively.

Note 2 Section 4.6 sets out requirements that must be met if a cabling provider is performing restricted cabling work that relates to aerial cabling.

1. (2)

   Cabling work in which cabling is connected to customer equipment that complies with:

   1. (a)

      the Act; and

   2. (b)

      the requirements of the Labelling Notice —

is restricted cabling work.

1. (3)

   However, subsection (2) does not apply to cabling work:

   1. (a)

      performed between the customer equipment and any of the following distributors, and terminating at the distributor:

      1. (i)

         a Building Distributor;

      2. (ii)

         a Campus Distributor;

      3. (iii)

         a Local Distributor;

      4. (iv)

         a Floor Distributor;

      5. (v)

         a System Distribution Frame;

      6. (vi)

         a Test Point Frame; or

   2. (b)

      involving the use of a reticulated power voltage in a building that exceeds:

      1. (i)

         240 V a.c. for single-phase electrical supply; or

      2. (ii)

         415 V a.c. for three-phase electrical supply; or

   3. (c)

      involving cable pairs that are included in cable sheaths shared with other services; or

   4. (d)

      performed between customer equipment and a patch panel, and terminating at the patch panel.

Examples of restricted cabling work for subsections (2) and (3)

1 Cabling work connected behind an alarm panel or modem.

2 Cabling work connected directly behind a Customer Switching System (but not via a jumperable distributor or frame).

3 Cabling work for additional phone points (other than the first point) in a commercial, high rise or multi-storey building, if the service involved is a standard telephone service.

[3]Section 6.2, heading

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6.2Transitional registration arrangements for persons working in the fire, security and computer industries

[4]Paragraph 6.2 (1) (a)

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[5]Paragraph 6.2 (1) (b)

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[6]Paragraph 6.2 (1) (c)

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