Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Amendment Notice 2002 (No. 2) (Cth)

Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Amendment Notice 2002 (No. 2)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Notice under section 407 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated     4  June  2002  A.J SHAW                 &n bsp;        Chair   A HORSLEY   Member

Australian Communications Authority

1Name of Notice

This Notice is the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Amendment Notice 2002 (No. 2).

2Commencement

This Notice commences on gazettal.

3Amendment of Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001

Schedule 1 amends the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(section 3)

[1]          Section 1.4, after definition of endorsed test report

insert

exempt item has the meaning given by section 2A.1.

[2]          Section 1.4, definition of item

omit

a modified item.

insert

a modified item or an exempt item.

[3]          After subsection 1.5 (3)

insert

(4)If the item is an exempt item, the compliance records include the entry in relation to the item on the register mentioned in section 2A.4.

[4]          Paragraph 1.6 (d)

omit

if it is intended to apply a compliance label to the item —

insert

if it is intended to apply a compliance label to the item, or if it is an exempt item —

[5]          After Part 2

insert

Part 2A                   Exemption from compliance labelling for certain items

2A.1Exempt items

An item is an exempt item if:

(a)it complies with ACA TS008-1997 or AS/ACIF S008-2001; and

(b)under section 420 of the Act, it may be installed only by a person mentioned in subsection 420 (1) of the Act.

2A.2Exemption from compliance labelling

Despite section 3.1, an exempt item is not required to bear a compliance label if the supplier of the item:

(a)has given the ACA a notice in accordance with subsection 2A.3 (1); and

(b)has established a register in accordance with section 2A.4; and

(c)has listed the exempt item on the register; and

(d)complies with the requirements mentioned in Part 5.

Note   An exempt item must bear a compliance label in accordance with section 3.1 if the supplier has not complied with this section.

2A.3Notice of intention not to apply compliance label to exempt items

(1)If a supplier intends not to apply a compliance label to exempt items, the supplier must:

(a)give the ACA written notice of the intention; and

(b)if the supplier does not have a supplier code number — obtain a supplier code number from the ACA.

(2)The notice must be in the form set out in Schedule 4A.

2A.4Register of exempt items that do not bear a compliance label

(1)A supplier who intends to supply exempt items that do not bear a compliance label must:

(a)establish on the internet a publicly available register that:

(i)states the name of the supplier; and

(ii)lists each of the exempt items that do not bear a compliance label; and

(iii)includes, for each exempt item listed on the register, the information mentioned in subsection (2); and

(b)tell the ACA the internet address for the register.

(2)For subparagraph (1) (a) (iii), the information is:

(a)for an item of customer cabling:

(i)the information mentioned in paragraphs 3.7 (a) and (b); and

(ii)the number of pairs within the item of cabling; and

(b)for an item of associated customer equipment, the information mentioned in paragraphs 3.8 (2) (a) and (b).

(3)An entry for an item on a register for subsection (1) may also include other information that may help to identify the item.

(4)A register for subsection (1) must:

(a)include only exempt items that do not bear a compliance label; and

(b)list the exempt items in groups of like items, according to:

(i)the technical characteristics of the item; or

(ii)the function of the item; or

(iii)the purposes for which the item is used, or for which it is intended that the item be used; or

(iv)the location of the item; and

(c)be separated from any other lists of products.

[6]          Part 4, heading

substitute

Part 4  Compliance levels

[7]          Section 4.1

substitute

4.1Application of Part 4

(1)This Part applies in relation to an item to which a compliance label is to be applied.

(2)Divisions 4.2 and 4.3 also apply to an exempt item to which a compliance label will not be applied.

[8]          Paragraph 4.2 (1) (b)

substitute

(b)if the supplier does not have a supplier code number — a supplier code number.

[9]         Part 5, heading

substitute

Part 5  Compliance records

[10]        Subsection 5.2 (1)

substitute

(1)This section applies to the supplier of:

(a)an item to which a compliance label is applied; or

(b)an exempt item to which a compliance label is not applied.

[11]        After subsection 6.1 (2)

insert

(2A)This section also applies to an exempt item:

(a)that does not bear a compliance label; and

(b)that was first manufactured or imported on or after 1 July 1997; and

(c)that complied with each applicable standard.

[12]After Schedule 4

insert

Schedule 4A       Notice of intention not to apply a compliance label to exempt items

(section 2A.3)

For Your Information
You may complete this form if you are a supplier (that is, a manufacturer or an importer) or an authorised agent for a supplier of an item or a device.  An agent must complete both Supplier’s Details and Agent’s Details sections. Suppliers must already have a Supplier Code Number from the ACA or apply for one in this Schedule. Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence. Suppliers must obtain permission to NOT apply a compliance label to exempt items only once.
(1)  Do you have a Supplier Code Number (SCN)?
o Yes (go to question 2)	o No (go to question 3)
(2) Your SCN (if already issued to you by the ACA): ___________________________________

(3) (a) Supplier’s Details:
Name of company (or partnership, trading trust or individual)	Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN) (if applicable)
Postal address	Street address (if same as postal address, write ‘as above’)
Postcode	Postcode
Contact numbers
Phone (    )	Fax    (    )
Street address, in Australia, where compliance records are accessible (if same as postal address, write ‘as above’)
Postcode
(3) (b) Agent’s Details: (Please also provide the following information if you are an authorised agent for a supplier)
Name of company (or partnership, trading trust or individual)	Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN) (if applicable)
Postal address	Street address (if same as postal address, write ‘as above’)
Postcode	Postcode
Contact numbers
Phone (    )	Fax    (    )
Street address, in Australia, where compliance records are accessible (if same as postal address, write ‘as above’)
Postcode
(4) Internet Address Details
Internet address of the publicly available register required under section 2A.4
The Internet address must be the complete URL eg
Signature of Supplier/Agent	Position in Company, etc
Postcode
Name (Print)	Date
(5) Declaration:
I declare that the contents of this application are true and correct.
Signature of Supplier/Agent	Position in Company, etc
Name (Print)	Date
(6) Return Your Completed Form To:

• For New South Wales Region

  (including Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra and Coffs Harbour):

  Australian Communications Authority

  GPO Box 5295

  Sydney NSW 2001

  Fax:     [phone]

  Email:   [email protected]

  ·For Southern Australia Region

  (including Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Wodonga):

  Australian Communications Authority

  PO Box 13120, Law Courts

  Melbourne VIC 8010

  Fax:     [phone]

  Email:   [email protected]

  ·For Northern Australia Region

  (including Cairns, Darwin and Townsville):

  Australian Communications Authority

  PO Box 1225

  Cairns QLD 4870

  Fax:     [phone]

  Email:   [email protected]