Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network – As/CA S002:2010) 2011 (Cth)

Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non‑interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) 2011

as amended

made under subsection 376 (1) of the

Telecommunications Act 1997

This compilation was prepared on 4 December 2012
taking into account amendments up to Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) Amendment 2012 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Technical Standard [see Note 1]   3

2Commencement [see Note 1]   3

3Definitions   3

4Objects of Technical Standard   3

5Application   3

6Requirement   4

Notes 5

1              Name of Technical Standard [see Note 1]

(1)   This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non‑interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network – AS/CA S002:2010) 2011.

(2)   This Technical Standard may also be cited as the AS/CA S002–2011.

1. Commencement [see Note 1]

This Technical Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

Note   All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See type="1">

Definitions

In this Technical Standard:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

mandatory requirement, for a standard, means a requirement in the standard that uses the words ‘shall’ or ‘shall not’.

public switched telephone network means a telecommunications network which enables a customer to establish a connection for voice frequency communication with another customer, either automatically or with operator assistance.

Note 1 Several other words and expressions used in this Technical Standard have the meaning given by section 7 of the Act. For example:

·      customer equipment

·      telecommunications network.

Note 2   Subsection 374 (1) of the Act provides that a reference in Part 21 of the Act to a telecommunications network is a reference to a telecommunications network in Australia that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider.

1. Objects of Technical Standard

The requirements of this Technical Standard are necessary and convenient to meet the objectives mentioned in paragraphs 376 (2) (a) to (d) of the Act.

1. Application

This Technical Standard applies to customer equipment that is designed, or intended, for connection to an analogue public switched telephone network two‑wire service.

1. Requirement

Customer equipment must comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Australian Standard — Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (AS/CA S002:2010), published by Communications Alliance Ltd in October 2010, and incorporating the amendment made to the standard of that name published on 23 April 2012.

Note   Amendment No.1/2012 to AS/CA S002:2010 was published by Communications Alliance Ltd on 23 April 2012. The amendment corrects an error in ‘Figure 8’ of the standard.

Notes to the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) 2011

Note 1

The Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non‑interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) 2011 (in force under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non‑interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) 2011	3 May 2011 (see F2011L00672)	4 May 2011
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non‑interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network  — AS/CA S002:2010) Amendment 2012 (No. 1)	20 Sept 2012 (see F2012L01900)	21 Sept 2012	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 6.........................................	rs. 2012 No. 1