{"id":"F2005B00469","name":"Telecommunications Technical Standard (Broadcaster Interface Standard - ACA TS 024 - 1997)","slug":"telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31886,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00469-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Title","sectionType":"part","heading":"Title","content":"# Title\n\n1. This Technical Standard may be cited as ACA TS 024 – 19971.\n\n\\[NOTE: This Standard takes effect on gazettal: see Telecommunications Act 1997 s. 376 (5).\\]","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Definitions","sectionType":"part","heading":"Definitions","content":"# Definitions\n\n2. In this Standard:\n\n“ACA” means the Australian Communications Authority;\n\n“customer equipment” has the meaning it has in the Act;\n\n“the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1997.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Standard for customer equipment used as ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Standard for customer equipment used as an interface between a telecommunications network and broadcaster equipment or cabling","content":"# Standard for customer equipment used as an interface between a telecommunications network and broadcaster equipment or cabling\n\n3. For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for customer equipment and customer cabling that serves as an interface between a telecommunications network and broadcaster equipment or broadcaster cabling, is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 024 – 1997” approved by the ACA on 10 December 1997.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"NOTE","sectionType":"part","heading":"NOTE","content":"## NOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1997.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1859},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing technical standards for customer equipment and cabling at the interface between telecommunications networks and broadcaster equipment."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of external technical document (ACA TS 024 – 1997) rather than stating technical requirements in the text","Requires cross-referencing to section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to understand the legal framework","Technical subject matter involving telecommunications and broadcasting interface specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is**\n\nThis Technical Standard sets the legal rules for equipment and cabling that connect telecommunications networks (like phone or internet services) to broadcaster equipment (like TV or radio transmission gear).\n\n**How it works**\n\nInstead of listing technical specifications directly in the legislation, it legally \"imports\" an external technical document called **ACA TS 024 – 1997**. This means complying with that external document becomes a legal requirement under the *Telecommunications Act 1997*.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nManufacturers and suppliers of \"customer equipment\" (devices connected to telecom networks) that serve as an interface with broadcasting infrastructure, as well as installers of such cabling.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nIt ensures that where telecom networks meet broadcasting systems, the equipment meets safety and compatibility standards to prevent signal interference and ensure reliable service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-broadcaster-interface-standard-aca-ts-024-1997/documents"}}