{"id":"F2005B00467","name":"Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Equipment for use with CT2 CA1 Cordless Telecommunications Systems - ACA TS 019 - 1997)","slug":"telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31883,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00467-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Equipment for use with CT2 CA1 Cordless Telecommunications Systems - ACA TS 019 - 1997)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: RALI_\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\n \n\nTelecommunications Technical Standard\n\n(Customer Equipment for use with CT2 CA1 Cordless Telecommunications Systems—\n\nACA TS 019 – 1997)\n\n \n\nTHE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, makes the following technical standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated  10 December    1997\n\n \n\nA.J. SHAW\n\nChairman\n\n \n\n \n\nR. HORTON\n\nDeputy Chairman\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY\n\n \n\n \n\n# Title\n\n 1. This Technical Standard may be cited as ACA TS 019 – 19971.\n\n \n\n[NOTE:  This Standard takes effect on gazettal:  see Telecommunications Act 1997 s. 376 (5).]\n\n# Definitions\n\n 2. 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.\n\n# Standard for customer equipment used with a CT2 CAI cordless telecommunications system\n\n 3. For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for customer equipment used with a CT2 CAI telecommunications system is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 019 – 1997” approved by the ACA on 10 December 1997.\n\n \n\n \n\n## NOTE\n\n \n\n1.  Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on  1997.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2351},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1997 instrument making the standard. The scope remains precisely limited to CT2 CAI cordless telecommunications customer equipment as specified in the title and section 3, with no expansion beyond the specific technology originally targeted."},"complexity_factors":["Legislative text contains only 3 substantive sections","Only 3 defined terms ('ACA', 'customer equipment', 'the Act')","Single operative provision incorporating external standard by reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references within the legislative text","Operative effect depends entirely on external technical document not reproduced in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis law sets technical rules for a specific type of cordless phone system called **CT2 CAI** (Common Air Interface — a digital cordless telephone technology). Instead of listing technical specifications directly, it legally adopts an external technical manual called **ACA TS 019–1997** and makes compliance with that manual mandatory.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Manufacturers and importers of CT2 CAI cordless phone equipment\n*   Suppliers of customer equipment (handsets/base stations) designed for these systems\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nIt ensures cordless phones connecting to the Australian telecommunications network:\n*   Work properly without causing interference to other devices\n*   Meet safety and compatibility standards\n*   Don't disrupt emergency services or other communications\n\nThink of it as the legal \"wrapper\" that says: *If you want to sell this specific type of cordless phone in Australia, it must meet all the technical specifications in document ACA TS 019–1997.*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-customer-equipment-for-use-with-ct2-ca1-cordless-telecommunica/documents"}}