{"id":"F2005B00466","name":"Telecommunications Technical Standard (General Requirements for Analogue Video Customer Equipment Connected to a Telecommunications Network - ACA TS 015 - 1997)","slug":"telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31882,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00466-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Title","sectionType":"part","heading":"Title","content":"# Title\n\n1.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 015 – 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“telecommunications network” has the meaning it has in subsection 374(1) of the Act;\n\n“the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1997.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Standard for analogue video customer equ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Standard for analogue video customer equipment connected to a telecommunications network","content":"# Standard for analogue video customer equipment connected to a telecommunications network\n\n3. For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for technical conditions and performance requirements for analogue video customer equipment connected to a telecommunications network is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 015 – 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":1769},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1997 instrument, maintaining its original scope of prescribing technical standards for analogue video customer equipment connected to telecommunications networks."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of external technical standard (ACA TS 015 – 1997) rather than substantive provisions in the instrument itself","Four defined terms requiring cross-reference to the Telecommunications Act 1997 for their meanings","Single operative provision delegating all technical requirements to an external document"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis law sets the technical rules for **analogue video equipment** (like old televisions, video recorders, and cameras) that connects to Australian telecommunications networks.\n\n**How it works**\nRather than listing technical specs directly, the legislation **incorporates by reference** an external document called **ACA TS 015 – 1997**. This means the actual requirements—covering technical conditions and performance standards—are contained in that separate document approved by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA).\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Manufacturers and importers of analogue video customer equipment\n- Suppliers connecting such equipment to Australian phone or internet networks\n\n**Why it matters**\nIt ensures video devices won't damage network infrastructure, interfere with other communications services, or create safety hazards. Equipment must comply with the referenced standard to be legally connected to the network."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-analogue-video-customer-equipment-con/documents"}}