{"id":"F2005B00464","name":"Telecommunications Technical Standard (General Requirements for Customer Equipment Connected to the Telex Network - ACA TS 007 - 1997)","slug":"telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31879,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00464-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Title","sectionType":"part","heading":"Title","content":"# Title\n\n1.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 007 – 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“telex” means an internationally standardised telecommunications service by which users of start-stop telegraph equipment operating at 50 baud may communicate with each other via a switched telecommunications network;\n\n“the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1997.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Standard for customer equipment connecte","sectionType":"part","heading":"Standard for customer equipment connected to the telex network","content":"# Standard for customer equipment connected to the telex network\n\n3. For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for customer equipment connected to the telex network is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 007 – 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":1632},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains precisely focused on its original purpose of establishing technical standards for telex network equipment, with no expansion beyond this specific scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single operative provision that incorporates an external standard by reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested clauses","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Telecommunications Act 1997)","Extremely short length (3 substantive sections)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the technical rules for any equipment that connects to Australia's telex network (an older text-messaging system that sends typed messages over phone lines).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Legally requires all customer equipment (telex machines and related devices) to meet specific technical specifications before being connected to the telex network\n- \"Incorporates by reference\" (gives legal force to) a separate technical document called **ACA TS 007 – 1997**, which contains the detailed engineering requirements\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Manufacturers and suppliers of telex equipment in Australia\n- Businesses installing or operating telex machines connected to the national telecommunications network\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Ensures equipment is electrically safe and technically compatible with the network\n- Prevents faulty devices from damaging telecommunications infrastructure or disrupting service for other users\n- Provides the legal basis for the Australian Communications Authority to enforce technical standards under the *Telecommunications Act 1997*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-technical-standard-general-requirements-for-customer-equipment-connected-to-the-t/documents"}}