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##### 243 Objects The objects of this Part are: (a) to provide for AUSTEL to determine, in accordance with directions by the Minister, technical standards about network matters; and (b) to provide for AUSTEL to determine technical standards for customer equipment, and for customer cabling, being standards relating to: (i) protecting the integrity of telecommunications networks and the safety of persons working on, or using services supplied by means of, telecommunications networks; and (ii) ensuring the interoperability of customer equipment, or customer cabling, with a telecommunications network to which it is connected; and (iii) ensuring compliance with recognised international standards concerning the interfacing of customer equipment or customer cabling to telecommunications networks; and (iv) the end-to-end quality of telecommunications services for or in relation to the supply of which customer equipment or customer cabling is used; and (v) containing interference to radiocommunications and to any uses or functions of devices; and (vi) establishing for the uses and functions of devices an adequate level of immunity from electromagnetic disturbance; and (c) to provide for directions to be given by the Minister to AUSTEL about the issuing, varying or cancelling of permits or cabling licences; and (d) by providing for a system of permits for connection of customer equipment to telecommunications networks, to ensure that all customer equipment so connected complies with: (i) technical standards determined by AUSTEL under this Part; and (ii) directions given by the Minister under this Part; and (e) by providing for the licensing of persons engaged in the supply, installation and maintenance of customer cabling connected to telecommunications networks, to ensure that all customer cabling so connected complies with: (i) technical standards determined by AUSTEL under this Part; and (ii) directions given by the Minister under this Part.