257Applications for permits

##### 257 Applications for permits (1) A person may apply to AUSTEL for a permit for the connection to a telecommunications network of customer equipment, or a type of customer equipment. (2) The application must: (a) give a detailed description of the nature of the customer equipment, or type of customer equipment; and (b) be accompanied by: (i) a report issued by an accredited test house on whether connection of the equipment to a telecommunications network would comply with technical standards determined under Division 3; or (ii) such other technical information as AUSTEL requires the applicant to provide; and (c) be in the form approved by AUSTEL; and (d) be accompanied by the payment of the appropriate fee. (3) The approved form of application may provide for verification by statutory declaration of statements in applications.