active cabling registration means a cabling registration that has not expired, is not suspended, and has not been revoked.
additional units of competency: see section 22 and clause 5 of Schedule 1.
aerial cabling has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
AS IEC 60038:2022 means:
the Australian Standard AS IEC 60038:2022 Standard voltages published by Standards Australia on 23 December 2022, as existing from time to time; or
a standard published by Standards Australia as a replacement of that standard, as existing on the date it is first published.
Note: A copy of AS IEC 60038:2022 can be obtained for a fee from the Standards Australia Store website at https://store.standards.org.au or may be viewed at an office of the ACMA on request and subject to licensing conditions.
boundary of a telecommunications network has the meaning given by section 22 of the Act.
broadband cabling means point-to-point customer cabling installed in premises that do not have a main distribution frame or jumperable distributor at the boundary of the telecommunications network.
Note: Typically, broadband cabling is used to connect devices to a telecommunications network for a range of purposes including telephony, internet, and security and alarm systems.
cabling provider means an individual who performs or supervises the performance of cabling work.
cabling registration means a kind of cabling registration issued or renewed under Division 4 or 5 of Part 3.
cabling work means cabling work of a kind that is declared by the ACMA under subsection 419(1) of the Act to be a type of cabling work for the purposes of Division 9 of Part 21 of the Act.
Note: The current declaration under subsection 419(1) of the Act is the Telecommunications (Types of Cabling Work) Declaration 2024, which is available, free of charge, on the Federal Register of Legislation: www.legislation.gov.au.
certified copy, for a document, means a copy of the document that has been certified by a prescribed person to be a true copy of the document.
coaxial cabling means customer cabling that consists of an inner conductor surrounded by a conducting shield, with the two separated by insulating material.
competency requirements: see section 12 and Schedule 1.
Database: see section 34.
distribution frame means an item of customer equipment that enables the interconnections between, and the termination of, cables, to be made.
distributor has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
expired cabling registration means a cabling registration:
in relation to which the period of registration has ended;
that has not been renewed; and
that was not revoked.
frame means a rigid structure to which customer cabling may be attached.
jumper has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
jumperable distributor means a distributor on which it is possible to connect or install a jumper.
jumperable frame means a frame on which it is possible to connect or install a jumper.
kind of cabling registration: see section 11.
Labelling Notice means:
(a) the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025; or
(b) if a later instrument replaces the instrument mentioned in paragraph (a) - the later instrument.
Note: The Telecommunications ((Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 can be accessed, free of charge on the Federal Register of Legislation: www.legislation.gov.au.
lift means a moving platform, cage or compartment for conveying people or goods from one level to another.
Note: A lift includes lifts inside or outside commercial or residential buildings.
lift cabling registration: see section 7.
lift car means the cage or compartment of a lift, and includes the floor, car frame, roof, sides and doors.
main distribution frame has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
network termination device has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
open cabling registration: see section 8.
optical fibre cabling means customer cabling that contains optical fibres that transmit light to carry communications.
patch panel has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
period of registration: see subsection 13(2).
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
plug has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
prescribed person has the meaning given by the Statutory Declarations Act 1959.
registered cabling provider means a cabling provider who holds an active cabling registration.
registrar means a person accredited by the ACMA under these rules to act as a registrar and to provide registration services.
registration services: see section 26.
restricted cabling registration: see section 9.
reviewable decision: see section 35.
socket has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
specialised cabling means any of the following kinds of cabling:
structured cabling means a network of customer cabling infrastructure that is installed in a systematic manner that enables scalability and ease of management.
Note: Structured cabling often integrates voice, data, video, and various building management systems (such as safety alarms, security access and energy systems), over a choice of media.
suspended cabling provider means a cabling provider whose cabling registration has been suspended under these rules.
underground cabling has the same meaning as in the Wiring Rules.
valid application: see subsection 13(6).
Wiring Rules means:
the Australian Standard AS/CA S009:2020 – Installation Requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules) first published by Communications Alliance Ltd on 20 August 2020, as existing from time to time; or
any standard published as a replacement of that standard by Communications Alliance Ltd, as existing on the date it is first published.
Note 1: A copy of AS/CA S009:2020 could, at the time of making these rules, be accessed free of charge from Communications Alliance Ltd.’s website at www.commsalliance.com.au.
Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
ACMA (section 7);
customer cabling (see sections 7 and 20);
customer equipment (see sections 7 and 21);
inspector (see sections 7 and 533).
7 Meaning of lift cabling registration
In these rules, lift cabling registration means a kind of cabling registration that authorises a person to perform, or supervise the performance of, cabling work that:
(a) is performed in relation to a lift that has been installed, or is to be installed; and
(b) requires the customer cabling that is used to perform the work to connect to or provide a connection between:
(i) a cross connection point adjacent to the lift motor room;
(ii) the lift control cubicle within the lift motor room;
(iii) the lift cars; or
(iv) if the lift has no lift cars - the lift platforms.
Note 1: Examples of cross connection points include:
the floor distributor;
the local distributor; and
any other suitable cable termination point adjacent to the lift motor room.
Note 2: See section 22 for requirements for cabling work that involves the use of specialised cabling.
8 Meaning of open cabling registration
In these rules, open cabling registration means a kind of cabling registration that authorises a person to perform, or supervise the performance of, cabling work where the customer cabling that is used to perform the work terminates at, or connects to, the boundary of the telecommunications network on a:
socket;
network termination device; or
main distribution frame.
Note: See section 22 for requirements for cabling work that involves the use of specialised cabling.
9 Meaning of restricted cabling registration
Subject to subsection (2), in these rules, restricted cabling registration means a kind of cabling registration that authorises a person to perform, or supervise the performance of, cabling work where:
the customer cabling that is used to perform the work terminates at, or connects to, the boundary of the telecommunications network on a socket or network termination device; and
the electrical supply voltage in the premises where the cabling work is performed:
does not exceed typical domestic single-phase or three-phase electrical supply voltages; or
does exceed typical domestic single-phase or three-phase electrical supply voltages, but the supply voltages are identifiable by, and the electrical power cables are inaccessible to, every person performing the cabling work.
Note 1: Typical domestic single-phase and three-phase electrical supply voltages are specified by AS IEC 60038:2022.
Note 2: See section 22 for requirements for cabling work that involves the use of specialised cabling.
A restricted cabling registration does not authorise a person to perform or supervise the performance of cabling work that:
(a) uses customer cabling that terminates at, or connects to, the boundary of the telecommunications network on a main distribution frame;
(b) is between customer equipment and a jumperable distributor or jumperable frame, and which terminates at the distributor or frame;
(c) involves cable pairs that are included in cable sheaths shared with other services;
(d) is between customer equipment and a patch panel, and which terminates at the patch panel; or
(e) involves the installation of customer cabling on poles and structures that are used, or intended for use, for the distribution of electricity.
Note: A registered cabling provider who holds a restricted cabling registration typically performs or supervises cabling work in domestic or small business premises. Examples of such cabling work include cabling work (other than cabling work which uses cabling connected via a jumperable distributor, a jumperable frame or a patch panel):
connected behind an alarm panel or modem;
connected directly behind a customer switching system;
for additional phone points (other than the first point) for standard telephone services in a commercial, high rise or multi-storey building;
for a home automation system.
10 References to other instruments
In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
(b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as existing from time to time.
Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.