3.1Compliance label

3.1 Compliance label

(1) Subject to Part 2A if: (a) an applicable standard, other than standard ACA TS 102‑1998 applies to an item; and (b) the item complies with the applicable standard; and (c) the documentation obligation referred to in subsection (1B) does not apply, the item must bear a compliance label. (1A) Subject to Part 2A if: (a) an applicable standard, other than standard ACA TS 102‑1998 applies to an item; and (b) the item complies with the applicable standard; and (c) the documentation obligation referred to in subsection (1B) applies, the item must bear a compliance label and, after the label has been applied to the item, the item may only be supplied if it is accompanied by documentation of the kind referred to in subsection (1B). (1B) For the purposes of this section the documentation obligation applies if it is appropriate that the item be supplied with documentation that sets out specifications for its correct installation and operation to minimise the possibility that the item will be used in a way that: (a) is inconsistent with the standards that apply to it; and (b) causes a risk to the safety of the public. (2) A compliance label consists of: (a) the RCM; or (b) if the label is applied before 1 March 2016—either of the compliance marks. (3) If: (a) standard ACA TS 102‑1998 applies to an item; and (b) the item complies with that standard; and (c) the documentation obligation referred to in subsection (1B) does not apply, the item must bear a label in the same form as the label that was required to be affixed to the item by the Austel Permit or Telecom Authorisation for the item. (4) If: (a) standard ACA TS 102‑1998 applies to an item; and (b) the item complies with that standard; and (c) the documentation obligation referred to in subsection (1B) applies, the item must bear a label in the same form as the label that was required to be affixed to the item by the Austel Permit or Telecom Authorisation for the item, and after the label has been applied to the item, the item may only be supplied if it is accompanied by documentation of the kind referred to in subsection (1B). (5) An item to which subsections (3) or (4) applies may also bear a compliance mark.