Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025
Schedule 4Customer cabling and cabling-related customer equipment
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Schedule 4—Customer cabling and cabling-related customer equipment
(subsections 5(2) and 6(1))
Part 1 – Interpretation
1 Applicable technical standard
AS/CA S008-2025 is an applicable technical standard in relation to an item of customer cabling, or an item of cabling-related customer equipment, if AS/CA S008-2025 includes a requirement that applies to the item.
Note 1: This clause deals with applicable technical standards for customer cabling and cabling-related customer equipment. Section 9 deals with applicable technical standards for customer equipment (other than cabling-related customer equipment).
Note 2: The long title of AS/CA S008-2025 is the Telecommunications (Requirements for Customer Cabling Products – AS/CA S008) Technical Standard 2025. AS/CA S008-2025 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.
(c) insulation displacement connectors and other similar termination modules (such as those used at a main distribution frame);
(d) conduit for the protection of customer cabling; and
(e) telecommunications wall sockets.
2 Who may apply a label – importer
(1) This clause applies if an importer is required to:
(a) apply a compliance label to an item under clause 3; or
(b) apply a non-compliance label to an item under clause 6.
(2) An importer is taken to have complied with the requirement in clause 3 or clause 6 if:
(a) before the item was imported, a person other than the importer applied the label to the item; and
(b) each of the label, and the application of the label, otherwise complies with the requirements in this instrument.
Note: Section 406A of the Act provides that a reference to a manufacturer or importer includes a person who is authorised in writing by such a manufacturer or importer to act in Australia as an agent of the manufacturer or importer for the purposes of Division 7 of Part 21 of the Act.
Part 2 – Applying a compliance label
3 Requirement to apply a compliance label
(1) If:
(a) there is an applicable technical standard in relation to an item; and
(b) the item complies with the standard;
this clause applies to the item.
(2) The manufacturer or importer of the item must, before supplying the item, apply a compliance label to the item in accordance with Part 3 of this Schedule.
Note: The requirement to apply a compliance label to an item involves:
(a) affixing the label to the surface of the item (subparagraph 5(2)(a)(i)); or
(b) affixing the label to the external surface of the packaging used for the item (even if it is possible or practicable to affix the label to the surface of the item) and incorporating the label in the documentation that accompanies the item when supplied (subparagraph 5(2)(a)(ii)); or
(c) in the case of a label in the form of a statement – affixing the label to the sheath of the item (paragraph 5(2)(b)).
Part 3 – Form and application of a compliance label
4 Form of a compliance label
(1) A compliance label must be:
(a) in the form of the RCM; or
(b) a QR code, or similar thing, if the relevant link is to information on a website that displays the RCM prominently; or
(c) a statement containing the following information:
(i) a company name, business name or trade mark of:
(A) the manufacturer or importer; or
(B) a person who is supplied the item by the manufacturer or importer, and subsequently supplies the item in Australia; and
(ii) a part name or number, identification number, or product name of the item.
(2) The compliance label must be:
(a) durable; and
(b) at least 3 mm high.
5 Application of a compliance label
(1) A compliance label must be applied:
(a) in accordance with subclause (2); and
(b) permanently, or in a way that makes removal or obliteration difficult.
(2) A compliance label must be:
(a) in the case of a label in a form mentioned in paragraph 4(1)(a) or (b), either:
(i) affixed to the surface of an item in a place that is readily accessible to a person; or
(ii) both:
(A) affixed to the external surface of the packaging used for the item in a place that is clearly visible; and
(B) incorporated in the documentation, including any warranty or guarantee certificate, that accompanies the item when supplied; or
(b) in the case of a label mentioned in paragraph 4(1)(c) – affixed to the sheath (if any) of the item at regular intervals of not more than 2 metres.
Note: The requirement in sub-subparagraph (a)(ii)(B) may be met after the label was applied and, as such, is a requirement of the kind mentioned in section 415 of the Act.
(3) The manufacturer or importer of an item to which subparagraph (2)(a)(ii) applies must, before supplying the item, prepare a written statement in relation to the item specifying where, on the external surface of the packaging used for the item and in the documentation referred to in subparagraph (2)(a)(ii), each compliance label has been applied.
Note: The requirement in subclause (3) may be met after the label was applied and, as such, is a requirement of the kind mentioned in section 415 of the Act.
(4) The importer of an item is taken to have complied with subclause (3) in relation to an item if:
(a) before the item was imported, a person other than the importer prepared a written statement specifying where, on the external surface of the packaging used for the item and in the documentation referred to in subparagraph (2)(a)(ii), each compliance label has been applied; and
(b) before supplying the item, the importer obtained a copy of the statement.
Part 4 – Applying a non-compliance label and preparing a written statement
6 Requirement to apply a non-compliance label and prepare a written statement
(1) If:
(a) there is at least one applicable technical standard in relation to an item; and
(b) the item does not comply with one or more of those standards;
this clause applies to the item.
(2) The manufacturer or importer of the item must, before supplying the item:
(a) apply a non-compliance label to the item; and
(b) prepare a written statement in relation to the item;
in accordance with Part 5 of this Schedule.
Note: The requirement to apply a non-compliance label to an item involves affixing the label to the external surface of the packaging used for the item and incorporating the label in the documentation that accompanies the item when supplied.
(3) The importer of the item is taken to have complied with the requirement in paragraph (2)(b) if:
(a) before the item was imported, a person other than the importer prepared a written statement in accordance with clause 9; and
(b) before supplying the item, the importer obtained a copy of the statement.
Note: See clause 2 for who may apply a label.
Part 5 – Form and application of a non-compliance label and preparation of a written statement
7 Form of a non-compliance label
(1) A non-compliance label applied to an item must contain a statement to the effect that the item does not comply with one or more applicable technical standards in relation to the item.
Note: In this Part, a reference to an item is a reference to an item to which clause 6 applies.
(2) The statement must:
(a) be in English; and
(b) be printed in a font of not less than 12 points; and
(c) list each applicable technical standard that the item does not comply with.
(3) A non-compliance label must be durable.
8 Application of a non-compliance label
(1) A non-compliance label must be applied:
(a) in accordance with subclause (2); and
(b) permanently, or in a way that makes removal or obliteration difficult.
(2) A non-compliance label must be:
(a) affixed to the external surface of the packaging used for the item; and
(b) clearly visible on that external surface; and
(c) incorporated in the documentation, including any warranty or guarantee certificate, that accompanies the item when supplied.
Note: The requirement in paragraph (2)(c) may be met after the label was applied and, as such, is a requirement of the kind mentioned in section 415 of the Act.
9 Preparation of a written statement and obligation to keep the statement
(1) A written statement prepared under paragraph 6(2)(b) or obtained under subclause 6(3) in relation to an item must:
(a) identify the item; and
(b) specify:
(i) where, on the external surface of the packaging used for the item and in the documentation referred to in paragraph 8(2)(c), each non-compliance label has been applied; and
(ii) the wording of the statement contained in each non-compliance label.
(2) A written statement prepared under paragraph 6(2)(b) or obtained under subclause 6(3) in relation to an item must be kept for the period:
(a) commencing:
(i) if the item is included in a class of items – when the original item, or (in the case of a modified item) the original modified item, of the class is supplied in Australia; or
(ii) otherwise – when the item is supplied in Australia; and
(b) ending two years after:
(i) if the item is included in a class of items – all items of the class cease to be supplied in Australia; or
(ii) otherwise – the item is supplied in Australia.
Note: The requirement in subclause (2) may be met after the label was applied and, as such, is a requirement of the kind mentioned in section 415 of the Act.