Commonwealth legislation

Telecommunications Technical Standard (General Requirements for Customer Equipment Connected to the Telex Network - ACA TS 007 - 1997)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This law sets the technical rules for any equipment that connects to Australia's telex network (an older text-messaging system that sends typed messages over phone lines).

What it does:

Legally requires all customer equipment (telex machines and related devices) to meet specific technical specifications before being connected to the telex network
"Incorporates by reference" (gives legal force to) a separate technical document called ACA TS 007 – 1997, which contains the detailed engineering requirements

Who it affects:

Manufacturers and suppliers of telex equipment in Australia
Businesses installing or operating telex machines connected to the national telecommunications network

Why it matters:

Ensures equipment is electrically safe and technically compatible with the network
Prevents faulty devices from damaging telecommunications infrastructure or disrupting service for other users
Provides the legal basis for the Australian Communications Authority to enforce technical standards under the Telecommunications Act 1997

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Title

This Technical Standard may be cited as ACA TS 007 – 19971.

[NOTE: This Standard takes effect on gazettal: see Telecommunications Act 1997 s. 376 (5).]

Definitions

In this Standard:

“ACA” means the Australian Communications Authority;

“customer equipment” has the meaning it has in the Act;

“telex” means an internationally standardised telecommunications service by which users of start-stop telegraph equipment operating at 50 baud may communicate with each other via a switched telecommunications network;

“the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Standard for customer equipment connecte

Standard for customer equipment connected to the telex network

For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for customer equipment connected to the telex network is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 007 – 1997” approved by the ACA on 10 December 1997.

NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1997.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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