Commonwealth legislation

Telecommunications Technical Standard (GSM Customer Equipment - ACA TS 018 - 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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This instrument imposes legally binding technical requirements for mobile phones and devices connecting to Australia’s public GSM (2G) networks by adopting the ACA TS 018‑97 specifications. It targets manufacturers, suppliers and importers of GSM equipment and matters because it enforces non‑interference interworking standards to protect network integrity, ensure service quality, and guarantee reliable cross‑vendor compatibility.

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Title

This Standard is called Telecommunications Standard (ACA TS 018) 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;

“GSM” means the digital cellular mobile telecommunications system known as ‘Global System for Mobile Communications’;

“the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Standard for customer equipment connecte

Standard for customer equipment connected to a GSM network

For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for non-interference interworking requirements for customer equipment intended for connection to a public GSM digital cellular mobile telecommunications system is the standard set out in the document known as “ACA TS 018 - 97” approved by the ACA in the ACA meeting of 26 November 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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