Kevin, The information provided by your distributor is partly true in that installations are not legally allowed be performed by just anyone. Installations of telephone line extensions (additional telephone wall outlets and in-building cabling etc) may only be performed by a "cabling provider" registered as such by the ACMA or by a person who is supervised by a registered cabling provider. A registered cabling provider does not have to be a licensed electrician however, many are. For information concerning a "register cabling provider" see the Australian "Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules" referenced below. The applicable legislation and regulations are a little convoluted however, if you wish to identify the legal trail enforcing this, refer to the following:
* Australian Telecommunications Act 1997 (see Division 9 - Cabling Providers) * Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules 2000 (Regulatory instrument made under Section 421 of the Telecommunications Act 1997) * Telecommunications Cabling Provider Amendment Rules 2005 (No. 1) * Australian Standard AS/ACIF S009:2006 - Installation Requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules) NOTE: AS/NZS 3000 is the "Wiring Rules" for electrical cabling installations. Hope this helps. Best regards, Kevin Richardson Stanimore Pty Limited Compliance Advice & Solutions for Technology (Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services) Ph: 02-4329-4070 (Int'l: +61-2-4329-4070) Fax: 02-4328-5639 (Int'l: +61-2-4328-5639) Mobile: 04-1224-1620 (Int'l: +61-4-1224-1620) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] URL: www.stanimore.com This material (this message and the information contained in all attachments to this message) is confidential and/or privileged information and is intended only for the addressee/s named above. Any unauthorised dissemination, copying, use of or reliance upon this material by persons or entities other than the addressee/s named above is prohibited. If you receive this material in error, please notify Stanimore Pty Limited and destroy all copies (electronic and hardcopy) of this message and all attachments immediately. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Harris, Kevin J (DSC) Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2008 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Australian Electrical Safety Rules concerning connections to the Telephone line Greetings, I have received a note from a distributor of ours in Australia claiming that the act of punching down an extra telephone extension line at the telephone entry point punch down block, in a house or business, must only be done by a licensed electrician. I'm not sure whether or not that is truly fact or fiction so I've placed an order for the applicable regulation AS 3000:2007. In the meantime, is there anybody on this list who can either confirm or deny this information. Thanks Kind Regards Kevin Harris TSP Canada - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
