Telecommunications (Labelling Notice -Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2025

Dated: 20 March 2025

Adam Suckling

[signed]

Member

Michael Brealey

[signed]

 General Manager

1  Name

  This instrument is the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice - Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the later of:

1.     the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; and
2.     immediately after the commencement of the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025.

Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: The Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 commences on 31 March 2025.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 376(1) and 419(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4  Amendments – Telecommunications (Customer Equipment Safety) Technical Standard 2018

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

5  Amendments – Telecommunications (Type of Cabling Work) Declaration 2024

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

Schedule 1—Amendments – Telecommunications (Customer Equipment Safety) Technical Standard 2018

Telecommunications (Customer Equipment Safety) Technical Standard 2018 (F2018L01725)

1  Section 6, definition of applicable technical standard (including the note)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

  applicable technical standard has the meaning given by section 9 of the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025.

Note 1: The Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 is a legislative instrument.  For references in this technical standard to legislative instruments, see section 7.

Note 2: The definition of applicable technical standard in clause 1 of Schedule 4 to the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 does not apply to this technical standard.

2  Note to paragraph 12(b)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note: See section 9 of, and the table in Schedule 1 to, the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 to find out whether there are any other technical standards that are applicable technical standards in relation to the customer equipment.

Schedule 2— Amendments - Telecommunications (Type of Cabling Work) Declaration 2024

Telecommunications (Type of Cabling Work) Declaration 2024 (F2024L00254)

1  Section 6 (note to definition of section 407 instrument)

Omit “Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015”, substitute “Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025”.