Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2022 (Cth)

Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2022 Telecommunications Act 1997

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes the following technical standard under subsection 376(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated: 8 December 2022

Chris Jose [signed] Member

Linda Caruso [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1 – Preliminary 1 Name

(1) This technical standard is the Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2022.

(2) This technical standard may also be cited as the Mobile Equipment Standard 2022.

2 Commencement

This technical standard commences at the start of 22 December 2022.

3 Authority This technical standard is made under subsection 376(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4 Repeal of the Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2018

The Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2018 (F2018L01727) is repealed.

5 Background

(1) This technical standard applies to particular customer equipment, as provided by section 13.

Note: A thing that is customer equipment to which this technical standard applies is referred to as an item.

(2) This technical standard consists only of such requirements as are necessary or convenient for the following:

(a) protecting the integrity of a telecommunications network or a facility;

(b) protecting the health or safety of persons who: (i) operate; or (ii) work on; or (iii) use services supplied by means of; or (iv) are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of; a telecommunications network or a facility;

(c) ensuring that customer equipment can be used to give access to an emergency call service;