AS/ACIF S040:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for use with the Standard Telephone Service - Features for special needs

AS/ACIF S040_2001.pdf
This Disability Standard applies to certain Customer Equipment (CE) that uses a telephone handset or a keypad, that is manufactured in, or imported into Australia for use with the Standard Telephone Service. This Standard defines the technical requirements relating to the features of the equipment that is designed to cater for some of the special needs of persons with disabilities. Note that this includes fax machines with a handset and system integral equipment.

Regulatory notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) as Telecommunications Disability Standard AS/ACIF S040 2002 under s380 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACA was a Commonwealth Authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Section 380 disability standards are not included in the compliance arrangements for section 376 technical standards provided by the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001. Nonetheless, section 380 disability standards are mandatory and the ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to ensure compliance with these standards.

Compliance with section 380 disability standards is relevant in determining whether a person has complied with section 24 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in the supply of customer equipment.

Further information can be obtained from the ACMA website at http://www.acma.gov.au.