The Australian Communications and Media Authority has proposed efficiency improvements to the administrative processes for customer cabling regulation.
ACMA is responsible for regulating persons who perform customer cabling work, including compliance with rules set out by ACMA. Cablers must be registered with a view to ensuring they are competent, perform cabling work in accordance with the relevant wiring rules and maintain safety for both consumers and other cablers.
ACMA’s proposals are set out in draft amendments to the Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules 2000 and the Arrangements for Operation of the Registration System (No. 3) released today. ACMA is seeking public and industry comment on these proposals to amend existing arrangements for managing the cabler registration system.
The proposed administrative changes are designed to provide greater efficiency and clarity to existing cabling regulation, including a new facility which would enable registrars to renew late registration renewals up to 12 months after expiry without referring to ACMA. Historically, two thirds of all late renewal applications are within this 12 month period.
The amendments also introduce a requirement for cablers to include their registration number on public advertising material or listings. This is intended to provide greater protection to customers who wish to check and verify a cabler’s registration details prior to engaging their services.
In addition, a number of technical changes are proposed to update the language of these instruments and to reference the current Wiring Rules standard (Australian Standard – AS/ACIF S009:2006).
Comment is sought from interested parties on the proposed amendments and the draft instruments, which are available on the ACMA website