Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1991 No. 98 of 1991 - SECT 257

257. (1) A person may apply to AUSTEL for a permit for the connection to a
telecommunications network of customer equipment, or a type of customer
equipment.

(2) The application must:

   (a)  give a detailed description of the nature of the customer equipment,
        or type of customer equipment; and

   (b)  be accompanied by:

        (i)    a report issued by an accredited test house on whether
               connection of the equipment to a telecommunications network
               would comply with technical standards determined under Division
               3; or

        (ii)   such other technical information as AUSTEL requires
               the applicant to provide; and

   (c)  be in the form approved by AUSTEL; and

   (d)  be accompanied by the payment of the appropriate fee.

(3) The approved form of application may provide for verification by statutory
declaration of statements in applications.