ACMA cabling provider rules

Pathways to cabling registration

NOVEMBER 2023 UPDATE
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Contents

Introduction 1
How to use this document 1
Development of training products 1
Cabling Provider Rules and RTOs 1
RPL arrangements 2
Mandatory cabling regulations tests 2
Occupational/ Work health and safety 2
Cabling experience guide 2
Supervision rule for unregistered cablers gaining experience 4
School-based programs experience 4
Chart 1: Open Registration pathways for people who have commenced,
completed or intend to undertake any of the listed certificate
qualifications. 5
Chart 2: Open Registration pathways for people not requiring a certificate
qualification 6
Chart 3: Restricted Registration pathway for people who have commenced,
completed or intend to undertake any of the listed certificate
qualifications 7
Chart 4: Restricted registration pathways for people not requiring a
certificate qualification 8
Chart 5: Lift registration for prescribed electrical qualified workers 9
Electrotechnology Training Package Pathways to ACMA Cabling Provider
Rules cabler registration 10
Specialised competency units for Open and Restricted CPR qualified
cablers 11

Applying for a cabler registration 12

Contact details 13

Appendix A: Cabling experience forms 14

Open registration: Experience requirements 15
Restricted registration: Experience requirements 17

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Contents (Continued)

Appendix B: ACMA definitions: Open, Restricted and Lift

cabling work 19
Definitions of registered cablers 19

Appendix C: Cabling Provider Rules 22

Appendix D: Comparison of old and new competency

codes 24

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Introduction

This document sets out the training pathways for persons wishing to become a
registered cabling provider (cabler) under the Australian Communications and Media
Authority (the ACMA) customer cabling regulatory requirements.

This edition provides updates following the release of the UEE training package 2.0.

How to use this document

This document is intended to be the primary information source for registered training
organisations (RTOs), registrar organisations and cabler assessors to determine
appropriate training pathways for candidates for cabling registration:
> Section 1: Assess the candidate’s experience as specified for cabling experience.
> Section 2: Select a training pathway that suits the candidate’s characteristics using
the charts
> Section 3: Registrar contact details for information on applying for a cabler
registration.
> Section 4: Contact details for information regarding this document.
> Appendix A: Contains the cabling experience requirements.
> Appendix B: Contains the ACMA definitions of Open, Restricted and Lift cabling
work.
> Appendix C: Contains the ACMA guidelines to Cabling Provider Rules.
> Appendix D: Contains a table comparing the old and new competency codes.

Development of training products

In December 2015, the Commonwealth appointed PwC’s Skills for Australia as a Skills
Service Organisation under the Commonwealth Government vocational and
educational training (VET) arrangements. PwC’s Skills for Australia provides support
to the ICT Industry Reference Committee. This Committee is responsible for
developing the business case for reforming or developing training products for the ICT
sector.

Cabling Provider Rules and RTOs

This document applies to requirements for cabling registration under the ACMA Cabler
Provider Rules (CPR) registration system. It does not impose any requirements on
RTOs who are subject to separate regulatory requirements under Commonwealth and
state vocational training arrangements as a condition of their registration as an RTO.

Commonwealth and state vocational training agencies are responsible for ensuring
that training organisations comply with applicable conditions and standards for
registration as an RTO, including by carrying out compliance audits.

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RPL arrangements
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) processes and decisions are the domain of RTOs,
however:
> RTOs should take every reasonable precaution to ensure that credit for prior
learning is accurately mapped to the relevant competency units.
> RPL credits for ICTWHS204 Follow work health and safety and environmental
policy and procedures can be granted using standard RPL processes.
> RPL credits for ‘specialist’ competency units can be granted using standard RPL
processes.

Mandatory cabling regulations tests

All pathways to CPR registration include a mandatory cabling regulations test. This
written test assesses a candidate’s understanding of the ACMA regulatory
requirements contained in competency training programs. The test requirements are:
> Restricted or Lift registration: 30 questions
> Open registration: 50 questions.

Candidates must correctly answer at least 80 per cent of the questions to pass the
test. Results of the cabling regulations test must be provided to registrars. Any re-test
must meet the same requirement.

Occupational/Work health and safety

All pathways to CPR registration must include an occupational/ work health and safety
(OH&S/ WH&S) requirement – that is, the candidate must produce documentary proof
of having completed the OH&S/ WH&S units indicated in Charts 1–5.

Alternately, a candidate that has completed a recognised apprenticeship, or other

formal qualifications, where an OH&S/ WH&S component was part of this training, can
be recognised by an RTO or a registrar as having met the OH&S/ WH&S requirement.

An RTO may also grant RPL credits for the OH&S/ WH&S units using the standard
RPL processes – this can include, but is not limited to, a White card (or equivalent)
and a current first aid certificate. A registrar may also accept a White card (or
equivalent) and a current first aid certificate as meeting the OH&S/ WH&S
requirement.

Cabling experience guide

Open registration
Appendix A: Cabling experience guide forms: Open registration contains a cabling
experience checklist that RTOs or supervisors/employers can use in assessing a
candidate’s experience.

Restricted registration
Appendix A: Cabling experience guide forms: Restricted registration contains a cabling
experience checklist that RTOs or supervisors/employers can use in assessing a
candidate’s experience.

Lift registration
Lift registration is an ‘add-on’ to a prescribed existing ‘electrical’ qualification.
Specialist RTOs with elevator industry involvement run the training programs and
evaluate cabling experience criteria. The Electrotechnology and Telecommunications

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training packages contain the benchmark criteria for the telecommunications
component in lifts.

Requirements for registration

Candidates applying for a registration must provide the registrar with the first three
items listed below before the registrar can issue a registration. Item 4 refers to
specialised competencies that are only required if the applicant will be undertaking any
specialised cabling work – please refer to Specialised competency units for Open and
Restricted CPR qualified cablers in this document.
1. Appropriate certificates for the base competency requirements for which
registration is being sought.
2. Proof of successful completion of the cabling regulations test (for example, a letter
or certificate from the RTO).
3. Proof of practical (on-the-job) cabling experience (see Note below).
4. Appropriate certificates for the specialist competencies if the candidate intends to
perform that type of cabling work.

Note in relation to item 3: Proof of cabling experience

A candidate applying for a restricted registration must provide proof of a minimum of
80-hours actual on-the-job cabling experience. The 80 hours is additional to any
experience that was gained during the training to acquire the competencies for
registration.

A candidate applying for an Open registration must provide sufficient evidence of 360-
hours actual on-the-job cabling experience The 360 hours is additional to any
experience that was gained during the training to acquire the competencies for
registration.

A candidate with 80-hours additional cabling experience who is applying for Open
registration can be registered as a restricted cabler until the candidate has gained a
further 280-hours of on-the-job cabling experience, after which they can re-apply for an
Open registration.

Sufficient evidence of on the job cabling experience can include any of the following:
> suitable recognised industry qualifications involving cabling practices (for example,
licenced electrician, Telstra/Telecommunications technician/linesman, Foxtel pay
TV installer or similar)
> a statutory declaration signed by the candidate in the presence of an authorised
witness setting out the details of the candidate’s experience
> a detailed log book of cabling experience showing dates and types of work
> a signed statement by an employer or a registered cabler, or a supervisor who
does not have to be a registered cabler but must be skilled in cabling installation
work of some kind – e.g. be an electrician who has directly supervised the
candidate, detailing the candidates cabling experience.

Cabling experience is not limited to telecommunications customer cabling experience.

It can include any installation/maintenance/repair work on cabling systems, including
but not limited to, carriers network cabling, mains electrical cabling, security cabling,
MATV/pay TV/terrestrial TV installations and home theatre cabling installations.

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Supervision rule for unregistered cablers gaining
experience
Unregistered cablers, who are undertaking telecommunications customer cabling work
to gain experience, must be directly supervised by an appropriately registered cabler.
Under the ACMA supervision rule, the registered cabler must accept full responsibility
for the telecommunications customer cabling work undertaken by the unregistered
cabler and must ensure that it fully complies with the wiring rules (AS/CA S009:2020
or its replacement), including completing the TCA1 form.

School-based programs experience

Work experience gained under state and territory school-based programs are not
sufficient evidence of practical experience. Practical (on-the-job) experience must be
demonstrated.

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Chart 1: Open Registration pathways for people who
have commenced, completed or intend to undertake any
of the listed certificate qualifications.

Information & Communications Electrotechnology (UEE) Training

Technology (ICT) Training Package Context
Package Context
Statement of Attainment or any one Statement of Attainment or any of
of the following certificate the following certificate
qualifications: qualifications:
ICT30519 Certificate III in Certificate II in Data and Voice
Telecommunications Technology Communications
ICT30419 Certificate III in Certificate III in Data and Voice
Telecommunications Network Build Communications
and Operation Certificate III in Electrotechnology
ICT40120 Certificate IV in Electrician
Information Technology or
ICTSS00084 - Basic Open Cabler Equivalent (see Training package
Registration Skill Set mapping)
ICTSS00086 - ACMA Advanced Must include:
Cabler Registration Skill Set UEECD0007 (WH&S unit)
Must include:
UEEDV0005
ICTWHS204
ICTTEN208 UEECD0019
and either
UEECD0044 and UEECD0046
ICTCBL247
or UEECD0020
ICTCBL units 239, 240, 241, 242,
UEECD0051
206 & ICTCMP201
or equivalents (see Training
package mapping)

ACMA mandated 50 question test

Cabling experience

OPEN registration

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Chart 2: Open Registration pathways for people not
requiring a certificate qualification

Information & Communications Electrotechnology Training Package

Technology (ICT) Training Package (UEE)
Context
The Information & Communications UEECD0007 Apply Work Health and
Technology Training Package includes Safety regulations, codes and
either of the following combinations practices in the workplace
of competency units that satisfy ACMA
CPR Open Registration requirements:
UEECD0019 Fabricate, assemble and
ICTWHS204 Follow occupational dismantle utilities industry components
health and safety and environmental
policy and procedures
UEECD0044 Solve problems in
ICTTEN208 Use electrical skills in
multiple path circuits and UEECD0046
telecommunications work
Solve problems in single path circuits
and:
ICTCBL239 Install customer cable
support systems UEECD0020 Fix and secure
electrotechnology equipment
ICTCBL240 Place and secure
customer cable
ICTCBL241 Terminate metallic UEECD0051 Use drawings, diagrams,
conductor customer cable schedules, standards, codes and
specifications
ICTCBL242 Install functional and
protective telecommunications earthing
system UEEDV0005 Install and maintain
ICTCBL206 Alter services to existing cabling for multiple access to
cable system telecommunications services
ICTCMP201 Organise and monitor
cabling to ensure compliance with
regulatory and industry standards
or:
ICTCBL247 Install, maintain and
modify customer premises
communications cabling: ACMA Open
Rule

ACMA mandated 50 question test

Cabling experience

OPEN registration

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Chart 3: Restricted Registration pathway for people who
have commenced, completed or intend to undertake any
of the listed certificate qualifications

Information & Communications Electrotechnology (UEE) Training

Technology (ICT) Training Package Context
Package Context
Statement of Attainment or any one Statement of Attainment
of the following certificate or:
qualifications: Certificate II in Data and Voice
ICT20319 Certificate II in Communications
Telecommunications Technology or:
ICT30519 Certificate III in Certificate III in Data and Voice
Telecommunications Technology Communications
ICT30419 Certificate III in or:
Telecommunications Network Build Certificate III in Electrotechnology
and Operation Electrician
ICT40120 Certificate IV in or:
Information Technology Equivalent (see Training package
ICTSS00085 - Basic Restricted mapping)
Cabler Registration Skill Set Must include:
Must include: UEECD0007 (WH&S unit)
ICTWHS204
UEEDV0003
ICTTEN208
UEEDV0013; or UEECD0044 and
and either: UEECD0046
ICTCBL246
UEECD0019
or:
ICTCBL units 239, 240, 241 & UEECD0020
ICTCMP201
UEECD0051
or equivalents (see Training
package mapping)

ACMA mandated 30 question test

Cabling experience

RESTRICTED registration

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Chart 4: Restricted registration pathways for people not
requiring a certificate qualification

Information & Communications Electrotechnology (UEE) Training

Technology (ICT) Training Package Context
Package Context
The Information & Communications UEECD0007 Apply Work Health
Technology Training Package and Safety regulations, codes and
includes the following competency practices in the workplace
units that satisfy ACMA CPR and:
Restricted Registration requirements: UEECD0019 Fabricate, assemble
ICTWHS204 Follow work health and and dismantle utilities industry
safety and environmental policies components
and procedures UEECD0020 Fix and secure
ICTTEN208 Use electrical skills in electrotechnology equipment
telecommunications work UEECD0051 Use drawings,
and either diagrams, schedules, standards,
ICTCBL239 Install customer cable codes and specifications
support systems UEEDV0003 Install and connect
ICTCBL240 Place and secure cabling for direct access to
customer cable telecommunications service
ICTCBL241 Terminate metallic and:
conductor customer cable UEEDV0013 Solve problems in
ICTCMP201 Organise and monitor data and voice communications
cabling to ensure compliance with circuits
regulatory and industry standards or:
or UEECD0044 Solve problems in
ICTCBL246 Install, maintain and multiple path circuits and
modify customer premises UEECD0046 Solve problems in
communications cabling: ACMA single path circuits
Restricted Rule or equivalents (see Training
package mapping)

ACMA mandated 30 question test

Cabling experience

RESTRICTED registration

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Chart 5: Lift registration for prescribed electrical
qualified workers
Lift registration for ACMA CPR purposes is an ‘add-on’ to a prescribed ‘electrical’
qualification, permitting a person to undertake telecommunications customer cabling
work in the lift environment. Suitable training programs are typically run by specialist
RTOs with elevator industry involvement.

The Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Training Packages contain the

benchmark criteria for telecommunications customer cabling in lifts, and the
Electrotechnology Training Package covers all non-telecommunications requirements.

Note 1: A suitably qualified ‘electrical’ worker (e.g. electrician) can only undertake
telecommunications cabling work that is within the scope of their Open, Restricted or
Lift CPR within the lift environment. However, the appropriate competencies for co-
axial, fibre optic, structured or broadband will also be required when undertaking work
on that type of telecommunications cable used within a lift. Persons who hold a
Restricted or Lift CPR can only obtain the specialised broadband cabling competency.
The other competencies can only be attained by an Open CPR.

Note 2: A person seeking a Lift registration, who already has a current Open or
Restricted CPR, will not be required to complete the ACMA mandated 30-question test
indicated in the chart below.

Information & Communications Electrotechnology Training

Technology (ICT) Training Package Context
Package Context
Electrical Certification UEE41120 Certificate IV in
and Electrical – Lift Systems
ICTCBL238

ACMA-mandated 30-question test

LIFT registration

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Electrotechnology Training Package Pathways to ACMA
Cabling Provider Rules cabler registration
In the current UEE version of the Electrotechnology Training Package, qualifications
and statements of achievement are gained by the achievement of the units of
competency specified in the packaging rules.

As a unit of competency incorporates both the required knowledge, skills and

standards of performance for the scope of work it covers, RTOs are required to issue
transcripts for a qualification or Statement of Attainment. This qualification or
statement should only list the national code and title of units of competency achieved.

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Specialised competency units for Open and Restricted
CPR qualified cablers
From 1 July 2014, all cablers (who had not already done so) were required to gain
additional specialist competencies/endorsements to their base registration type
competencies to enable them to perform that type of specialised cabling work.

All cablers (including experienced cablers with Open CPR qualifications) are required
to have the appropriate specialised competencies/endorsements when working on
optical, co-axial, structured, underground and aerial customer cabling.

All cablers with Restricted CPR qualifications are required to have the broadband
specialised competency unit when working on specialised point-to-point data or
coaxial telecommunications customer cabling.

It should be noted that a cabler is not required to hold all of the specialised
competencies – they are only required to obtain competencies for the work that
they are intending to undertake.

The RTO has the responsibility to ensure the pre-requisite requirements are met for
these competencies and recording evidence of credits, completed qualification/s, or
assessing and providing a Statement of Attainment.

Registrars will require the usual level of evidence to record previously attained
endorsements for Open CPR registrants.

Competencies in other national training packages are also recognised by registrars

when they align with the benchmark competencies.

Specialised competency units recognised by registrars are:

Specialisation ICT UEE

Optical fibre ICTCBL322 UEEDV0006

Co-axial ICTCBL303 UEEDV0008 (note 2)
Structured cable ICTCBL301 UEEDV0008 (note 2)
**Underground ICTCBL334 and ICTCBL329 UEEDV0007
**Aerial ICTCBL335 and ICTCBL333 UEEDV0002

Specialised broadband ICTCMP203* ICTCMP203*

cabling (Restricted Cabler
Registration)

*ICTCMP203 Perform restricted customer premises (point-to-point) data or co-axial

telecommunications customer cabling work is a restricted competency unit. However,
an Open registered cabler can obtain this competency but they will only be able to
undertake data or co-axial customer cabling work in a domestic or small office/home
office environment.
**It is not necessary to obtain authorisation or a carrier licence from the ACMA for the
installation of customer cabling between two distinct places using underground or
aerial cabling, where that cabling is not used to supply services to the public.
Note 2: Co-axial and structured cable training is delivered under a single competency.

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Applying for a cabler registration
Anyone who has met the relevant competency requirements for the type of cabling
registration they select can apply for a cabling registration from an ACMA-accredited
registrar.

There are five national accredited registrars to choose from:

Australian Cabler Registration Service (ACRS)

Tel: 1300 667 771 Fax: 02 9744 3928
Email: [email protected] Website: www.acrs.com.au
Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL)
Tel: 1300 127 425 Fax: 02 8425 4343
Email: [email protected] Website: www.asial.com.au
BICSI Registered Cablers Australia Pty Ltd (BRCA)
Tel: 1800 306 444 Fax: 03 9867 5099
Email: [email protected] Website: www.brca.com.au
Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia)
Tel: 03 8892 3131 Fax: 03 8892 3132
Email: [email protected] Website: www.fpaa.com.au/cabling
TITAB Australia Cabler Registry Services (TITAB ACRS)
Tel: 03 9631 0800 Fax: 03 9650 0485
Email: [email protected] Website: www.titab.com.au

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Contact details
For more information or advice about this document or other issues about cabler
training, contact the ACMA:
Tel: 1300 850 115
Email: [email protected]
Website: acma.gov.au

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Appendix A: Cabling experience
forms

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Open registration: Experience requirements
THIS FORM IS FOR USE BY SUPERVISORS/employers
It can be submitted as evidence of cabling experience to a registrar.

Photocopy this page, add the name of the candidate and tick the criteria they have
met.

CANDIDATE NAME: _______________________________________________

In addition to completion of relevant competency requirements candidates require

cabling experience to progress to open registration. The candidate must provide
sufficient evidence to the registrar of cabling experience, which is one of the following:
> recognised industry qualifications involving cabling practices (for example, qualified
electrician)
> a statutory declaration signed by the candidate in the presence of an authorised
witness setting out the details of the candidates experience
> a detailed log book of cabling experience showing dates and types of work
> a signed statement by an employer or a registered cabler who has directly
supervised the candidate, detailing the candidate’s experience.

Criteria for determining cabling experience

Essential requirements: Candidates are required to have sufficient experience
and must meet ALL three requirements (tick to indicate):

 Experience comprises at least 360 hours of actual work on cabling tasks

 Cabling experience was supervised by a registered cabler
 Cabling work undertaken is covered by AS/CA S009:2020 or AS/NZS 3000:2007
(or their replacements)

Other criteria/requirements: All candidates must meet at least FOUR of the

following requirements (tick to indicate):

 Installation of distributor systems involving a capacity of at least 20 lines

 Installation of telecommunications earthing protection
 Creation and interpretation of cable plans
 Assist in cable testing and fault rectification
 Assist in preparation of telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) reports for
customers (TCA1 forms are mandatory, while TCA2 forms are advisory. Refer to
the ACMA website.)
 Interaction with customers
REGISTERED CABLING SUPERVISORS NAME: ____________________________

REGISTERED CABLING SUPERVISORS SIGNATURE: ______________________

SUPERVISORS REGISTRATION NUMBER: ________________________________

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OR

EMPLOYER NAME: _________________________

COMPANY NAME: _________________________

EMPLOYER SIGNATURE: _________________________

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Restricted registration: Experience requirements
THIS FORM FOR USE BY SUPERVISORS/employers
It can be submitted as evidence of cabling experience to a registrar

Photocopy this page, add the name of the candidate and tick the criteria they have
met.

CANDIDATE NAME: ___________________________________________________

In addition to the completion of relevant competency requirements, candidates require

cabling experience to progress to a Restricted Registration. The cabler must provide
evidence to the registrar of sufficient cabling experience, which is one of the following:
> recognised industry qualifications involving cabling practices (for example, qualified
electrician)
> a statutory declaration signed by the candidate in the presence of an authorised
witness, setting out the details of the candidates experience
> a detailed log book of cabling experience, showing dates and types of work
> a signed statement by an employer or a registered cabler who has directly
supervised the candidate, detailing the candidate’s experience.

Criteria for determining cabling experience

Essential requirements: Candidates are required to have sufficient experience
and must meet ALL three requirements (tick to indicate):

 Experience comprises at least 80 hours of actual work on cabling tasks

 Cabling experience was supervised by a registered cabler
 Cabling work undertaken is covered by AS/CA S009:2020 or AS/NZS 3000:2007
(or their replacements)

Other criteria/requirements: All candidates must meet at least TWO of the

following requirements (tick to indicate):

 Creation and interpretation of cable plans

 Assist in cable testing and fault rectification
 Preparation of telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) reports for customers
(TCA1 forms are mandatory, while TCA2 forms are advisory. Refer to the ACMA
website.)
 Interaction with customers
REGISTERED CABLING SUPERVISORS NAME: _________________________

REGISTERED CABLING SUPERVISORS SIGNATURE: _____________________

SUPERVISORS REGISTRATION NUMBER: _________________________

OR

EMPLOYER NAME: _________________________

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COMPANY NAME: _________________________

EMPLOYER SIGNATURE: _________________________

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Appendix B: ACMA definitions:
Open, Restricted and Lift
cabling work
The following information on cabling work is based on the Telecommunications
Cabling Provider Rules 2014 (CPRs), as amended, made under subsection 421(1) of
the Telecommunications Act 1997. The full consolidated version is on the ACMA
website at www.acma.gov.au.

Definitions of registered cablers

Open registered cabler
A person authorised to undertake any Open cabling work, subject to the person
holding the appropriate endorsements or specialist competencies for any specialised
cabling work undertaken.

Restricted registered cabler

A person authorised to undertake any restricted cabling work, subject to the person
holding a specialist broadband competency for any data or co-axial cabling work
undertaken in the home or small office environment.

Lift registered cabler

An appropriately licensed electrician authorised to undertake any lift cabling work,
subject to the person holding a specialist broadband competency for any data or co-
axial cabling work undertaken in a lift environment.

Specialised cabling
Specialised cabling includes any installation, maintenance or repair to any of the
following types of customer cabling:
Open registered cabler
1. Structured (data cable Cat 5/5e/6 etc.)
2. Optical-fibre cable
3. Co-axial cable
4. Underground
5. Aerial

Restricted registered cabler

Broadband (data or co-axial cable in the home or small office)

Open cabling work

Open cabling work is any type of customer cabling work (including structured, co-axial,
optical fibre cabling, aerial and underground cabling work on private or public
property), where the customer cabling used terminates at the network boundary on a
socket, a network termination device or a MDF (main distribution frame).

Restricted cabling work

The CPRs define restricted cabling work as:
1. Subject to subsection (2), the following cabling work is restricted cabling work:
(a) cabling work (including co-axial, broadband, aerial or underground cabling
work on private property):

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 i. that is performed only in relation to a customer’s premises; and
ii. in which the electrical supply voltage does not exceed typical domestic
single-phase (230 V a c) and three-phase (400 V a c) electrical supply
voltages; and
iii. in which the customer cabling that is used terminates at the network
boundary on a socket or network termination device;
(b) cabling work in which customer cabling is connected to customer equipment
that complies with:
i. the Act; and
ii. the requirements of the Labelling Notice;
(c) cabling work that meets all of the following criteria to ensure the cablers
safety:
i. the work is performed only in relation to a customer’s premises;
ii. the electrical supply voltage exceeds the typical domestic single-
phase (230 V a c) and three-phase (400 V a c) electrical supply
voltages;
iii. the supply voltages are identifiable by every person performing the
cabling work;
iv. the electrical power cables are inaccessible to any person performing
the cabling work
Note: HV cables must not be accessible to restricted cabling providers

Note: Section 4.6 sets out requirements that must be met if a cabling
provider is performing restricted cabling work that relates to aerial cabling.
2. Subsection (1) does not apply to cabling work:
(a) performed between customer equipment and any of the following jumperable
distributors or jumperable frames, and terminating at the distributor or frame:
i. a Building Distributor;
ii. a Campus Distributor;
iii. a Local Distributor;
iv. a Floor Distributor;
v. a System Distribution Frame;
vi. a Test Point Frame; or
(b) involving cable pairs that are included in cable sheaths shared with other
services; or
(c) performed between customer equipment and a patch panel, and terminating
at the patch panel.

Examples of restricted cabling work

3. Cabling work connected behind an alarm panel or modem (but not via a
jumperable distributor, a jumperable frame or a patch panel).
4. Cabling work connected directly behind a Customer Switching System (but not via
a jumperable distributor, a jumperable frame or a patch panel).
5. Cabling work for additional phone points (other than the first point) in a
commercial, high rise or multi-storey building, if the service involved is a standard
telephone service (but not via a jumperable distributor, a jumperable frame or a
patch panel).
6. Cabling work for a home automation system (but not via a jumperable distributor,
a jumperable frame or a patch panel).

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Lift cabling work
Lift cabling work is defined in the CPRs as work:
(a) that is performed in relation to a lift that has been installed, or is to be
installed; and
(b) in relation to which the customer cabling that is used connects:
i. a cross connection point adjacent to the lift motor room; and
ii. the lift control cubicle within the lift motor room; and
iii. the lift cars.

Examples of cross connection points

7. The Floor Distributor (formerly known as the Intermediate Distribution Frame).
8. The Local Distributor (formerly known as the Final Distribution Point).
9. Another suitable cable termination point adjacent to the lift motor room.

Telecommunications cabling work in Lift is covered by the ACMA CPR

requirements.

Electrical work is covered by the electrical industry and the UEE Training Package.

Cablers registered as Open CPR are also qualified to work on telecommunications Lift
cabling as an ‘Open’ CPR obviously exceeds requirements for both Lift and Restricted.
However, if the cabling being installed contains LV electrical cable, the cabler must
also be a licensed electrician.

More information
More detailed information about the CPRs and arrangements for cabler registration is
available on the ACMA website, acma.gov.au.

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Appendix C: Cabling Provider
Rules
The Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules 2014 (CPRs) regulate the customer
cabling industry and an industry-managed training and registration scheme.

CPRs ensure that minimum cabling requirements are in place to promote safety and
maintain network integrity.

The major requirements of CPRs are that:

10. All customer cabling work in the telecommunications, fire security and data
industries must be performed by a registered cabler holding the appropriate
endorsements or specialist competencies for any specialised cabling work
undertaken.
11. Depending on the cabling work performed, cablers must obtain either an Open,
Restricted or Lift registration that meets ACMA’s training competency
requirements as well as the appropriate endorsements or specialist competencies
required for any specialised cabling work that will be undertaken
12. Cabling work must comply with the Wiring Rules. The Wiring Rules detail the
minimum requirements for cabling installations to ensure that network integrity and
the health and safety of end-users, other cablers and carrier personnel is
protected.
13. Telecommunications cabling must be adequately separated or segregated from
electrical cabling to avoid creating a dangerous situation.
14. Cablers are required to install only cabling product (including cable) and customer
equipment that complies with the requirements of the Labelling Notice.
15. Cablers must, at the completion of each cabling task, provide the client (that is, the
customer or employer, whichever is appropriate) with a job sign-off form, such as
a telecommunications cabling advice form (TCA).
16. Registered cablers must directly supervise an unqualified cablers cabling work. A
supervising cabler can only do this if they hold the appropriate registration and the
applicable endorsements or competencies for the work being undertaken – this is
known as the Supervision Rule.
17. Under the Supervision Rule, a qualified cabler with the appropriate registration
and the applicable endorsements or competencies, must accept full responsibility
for the work done by an unqualified cabler and ensure that it fully complies with
the Wiring Rules including signing the TCA form.
18. Cablers must provide all reasonable cooperation and assistance to ACMA
inspectors and cabling auditors. Cablers can be subject to fines if they do not
abide by their registration conditions.
19. Cablers are required to notify their registrar of any change of contact details within
21 days.

More information
This is a brief overview of the CPRs and does not list all the obligations and
responsibilities of cablers performing telecommunications cabling work. Cablers
should make themselves familiar with the requirements of the CPRs, which are
available via the ACMA website at acma.gov.au.

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Enquiries to the ACMA should be directed to:
> telephone 1300 850 115
> email: [email protected].

This document is intended as a guide only. For this reason, the information should not
be relied on as legal advice or regarded as a substitute for legal advice in individual
cases.

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Appendix D: Comparison of old
and new competency codes
New competency codes Old competency codes
ICT Release 6.0 (July 2020) ICT10 Release 3.0 (January 2016)
ICTCBL239 ICTCBL201
ICTCBL240 ICTCBL202
ICTCBL241 ICTCBL203
ICTCBL242 ICTCBL204
ICTCBL206 ICTCBL206
ICTCBL246 ICTCBL236
ICTCBL247 ICTCBL237
ICTCBL238 ICTCBL238
ICTCBL301 ICTCBL301
ICTCBL322 ICTCBL302
ICTCBL303 ICTCBL303
ICTCBL334 ICTCBL307
ICTCBL329 ICTCBL308
ICTCBL335 ICTCBL309
ICTCBL333 ICTCBL310
ICTCMP201 ICTCMP201
ICTCMP203 ICTCMP202
ICTTEN208 ICTTEN201
ICTWHS204 ICTWHS204

New competency codes Old competency codes

From UEE Release 2.0 (October 2020) UEE11 Release 1.5 (December 2014)
to current release
UEECD0007 UEENEEE101A
UEECD0019 UEENEEE102A
UEECD0020 UEENEEE105A
UEECD0043 1 or UEENEEE104A
UEECD0044 and UEECD0046

UEECD0051 UEENEEE107A
UEEDV0002 UEENEEF112A
UEEDV0003 UEENEEF101A
UEEDV0005 UEENEEF102A

1
This unit has been replaced by UEECD0044 and UEECD0046.

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New competency codes Old competency codes
From UEE Release 2.0 (October 2020) UEE11 Release 1.5 (December 2014)
to current release
UEEDV0006 UEENEEF105A
UEEDV0007 UEENEEEF113A
UEEDV0008 UEENEEEF104A
UEEDV0013 UEENEEF106A

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