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AU Regulations on LAN Cabling?

Posted by Cliff on from the licensed-cable-technicians!? dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "After getting a ridiculous quote for the cost of rewiring an office, I started investigating the possibility of doing all the phone/data cabling myself. About 40 RJ-45 ports all coming back to a central patch panel that would be patched into the phone or data switch as needed. My research found that doing this simple job would be illegal in Australia, according to the Australian Communications Authority's (ACA) website. According to them, they have the right to walk in at any time and demand an audit of your LAN, and if it was not installed by a registered cabler, you can be fined up to $13,000. My question is, how does this compare to legislation in other parts of the world? Also, has anyone in Australia ever been subject to one of these 'cabling audits'? Was it painful?"

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  1. AU governments site down by nberardi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Looks like the AU government's website needs to be audited. They obviously don't have the bandwidth to handle a /. :)

  2. Re:Pay off your lawmakers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    [H]is rather amusing and refreshingly honest answer was, "because you didn't pay your lawmakers as much as the distribution cartel did."

    And you call yourselves a yacht club?!? Get some more millionaires in there!

  3. Quality work? by jim_redwagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone else notice the fine job the 'registered cabler' did installing the RJ45 on page 2 of the brochure? That's quality, dead on center work there. ;-)

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  4. Re:damn... by clickster · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is Joe Union. We have reported your illegal cabling activities to the authorities. Taking a note from our RIAA fellows, you can avoid significant prosecution by simply e-mailing us the following: Name: Address: Phone #: Birth Date: Mother's Maiden Name: First School You Attended: National ID Number: Please e-mail all of that information to Foro Forscamoor at trustworthy@nationalbankofnigeria.com Thank you and God have murcy on you kind Sur.

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  5. Re:Lemme put on my Union Hat. by ResidntGeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    One who candles eggs... duh...

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  6. This Old House by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 3, Funny

    This reminds me of the time Bob Villa built his own house and I think aired some of the construction on his show. As soon as he got done the State of California stepped in and told him that since he didn't get any permits or professional electricians/plumbers/carpenters to work on the house they were going to have to condemn the place.

    It's too expensive to be a general handyman for anything anymore.

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