Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01489:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01489
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 2645–4662

6  Specified customer equipment
 (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 9E(2)(a) of the Act.

Customer equipment enabling use of National Relay Service
 (2) The following customer equipment, that enables a person to use the National Relay Service to access a standard telephone service, is specified:
 (a) teletypewriter or any other equipment which facilitates text to text communication over a telecommunications network;
 (b) equipment which facilitates data transmission over a telecommunications network;
 (c) equipment which facilitates both of the following:
 (i) data transmission over a telecommunications network;
 (ii) the transfer of data into braille.

Other customer equipment
 (3) The following customer equipment, that enables a person with disability to use a standard telephone service in spite of the person's disability, to communicate effectively with a person without disability, is specified:
 (a) a standard rental telephone handset which includes one‑touch dial memory, a lightweight handset and a built‑in hearing aid coupler;
 (b) a telephone which amplifies the incoming caller's voice to suit the listener;
 (c) a telephone which amplifies the speaker's voice, allowing the speaker to adjust the speech level to suit the listener;
 (d) a handsfree telephone for a person who cannot hold a telephone handset;
 (e) an ancillary telecommunications product which has adjustable volume, tone and pitch controls to assist the user to hear the telephone ringing;
 (f) an ancillary telecommunications product which is a visual alert that there is an incoming call;
 (g) an ancillary telecommunications product which allows the connection of a second piece of equipment (such as a visual signal alert) in parallel with the existing telephone;
 (h) an ancillary telecommunications product in which the telephone handset is cradled, providing handsfree operation;
 (i) a telephone adapting device which allows a person with a cochlear implant to use the standard telephone service.