# TCA2 Outstanding Matters (/docs/form-guides/telecommunications/national/acma-tca2)



The **TCA2** is ACMA advice for non-compliant cabling you notice outside the work you were engaged to do. Use it to show the issue and how urgently the customer or building manager should address it.

[Open the TCA2 form](/forms/acma-tca2) when you have identified the outstanding matters.

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  TCA2 reports outstanding matters. It does not certify the cabling work you
  completed. Use a TCA1 or another compliant certification statement for that.
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## Before you start [#before-you-start]

* Know whether this is **pre works** or **post works** advice.
* Only tick issues you actually noticed in the pre-existing installation.
* For each issue you tick, choose one **priority** level: urgent safety hazard, attention required (non-urgent), or long term low safety risk.
* Have enough site notes to identify the affected cabling when you explain the advice to the customer.

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## Advice Type [#advice-type]

Select when this advice applies. Use the timing that matches when you noticed the outstanding matter.

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    Choose **Pre works advice** or **Post works advice** before download.
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  <Card title="When to use TCA2" icon="info">
    Use TCA2 to record outstanding cabling matters outside your contracted work, not to certify work you completed (that is TCA1).
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* **Pre works advice** - issues spotted before your cabling work starts.
* **Post works advice** - issues spotted after or during your work on site.

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## Outstanding Matters [#outstanding-matters]

Tick each row that applies, then choose a priority for that row. Leave rows blank when they do not apply to this site.

The form mirrors the official table:

1. Inadequate separation of communications and electrical cabling
2. Inappropriate or inadequate support provided to cables
3. Cables not secured or fixed
4. Non-compliant cabling product used
5. Non-compliant customer equipment installed
6. Non-compliant earthing
7. Wrong colour conduit used
8. Records are missing or out of date
9. Pre-existing cables are worn or frayed
10. Pre-existing cabling is not compliant (other)

For each selected row, pick one priority:

* **Urgent safety hazard**
* **Attention required - non-urgent**
* **Long term - low safety risk**

The official TCA2 is a one-page checklist. It has no free-text field for location or explanation. Keep separate job notes or photos when they are needed to show exactly what you found.

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## Before download [#before-download]

* Check whether the advice is pre works or post works.
* Tick only the matters you noticed.
* Choose exactly one priority for every matter you tick.
* Make sure you can explain where each matter is and what the customer should do next.
* Review the one-page PDF before handing it over.

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## After download [#after-download]

Give the completed PDF to the customer or building manager. ACMA says you are not required to keep a TCA2 copy, though your business or job process may still require one.

Complete a [TCA1](/docs/form-guides/telecommunications/national/acma-tca1-attach-a) or another compliant certification statement when you also performed or supervised completed cabling work.

For examples of when to use each row, read [ACMA TCA2 outstanding matters](/resources/acma-tca2-outstanding-matters-cabling-guide).

Tradie Forms is not affiliated with the ACMA. Check the [current ACMA cabling advice requirements](https://www.acma.gov.au/cabling-advice-forms).