[AusNOG] AusNOG Digest, Vol 49, Issue 20

[Joseph Goldman]

No advantage to knowing it in AU over 000. It is handy to know for when 
abroad though:


    112—International standard emergency number

Triple Zero (000) is Australia's primary telephone number to call for 
assistance in life threatening or time critical emergency situations. 
Dialling 112 directs you to the same Triple Zero (000) call service and 
does not give your call priority over Triple Zero (000).

112 is an international standard emergency number which can only be 
dialled on a/digital mobile phone/. It is accepted as a secondary 
international emergency number in some parts of the world, including 
Australia, and can be dialled in areas of GSM network coverage with the 
call automatically translated to that country’s emergency number. It 
does not require a simcard or pin number to make the call, however phone 
coverage must be available (any carrier) for the call to proceed.

There is no advantage to dialling 112 over Triple Zero (000). Calls to 
112 do not go to the head of the queue for emergency services, and it is 
not true that it is the only number that will work on a mobile phone.

Dialling 112 from a fixed line telephone in Australia (including 
payphones) will not connect you to the emergency call service as it is 
only available from digital mobile phones.


(http://www.triplezero.gov.au/Pages/Usingotheremergencynumbers.aspx)

On 18/03/16 10:49, Mark Andrews wrote:
> In message <CAOu9xNJNsMst_pjwFqwRsY9DEfoF1NH+f-JVqELe+1AGJv1duw at mail.gmail.com>
> , Robert Hudson writes:
>> Both should work. The general population has no idea of 112 (which should
>> work in any country in the world, in any carrier).
> 112 is taught about in lots of places.  If you do a first aid course
> you will almost certainly also be taught about 112 as part of how
> to contact authorities to get help to you using a mobile.
>
> A large proportion of the Australian population knows about 112.
>
> Mark

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