About policy and legislation

The Australian Government's telecommunications policy is set out in election policy statements, media releases and other public statements.

Telecommunications legislation takes a number of forms. Acts passed by the Parliament are primary legislation. Here you can access primary legislation.

The primary legislation provides for the making of regulations, determinations, declarations and other forms of subordinate legislation. Subordinate legislation is made by the Minister and by regulatory authorities such as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Here you can access subordinate legislation made by the Minister, the ACMA and the ACCC.

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• Last modified: 6 February 2008, 12:18pm