Acts, regulations and legislative instruments—media and broadcasting
When developing and administering legislation relating to the broadband, communications and digital economy portfolio, the department consults as appropriate with industry, consumer groups, other government agencies and key stakeholders.
A list of the Acts administered by the department is found in the 
Administrative Arrangements Order.
This page contains information about the following portfolio legislation:
- Acts
- legislative instruments (including regulations)
Information about relevant legislation is available either through the links below or under various subject areas of the department.
A range of legislative instruments made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority is available at the ACMA Website.
Links to the original and amending instruments, and relevant explanatory material, are available on the archive page.
New legislation
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend and Other Measures) Act 2011
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2010
- Broadcasting Services (Digital-Only Local Market Areas for the Regional Queensland TV1 Licence Areas) Determination (No. 1)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 1 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 2 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 3 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 4 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 5 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 7 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 9 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 10 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 11 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No.1) 2010 (Amendment No. 12 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No.1) 2010 (Amendment No. 13 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 14 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 15 of 2011)
- Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010 (Amendment No. 2 of 2012)
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Regional Queensland TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2011
- Exemption from Restrictions on Transfer of Assets (No. 1 of 2011)
General
Anti-siphoning
Digital broadcasting and datacasting
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (Development of Technical Standards for Domestic Digital Television Reception Equipment) Direction No. 1 of 2009
- Broadcasting Services (Datacasting Charge) Regulations 2001
- Broadcasting Services (Digital-Only Local Market Area for the Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Area) Determination (No. 1) 2010
- Broadcasting Services (Digital-Only Local Market Area for the Regional Victoria TV1 and Western Victoria TV1 Licence Areas) Determination (No.1) 2011
- Broadcasting Services (Digital-Only Local Market Areas for the Regional Queensland TV1 Licence Areas) Determination (No. 1)
- Broadcasting Services (Digital-Only Local Market Areas for the Regional Victoria TV1 and Eastern Victoria TV1 Licence Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2010
- Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Regulations 2000
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Broken Hill, Mount Gambier/South East, Riverland and Spencer Gulf Licence Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2010
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Eastern Victoria TV1, Regional Victoria TV1 and Western Victoria TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2010
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Metropolitan Licence Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2009
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Areas) Determination (No. 2)
- Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Regional Queensland TV1) Determination (No. 1) 2011
- Broadcasting Services (Transmitter Access) Regulations 2001
- Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998
- Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees Act 2006
- Regional Equalisation Plan
Commercial radio and television licence fees
- Radio Licence Fees Act 1964
- Television Licence Fees Act 1964
- Television Licence Fees Regulations 1990
General – Broadcasting Services Act
- Determination under paragraph (c) of the definition of 'broadcasting service' (No. 1 of 2000)
- Notice of Reservation of Capacity for Community Broadcasting Television Services (No. 1 of 1999)
- Notice of Reservation of Capacity for National Radio Broadcasting Services (No. 1) 2005
General – Radiocommunications Act
National broadcasters (ABC and SBS)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation Regulations Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 Special Broadcasting Service Regulations
Interactive gambling
Local Content
- Broadcasting (Hours of Local Content) Declaration No.1 of 2007
- Broadcasting Services (Hours of Local Content) Regulations 2007
National Transmission Network (NTN) sale
- National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998
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Approval of transfer of original assets (No. 1 of 2000)
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Class exemption (No. 1 of 2000)
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Exemption from Restrictions on Transfer of Assets (No. 1 of 2011)
Broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings
Instruments made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority
Document ID: 11580 | Last modified: 7 February 2012, 2:48pm
