{"id":"F1998B00057","name":"Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998","slug":"australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"62 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29757,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1998B00057-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1998 No. 621\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nAustralian Communications Authority Regulations 1998\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.\n\nDated 17 April 1998.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nRICHARD ALSTON\n\nMinister for Communications, the Information Economy\n\nand the Arts\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\nName of Regulations\n\n1. These Regulations are the Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations commence on gazettal.\n\nDefinition\n\n3. In these Regulations:\n\n> “Act” means the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.\n\nPart 2—Protected symbol\n\nProtected symbol\n\n4. For the definition of “protected symbol” in subsection 55 (7) of the Act, the design of the Authority’s official symbol is:\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n> Note: NOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 1998.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1095},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain strictly limited to their original purpose of providing administrative definitions and establishing the Authority's official symbol as legally protected. No expansion beyond this narrow technical function has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative provisions (sections 1-4)","Single defined term ('Act')","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward purpose without substantive legal machinery","No cross-references beyond a single citation to the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations are short administrative rules made under the *Australian Communications Authority Act 1997*. They do two simple things:\n\n**1. Set up basic definitions**\nThey define what \"the Act\" means when mentioned in these regulations (it refers to the *Australian Communications Authority Act 1997*).\n\n**2. Protect the Authority's logo**\nThey officially declare the Australian Communications Authority's symbol (its logo) as a \"protected symbol\" under the law. This means it's an offence for businesses or individuals to use that logo without permission—similar to how you can't use the Commonwealth Coat of Arms or other official government branding without authorisation.\n\nIn short, this is the legal paperwork that establishes the telecommunications regulator's brand protection and basic administrative definitions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998","history":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-communications-authority-regulations-1998/documents"}}