Commonwealth legislation

Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

222 of 1982

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does: These regulations protect the official branding of the Australian Bicentennial Authority—the government body organizing Australia's 200th anniversary celebrations (marking 1788-1988).

Key points:

Official symbols: Declares specific designs (shown in the Schedule) as official symbols of the Authority. This gives them legal protection against unauthorized use.
Protected words: Lists specific phrases that cannot be used without approval under the parent Act: "Australian Bicentenary", "The Australian Achievement", "Australia 200", "Sail", "Sail Australia", "Opsail", "Operation Sail", "Tall Ships", and "Tall Ships Australia".

Who it affects: Businesses, event organizers, or individuals wanting to use these specific symbols or phrases for commercial purposes related to the Bicentenary celebrations would need permission from the Authority.

Why it matters: This prevents unauthorized commercial exploitation of the national celebration's branding and ensures the Authority maintains control over how the Bicentenary is represented and marketed.

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Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1982 No. 2221

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Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980.

Dated 9 September 1982.

N.M.STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. T. MCVEIGH

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980.

Official symbols of the Authority

Each of the symbols the design of which is set out in the Schedule is declared to be an official symbol of the Authority.

Prescribed expressions

For the purposes of paragraph 22 (6) (d) of the Act the following words are prescribed, namely, “Australian Bicentenary”, “The Australian Achievement”, “Australia 200”, “Sail”, “Sail Australia”, “Opsail”, “Operation Sail”, “Tall Ships” and “Tall Ships Australia”.

SCHEDULE Regulation 3

OFFICIAL SYMBOLS OF THE AUTHORITY

Third Symbol

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Fourth Symbol

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Australia 1788-1988

SCHEDULE—continued

Fifth Symbol

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1788-1988

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 September 1982.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 2221

–––––––

Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations

Dated 9 September 1982.

N.M.STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. T. MCVEIGH

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment

–––––––––

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Bicentennial Authority Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980.

Official symbols of the Authority

Each of the symbols the design of which is set out in the Schedule is declared to be an official symbol of the Authority.

Prescribed expressions

For the purposes of paragraph 22 (6) (d) of the Act the following words are prescribed, namely, “Australian Bicentenary”, “The Australian Achievement”, “Australia 200”, “Sail”, “Sail Australia”, “Opsail”, “Operation Sail”, “Tall Ships” and “Tall Ships Australia”.

SCHEDULE Regulation 3

OFFICIAL SYMBOLS OF THE AUTHORITY

Third Symbol

Fourth Symbol

Australia 1788-1988

SCHEDULE—continued

Fifth Symbol

1788-1988

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 September 1982.