Commonwealth legislation

Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

62 of 1998

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations are short administrative rules made under the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997. They do two simple things:

1. Set up basic definitions They define what "the Act" means when mentioned in these regulations (it refers to the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997).

2. Protect the Authority's logo They 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.

In short, this is the legal paperwork that establishes the telecommunications regulator's brand protection and basic administrative definitions.

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Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998

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Statutory Rules 1998 No. 621

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Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998

I, 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.

Dated 17 April 1998.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, the Information Economy

and the Arts

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Part 1—Preliminary

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998.

Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

Definition

In these Regulations:

“Act” means the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.

Part 2—Protected symbol

Protected symbol

For the definition of “protected symbol” in subsection 55 (7) of the Act, the design of the Authority’s official symbol is:

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Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 1998.

Source text

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1 Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 621

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Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998

Dated 17 April 1998.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, the Information Economy

and the Arts

____________

Part 1—Preliminary

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Australian Communications Authority Regulations 1998.

Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

Definition

In these Regulations:

“Act” means the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.

Part 2—Protected symbol

Protected symbol

For the definition of “protected symbol” in subsection 55 (7) of the Act, the design of the Authority’s official symbol is:

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Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 1998.