Jammers are illegal – don’t risk it
All jammers are illegal in Australia, including:
- mobile phone jammers
- GPS jammers
- wi-fi jammers
- drone jammers.
All of these jammers can cause interference that disrupts important communications signals, including those used by the emergency services.
Using these jammers puts lives at risk, including your own.
View the rules for these jammers in the Jamming Equipment Permanent Ban.
Serious penalties apply
The maximum penalty for owning, supplying or operating a jammer is a $330,000 fine and/or 2 years in prison.
If you are found to be causing significant interference to others, maximum penalties may include a fine of $1,650,000 or 5 years prison.
Mobile phone jammers
You are not allowed to operate, supply, offer to supply or have a mobile phone jammer.
These jammers can:
- block access for people calling emergency services
- interfere with other radio services
- aid criminal and terrorist activities.
GPS jammers
You are not allowed to operate, supply, offer to supply or have a GPS jammer.
These jammers can:
- disrupt navigation systems that the police, ambulance and fire services use
- pose a risk to other radio communication services.
Wi-fi jammers
You are not allowed to operate, supply, offer to supply or have a wi-fi jammer.
These jammers can:
- disrupt services relied upon by businesses and consumers
- cause a drone to behave unpredictably, and potentially endanger property and peoples’ safety.
Drone jammers
You are not allowed to operate, supply, offer to supply or have a drone jammer.
These jammers can:
- disrupt services relied on by businesses and consumers
- cause a drone to behave unpredictably and potentially endanger property and people’s safety.
Jamming equipment permanent ban
Notice pursuant to subsection 172(3) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992
