Ministerial directions

This is a register under section 67 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 (the Act) of all directions given to the ACMA under the Act or any other act, and directions given under the previous Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.

2025

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Telecommunications (SMS Sender ID Register Industry Standard) Direction 2025	4 February 2025	5 February 2025

2024

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Telecommunications (Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Consumer Protections Industry Standard) Direction 2024	3 December 2024	9 December 2024
Telecommunications (Complaints Handling Industry Standard Amendment) Direction 2024	21 August 2024	27 August 2024
Telecommunications (Customer Communications for Outages Industry Standards) Direction 2024	21 August 2024	27 August 2024
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Emergency Call Service Determination) Direction 2024	21 August 2024	4 September 2024

2023

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Telecommunications (Financial Hardship Industry Standard) Direction 2023	31 August 2023	5 September 2023
Telecommunications (Customer Service Guarantee) Direction 2023	17 July 2023	19 July 2023
Radiocommunications (Space Licence Limits) Repeal Direction 2023	30 May 2023	31 May 2023

2021

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits—850/900 MHz Band) Direction 2021	1 August 2021	10 August 2021

2020

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges—3.4 GHz Band) Direction 2020	10 December 2020	18 December 2020
Broadcasting Services (Australian and Children’s Television Standards) Direction 2020	2 November 2020	12 November 2020
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges—26 GHz Band) Direction 2020	19 October 2020	21 October 2020
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits—26 GHz Band) Direction 2020	9 August 2020	13 August 2020
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Community Television) Direction 2020	29 June 2020	30 June 2020
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Modifications to Apparatus and Spectrum Licences Taxes) Direction 2020	15 May 2020	19 May 2020

2019

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Telecommunications (Revocation of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2019	26 November 2019	26 November 2019
Telecommunications (Industry Standard for Mobile Number Pre-Porting Additional Identity Verification) Direction 2019	14 October 2019	16 October 2019

2018

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Radiocommunications Licence Conditions—3.4 and 3.6 GHz Bands Interference Management) Direction 2018	17 July 2018	20 July 2018
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits—3.6 GHz Band) Direction 2018	6 July 2018	11 July 2018

2017

List of directions
Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Telecommunications (NBN Consumer Experience Industry Standard) Direction 2017	20 December 2017	22 December 2017
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits – 2 GHz Band) Repeal Direction 2017	29 August 2017	1 September 2017
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Direction 2017	21 April 2017	18 May 2017

2016

List of directions
Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation—Residual 700 MHz Spectrum) Direction 2016	11 December 2016	13 December 2016
Telecommunications (Amendment of International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction 2016	1 February 2016	5 February 2016

2015

List of directions
Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits—Regional 1800 MHz Band) Direction 2015	26 May 2015	29 May 2015

2014


Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (3.5 GHz frequency band) Direction 2014	20 Oct 2014	24 Oct 2014

2013

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges) Direction 2013	24 July 2013
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Spectrum Allocation – Post-Auction Review) Direction No.1 of 2013	26 Jul 2013	29 Jul 2013
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges – 700 MHz Band) Direction No. 1 of 2013	26 Jul 2013
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Direction 2013	26 Jun 2013	2 Jul 2013
Broadcasting Services (Material of Local Significance—Regional Aggregated Commercial Television Broadcasting Licences) Direction 2013	26 Jun 2013	28 Jun 2013
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Low Interference Potential Devices in the Digital Dividend) Direction 2013	28 May 2013	30 May 2013
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Television Licence Area Planning and Monitoring) Direction 2013	19 Apr 2013	24 Apr 2013
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Spectrum Licence Allocation—Combinatorial Clock Auction—Eligibility Deadline and Payment Terms) Direction 2013	19 Mar 2013	19 Mar 2013

2012

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Allocation Procedures—Reserve Prices) Direction No. 2 of 2012	14 Dec 2012	14 Dec 2012
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Allocation Procedures—Reserve Prices) Direction No. 1 of 2012	19 Nov 2012	20 Nov 2012
Australian Communications and Media Authority (International Mobile Roaming Industry Standard) Direction (No. 1) 2012	23 Aug 2012	27 Aug 2012
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Advice about Universal Service Subsidies) Direction (No. 1) 2012	24 Feb 2012	01 Mar 2012
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits) Direction No. 2 of 2012	02 Feb 2012	08 Feb 2012
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits) Direction No. 1 of 2012	02 Feb 2012	08 Feb 2012
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges) Direction 2012	09 Feb 2012

2011

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation) Declaration No. 1 of 2011	1 Nov 2011	1 Nov 2011
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation) Declaration No. 2 of 2011	1 Nov 2011	1 Nov 2011
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Direction 2011	04 Jul 2011	07 Jul 2011
Telecommunications (Customer Service Guarantee) Direction (No. 1) 2011	07 Mar 2011	09 Mar 2011
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Advice about Universal Service Subsidies) Direction (No. 1) 2011	24 Feb 2011	25 Feb 2011

2010

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Realising the Digital Dividend) Direction 2010	09 Jul 2010	13 Jul 2010
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Advice about Universal Service Subsidies) Direction (No. 1) 2010	04 Feb 2010	15 Feb 2010

2009

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Development of Technical Standards for Domestic Digital Television Reception Equipment) Direction No. 1 of 2009	21 Oct 2009	10 Nov 2009
Australian Communications and Media Authority (MF NAS Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2009	18 Feb 2009	23 Feb 2009

2008

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Advice about Universal Service Subsidies) Direction (No. 1) 2008	8 May 2008	15 May 2008

2007

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Telemarketing Industry Standard) Direction No. 1 of 2007	4 April 2007	4 April 2007
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Commercial Radio Broadcasting Services) Direction (No. 1) 2007	28 February 2007	6 March 2007
Radiocommunications (Datacasting Transmitter Licence Limits) Direction No. 1 of 2007	5 April 2007	16 April 2007

2006

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Broadcasting Services (Local Content on Regional Commercial Radio) Direction (No. 1) 2006	27 October 2006	2 November 2006
Telecommunications (Customer Service Guarantee) Direction No. 1 of 1999 (Amendment No. 1 of 2006)	7 July 2006	14 July 2006

2005

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Broadcasting Services (Anti-Siphoning Monitoring) Direction (No. 1) 2005	21 September 2005	20 December 2005

2003

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Australian Communications Authority (MF NAS Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2003	29 August 2003	1 January 2005

2001

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Datacasting Transmitter Licence Limits) Direction No. 1 of 2001	10 January 2001	1 January 2005
Radiocommunications (Space Licence Limits) Direction No. 1 of 2001	24 August 2001	1 January 2005
Australian Communications Authority (HPON Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2001	22 January 2001	25 August 2005
Australian Communications Authority (PTS-PMTS Class B Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2001	3 May 2001	1 January 2005

2000

Ministerial direction	Date made	Registration
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Limits—2 GHz Band) Direction No. 2 of 2000	29 November 2000	1 January 2005
Australian Communications Authority (LPON Transmitter Licence Allocation) Direction No. 3 of 2000	20 December 2000	25 August 2005
Australian Communications Authority (LPON Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 2 of 2000	20 December 2000	17 January 2006

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