This instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice 2023.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument.	The day after this instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 115(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

5 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

6 Specified Events

For the purposes of subsection 115(1) of the Act, each event specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice is an event specified of a kind, the televising of which should, in my opinion, be available free to the general public.

7 Repeal

This instrument is repealed the day after the end of the period of 36 months beginning on the day this instrument commences.

Schedule 1 — Specified Events

1 Olympic Games

(1) Each event held as part of the Summer Olympic Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.

(2) Each event held as part of the Winter Olympic Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.

2 Commonwealth Games

Each event held as part of the Commonwealth Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.

3 Horse racing

Each running of the Melbourne Cup organised by the Victoria Racing Club.

4 Australian rules football

Each match in the Australian Football League Premiership competition, including the Finals Series.

5 Rugby league football

(1) Each match in the National Rugby League Premiership competition, including the Finals Series.

(2) Each match in the National Rugby League State of Origin Series.

(3) Each international rugby league test match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(4) Each match of the Rugby League World Cup that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team; and

(b) is played in Australia, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea.

6 Rugby union football

(1) Each international test match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Rugby Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(2) Each match of the Rugby World Cup tournament that involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Rugby Australia.

(3) The final of the Rugby World Cup tournament.

7 Cricket

(1) Each test match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia.

(2) Each test match that:

(a) involves both:

(i) the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(ii) the senior English representative team; and

(b) is played in the United Kingdom.

(3) Each one day cricket match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia.

(4) Each Twenty20 (T20) cricket match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia.

(5) Each match of the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(6) The final of the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup if the final is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(7) Each match of the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(8) The final of the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup if the final is played in Australia or New Zealand.

8 Soccer

(1) Each match of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup tournament that involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Football Australia.

(2) The final of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup tournament.

(3) Each match in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Qualification tournament that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Football Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia.

9 Tennis

(1) Each match in the Australian Open tennis tournament.

(2) Each match in each tie of the International Tennis Federation Davis Cup World Group tennis tournament that:

(a) involves an Australian representative team; and

(b) is played in Australia.

(3) The final of the International Tennis Federation Davis Cup World Group tennis tournament if the final involves an Australian representative team.

10 Netball

(1) A semi-final of the Netball World Cup if the semi-final involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Netball Australia.

(2) The final of the Netball World Cup if the final involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Netball Australia.

11 Motor sports

(1) Each race in the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile Formula One World Championship (Grand Prix) held in Australia.

(2) Each race in the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme MotoGP World Championship held in Australia.

(3) Each Bathurst 1000 race in the Supercars Championship.

Schedule 2 —Repeals

Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.