Forms that are not available electronically may be obtained by contacting the ACMA.
Please note: The numbering on ACMA forms labelled as broadcasting correspond to the same ABA numbered form, eg "ACMA B13" corresponds to the old "ABA 13" form. (Please note that any mention of "BSA" below means the Broadcasting Service Act 1992).
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ACMA B2/B3 |
Notification of Changes in Control (section 63 & 64 of the BSA) Please use the online form lodgement facility at https://eport.acma.gov.au/MOD/Lodgement |
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ACMA B4 |
Application for ACMA Opinion on Category of BSA |
Related information |
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ACMA B5 |
Notification by licensee or publisher of control and directorships (pursuant to section 62 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) Please use the online form lodgement facility at https://eport.acma.gov.au/MOD/Lodgement |
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ACMA B7 |
Application for Prior Approval of Temporary Breach (section 67 of the BSA) |
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ACMA B8 |
Application for the Renewal of a Commercial Television Broadcasting Licence |
Related information |
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ACMA B9 |
Application for the Renewal of a Commercial Radio Broadcasting Licence |
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ACMA B10 |
Gross Earnings for Licence Fees - Radio or TV | Link to Forms |
| ACMA B11 |
Application for Prior Approval of a Transaction (section 61AJ and section 61AMC of the BSA) |
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Application for an Apparatus Licence in the Broadcasting Services Bands Download as PDF | Download as Word This form should be used when seeking authorisation to operate a radiocommunications transmitter within the broadcasting services bands, or to make a variation to existing licence conditions A separate application form is required for each licence |
Digital television test transmission licences supplementary form (Word) Special events checklist (Word) |
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Application for C and P Program Classification |
Related information | |
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Application for the Renewal of a Community Broadcasting Licence by Remote Indigenous Community Services (formerly known as (BRACS) |
Related information | |
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Application for an Opinion on Control |
Related information | |
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Application for Allocation of Subscription Television Broadcasting Licences |
Related information | |
| Annual Return - Commercial Radio Broadcasting Services | Radio Link to Forms | |
| Annual Return - Commercial Television Broadcasting Services | TV Link to Forms | |
| ACMA B19 |
Consolidated Statement - Radio & TV |
Link to Forms |
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Application for non-broadcasting services band commercial radio broadcasting licences |
Related information | |
| ACMA B20T |
Application for non-broadcasting services bands commercial television broadcasting licence |
Related information |
| ACMA B21 |
Conditional transaction request. A request pursuant to subsection 61AZD(1), 61AZD(2), or 61AZD(3), of the BSA |
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| ACMA B22 |
Reconsideration of a decision request. A request pursuant to subsection 61AZF(1) of the BSA |
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| Application Form - Price-based Allocation of Commercial Broadcasting Licences under section 36 of the BSA | ||
| Form of Authority - Price-based Allocation of Commercial Broadcasting Licences under section 36 of the BSA | ||
| Form of Indemnity and Guarantee - Price-based Allocation of Commercial Broadcasting Licences under section 36 of the BSA | ||
| Form of Acknowledgment - Licence Allocation Exercise | ||
| Form of Acknowledgment - Single Applicant | ||
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Allocation of Community Broadcasting Licences - Broadcasting Services Bands |
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| ACMA B34 |
Open Narrowcasting Application Form |
Information package (PDF) |
| ACMA B35 |
Open Narrowcasting Form of Authority |
Information package (PDF) |
| ACMA B36 |
Open Narrowcasting Form of indemnity and guarantee |
Information package (PDF) |
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Application for a Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence |
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Annual Return form for Channel Providers |
Guidance notes (Word) |
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Annual Return form for Licensees |
Guidance notes (Word) |
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| ACMA B44 CP |
Registered Auditors Certificate to be provided with Channel Providers' Annual Returns B44 CP Auditors Certificate (Word) |
B43 B44 Auditors guidance notes (Word) |
| ACMA B44 L |
Registered Auditors Certificate to be provided with Channel Providers' Annual Returns B44 L Auditors Certificate (Word) |
B43 B44 Auditors guidance notes (Word) |
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Form B - Application for Approval of an Implementation Plan |
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Form C - Implementation Plan |
Related information | |
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Form D - Application for Approval of a Variation of an Approved Implementation Plan |
Related information | |
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Form E - Application for Approval to Transmit in a Regional Licence Area before the Start of a Simulcast period |
Related information | |
| ACMA B50 |
Remote Licence Area Implementation Plan |
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Application for a Datacasting Licence |
Related information Guide to statutory declaration on ownership and control for restricted datacasting licence applications Download as PDF | Download as Word (3.8 mb) |
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Application for a Nominated Datacaster Declaration |
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Application for an International Broadcasting Licence |
Related information | |
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ACMA B54 |
Application for a Nominated Broadcaster Declaration |
Related information |
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Out-of-area Reception of Broadcasting Services |
Assessment of inadequate reception of broadcasting services, for completion by commercial and community broadcasters. |
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| ACMA B59 |
Application for Approval of an Implementation Plan in a Remote Licence Area |
Related information |
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ACMA B61 |
Broadcasting Services (Additional Conditions - Open Narrowcasting Radio Services) Notice 2002 |
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ACMA B62 |
Annual Return: Gross Earnings for Datacasting Charge: Calculation and Statutory Declaration for Datacasting Licensees - Radio or TV |
Link to Forms |
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ACMA B63 |
Annual Return: Audited Balance Sheet and Audited Profit and Loss Account for Datacasting Licensees - Radio or TV |
Link to Forms |
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Application for a Community Television Licence (in the Broadcasting Services Bands) |
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Application for the Renewal of a Community Radio Broadcasting Licence |
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ACMA B67 |
Notification of Transfer of a Datacasting Licence |
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ACMA B68 |
Annual compliance report for the Australian Content Standard and the Children’s Television Standards— Regional Commercial TV Download as Excel file - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
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| ACMA B69 |
Local content on regional television (XLS) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
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| ACMA B70 | HDTV national TV - interim return (XLS) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Explanatory Notes for HDTV Reporting Forms ACMA B70 and ACMA B72 |
| ACMA B71 | HDTV commercial TV - interim return (XLS) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Explanatory Notes for HDTV Reporting Forms ACMA B71 and ACMA B73 |
| ACMA B72 | HDTV national TV - consolidated return (XLS) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Explanatory Notes for HDTV Reporting Forms ACMA B70 and ACMA B72 |
| ACMA B73 | HDTV commercial TV - consolidated return (XLS) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Explanatory Notes for HDTV Reporting Forms ACMA B71 and ACMA B73 |
| ACMA B74 | Anti-Siphoning Monitoring - Monthly Return |
Explanatory Notes |
| ACMA B75 |
Application to transfer community broadcasting licence |
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| ACMA B76 |
Application to transfer a licence for a community broadcasting service to serve a remote Indigenous community |
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| ACMA B77 |
Notification of transfer of a community broadcasting licence |
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| ACMA B79 |
Remittance Schedule - Radio & TV |
Link to Forms |
| ACMA B80 |
ACMA Broadcasting complaints form |
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| ACMA B82 |
Commencement/Non-Commencement of Commercial Digital Ditigal Television Service |
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| ACMA B83 |
C & P Period Schedule Form – pursuant to the Children’s Television Standards 2009 Download as Excel file (2.3 mb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
| ACMA B84 |
Application for digital television retransmission apparatus licences |
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| ACMA B90 |
Authorised contact registration form (Broadcasting licence fees ePort account) |
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| ACMA B91 |
Authorised contact registration form—Telecommunications |
Related information |
| ACMA CAP01 |
Exemption order application form (captioning) – for commercial television broadcasting licensees and national television broadcasters (section 130ZUA of the BSA) Download as Excel file – Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Guidance notes (Word .docx) |
| ACMA CAP02 |
Exemption order application form (captioning) – for subscription television licensees (section 130ZY of the BSA) Download as Excel file – Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Guidance notes (Word .docx) |
| ACMA CAP03 |
Target Reduction order application form (captioning) – for commercial television broadcasting licensees and national television broadcasters (section 130ZUA of the BSA) Download as Excel file – Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Guidance notes (Word .docx) |
| ACMA CAP04 |
Target Reduction order application form (captioning) – for subscription television licensees (section 130ZY of the BSA) Download as Excel file– Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Guidance notes (Word .docx) |
| ACMA TPS23 |
Annual compliance report for the Australian Content in Advertising Standard - Metropolitan Commercial TV Download as Excel file - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer |
Regional commercial radio – local content plan and existing level of local presence report
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LCP1A |
Draft local content plan – suggested format Download as electronic Excel form (748 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (48 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
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LCP1B |
Existing level of local presence report (section 61CF(1)(b) statement) – suggested format Download as electronic Excel form (734 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (42 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
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LCP3A |
Draft variation to approved local content plan – suggested format Download as electronic Excel form (730 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (126 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
Regional commercial radio - annual compliance reports on local content and level of local presence
Summary of annual reporting requirements – information for regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees
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LCLC1 |
Annual compliance report required under the Broadcasting Services (Additional Regional Commercial Radio Licence Condition – Material of Local Significance) Notice 19 December 2007 – Suggested format for written annual compliance reports Download as electronic Excel form (696 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (68 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
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LCP2A |
Annual compliance report – approved local content plan – trigger event affected licences Download as electronic Excel form (762 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (98 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
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LCP2AS |
Annual compliance report - simplified format – approved local content plan – trigger event affected licences (approved local content plan in force on or after 16 May of relevant financial year) Download as electronic Excel form (706 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (55 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
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Trigger event annual compliance report – local presence levels – suggested format Download as electronic Excel form (701 kb) - Please choose the save option and save this file to the relevant folder on your computer Download as PDF (old format) (79 kb) |
Guidance notes (PDF) |
If you have any problems completing these forms, contact the ACMA
