The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the communications and media regulator of Australia, has enacted new licensing-related fees as of September 1st. The new fees will be required when reconfirming or reassigning a special event or contest callsign. These special callsigns may be held up to 12 months before being renewed. Individual operator callsigns do not require a renewal fee.

The new fee structure includes:

• Reassigning a special event call sign: $34.00

• Reassigning a VK0 and VK9 call sign: $34.00

• Reassigning a contest call sign: $15.00

• Transferring a call sign to another amateur operator: $15.00

WIA - https://www.wia.org.au/