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 no 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
Source: WIA
