Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment 2021

✦ Plain-English Summary

# Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment 2021

## What it does
This law updates the rules protecting the branding and images of major sporting events in Australia. Specifically, it adds the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 to the list of events that get legal protection, and it makes it easier for the government to add future sporting events to that list without having to change the law each time.

## Why it matters
The protection means companies can't use the event's official logos, names, or images in advertising or merchandise without permission—protecting the tournament's sponsors and preventing dodgy knockoffs. It's about keeping control of a major global sporting event happening in Australia and making sure the right organisations get the financial benefits.

## Key details
- **The protected terms** include "ICC T20 World Cup 2022," "T20 World Cup," "T20WC," and the International Cricket Council name itself
- **Who controls it**: The International Cricket Council, Cricket Australia, and related official bodies are listed as the only ones allowed to authorise use of these terms and images
- **How it starts**: The law came into effect the day after it received Royal Assent (parliamentary approval), so it was active immediately

Official Description

Amends the: Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 2014 to: prevent the unauthorised commercial use of certain indicia and images associated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women's World Cup Australia New Zealand 2023 and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022; and remove the Schedule relating to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games; and Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 to correct an erroneous reference to an article of the World Anti-Doping Code in the definition of 'ineligibility'.

Committee Referrals

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

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Audit History

Introduced

16 June 2021

Last updated on APH

10 Apr 2026

Outcome date

3 Nov 2021

Last checked by Crossbench

2 days ago

Full text indexed

2 days ago

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