The Australian National Flag can be used for commercial purposes, including advertising, without formal permission, except when importing products, applying for trademarks and registering designs.
Any person may fly the Australian National Flag. However, the flag should be treated with the respect and dignity it deserves as the nation's most important national symbol. Flag protocol is based on longstanding international and national practice.
Australian Flag Rights
Usage of the ANF is shared with Government though, unlike the National Coat of Arms, the Australian National Flag is owned by the people exclusively, under law, in the Commonwealth Flags Act.
A flag should never be: allowed to fall or lie upon the ground. used to unveil monuments or plaques, cover tables/seats or used as a curtain. flown when damaged, faded or in a dilapidated condition.
The Australian National Flag may be used to cover the coffin of any deceased Australian citizen at their funeral. The canton should be draped over the 'left shoulder' of the coffin, representing the heart. The flag should be removed before the coffin is lowered into the grave or, at a crematorium, after the service.
The Australian National Flag, or representation of the flag, may be used for commercial or advertising purposes without formal permission, subject to the following guidelines: The flag should be used in a dignified manner and reproduced completely and accurately.
No. There's no specific law that makes the burning of the Australian flag illegal, but it is typically punished as 'disorderly conduct' or destruction of property instead. While it's legal to burn the Australian flag, it must be done safely.
Is it Unlawful to Burn or Destroy an Australian Flag? The short answer to that question is 'no'. There is no Federal or state legislation in Australia which prohibits the destruction of the national flag. Many politicians, lawyers and academics claim, in fact, that it is a legitimate act of political protest.
Use of the Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is generally only flown at sea by Australian registered merchant ships or on land by organisations and individuals for ceremonial purposes such as Merchant Navy Day.
The flag should not be smaller than that of another flag or ensign. The flag should be raised briskly and lowered ceremoniously. The flag should always be flown aloft and free as close as possible to the top of the flag mast, with the rope tightly secured.
Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, contains rules for handling and displaying the U.S. flag. While the federal code contains no penalties for misusing the flag, states have their own flag codes and may impose penalties. The language of the federal code makes clear that the flag is a living symbol.
The flag should be raised no earlier than first light and should be lowered no later than dusk. The flag may only be flown at night when illuminated. Two flags should not be flown from the same flagpole. The flag should not be flown upside down, even as a signal of distress.
This means that the Aboriginal flag is freely available for public use and can be used on apparel such as sporting jerseys and shirts, included on websites, artworks, used digitally and in any other medium without payment, fear or permission.
Permission is not required to fly the Australian Aboriginal flag, however, the Australian Aboriginal flag is protected by copyright and may only be reproduced in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 or with the permission of Mr Harold Thomas.
Offence to dishonour certain Australian flags
(1) A person aged 18 years or more must not intentionally or recklessly dishonour the Australian Aboriginal Flag, the Australian National Flag, the Australian Red Ensign or the Victorian Flag.
To fly a flag upside down is a signal of distress. The Australian National Flag should not, therefore, be displayed with the Union Jack down on any occasion except as a signal of distress.
The Australian National Flag Association (ANFA) believes that the existing design is an integral part of the Australian heritage and an appropriate expression of our national identity. The existing design of stars and crosses should therefore be retained and not altered in any manner whatsoever.
Legality. Flag desecration is not, in itself, illegal in Australia. However, flag desecration must be compliant with the law.
The current design for the flag serves as a reminder for Aboriginal Australians regarding a period in Australian history where "the rights of Indigenous people were overlooked", and as such "symbolises dispossession and oppression" and "doesn't reflect the reality of Australian life."
It called for a punishment of no more than one year in prison and a fine of no more than $100,000; unless that flag was property of the United States Government, in which case the penalty would be a fine of not more than $250,000, not more than two years in prison, or both.
The flag should be used in a dignified manner and reproduced completely and accurately. The image of the flag should not be covered with other words, illustrations or objects. All symbolic parts of the flag should be identifiable, such as the Union Jack, the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star.
A product can be described as 'Australian made' or 'made in Australia' if it underwent its last substantial transformation in Australia. A product has been substantially transformed in Australia if: it was grown or produced in Australia, or.
The AMAG logo was commissioned by the Federal Government in 1986. The AMAG logo is not for profit and funded by the licence fees businesses pay to use the logo. The campaign is not funded by Government. To use the logo, you must apply to AMCL for a licence for your products.
The coffin has been draped in the same flag as it has been while lying in state which is known as the Royal Standard. The flag, featuring the colours red, yellow and blue, represents the Sovereign and the United Kingdom and is divided into four sections.