Schedule
Olympic Games
1.1 Each event held as part of the Summer Olympic Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.
1.2 Each event held as part of the Winter Olympic Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.
Commonwealth Games
2.1 Each event held as part of the Commonwealth Games, including the Opening Ceremony and the Closing ceremony.
Horse Racing
3.1 Each running of the Melbourne Cup organised by the Victoria Racing Club.
Australian Rules Football
4.1 Each match in the Australian Football League Premiership competition, including the Finals Series, except for:
(a) the match to be played on 24 March 2011 between Carlton and Richmond as part of Round 1 of the 2011 Australian Football League Premiership competition;
(b) the match to be played on Friday night as part of each of Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8, Round 9, Round 10, Round 11, Round 12, Round 13 and Round 14 of the 2011 Australian Football League Premiership competition;
(c) the match to be played on Thursday 21 April 2011 between the Brisbane Lions and St. Kilda as part of Round 5 of the 2011 Australian Football League Premiership competition;
(d) the match to be played on Saturday 7 May 2011 between Geelong and North Melbourne as part of Round 7 of the 2011 Australian Football League Premiership competition.
Rugby League Football
5.1 Each match in the National Rugby League Premiership competition, including the Finals Series.
5.2 Each match in the National Rugby League State of Origin Series.
5.3 Each international rugby league “test” match involving the senior Australian representative team, played in Australia, New Zealand or the United Kingdom.
5.4 Each match of the Rugby League World Cup involving the senior Australian representative team.
Rugby Union Football
6.1 Each international “test” match involving the senior Australian representative team selected by the Australian Rugby Union, played in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or Europe, except for:
(a) the match to be played in New Zealand on 6 August 2011 between the senior Australian representative team selected by the Australian Rugby Union and the senior New Zealand representative team;
(b) the match to be played in Australia on 27 August 2011 between the senior Australian representative team selected by the Australian Rugby Union and the senior New Zealand representative team.
6.2 Each match in the quarter‑finals, semi‑finals and the final of the Rugby World Cup tournament.
6.3 Each match of the Rugby World Cup tournament involving the senior Australian representative team selected by the Australian Rugby Union.
Cricket
7.1 Each “test” match involving the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia played in Australia.
7.2 Each “test” match between the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia and the senior English representative team, played in Australia or the United Kingdom.
7.3 Each one day cricket match involving the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia played in Australia.
7.4 Each Twenty20 cricket match involving the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia played in Australia.
7.5 Each match in the semi‑finals and the final of the International Cricket Council One Day International World Cup.
7.6 Each match of the International Cricket Council One Day International World Cup involving the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia.
7.7 The final of the International Cricket Council Twenty20 World Cup.
7.8 Each match of the International Cricket Council Twenty20 World Cup involving the senior Australian representative team selected by Cricket Australia.
Soccer
8.1 The English Football Association Cup final.
8.2 Each match of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup tournament.
8.3 Each match in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Qualification tournament involving the senior Australian representative team selected by the Football Federation Australia.
Tennis
9.1 Each match in the Australian Open tennis tournament, except for any match held as part of the 2011 Australian Open that is partly or wholly held during the period commencing at 6 pm and ending at 10.30 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
9.2 Each match in the men’s and women’s singles quarter‑finals, semi‑finals and finals of the Wimbledon (the Lawn Tennis Championships) tournament, except for the men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals held as part of the 2011 Wimbledon (the Lawn Tennis Championships) tournament.
9.3 Each match in the men’s and women’s singles quarter‑finals, semi‑finals and finals of the United States Open tennis tournament.
9.4 Each match in each tie of the International Tennis Federation Davis Cup World Group tennis tournament involving an Australian representative team.
Netball
10.1 Each international netball match involving the senior Australian representative team selected by the All Australian Netball Association, played in Australia or New Zealand.
10.2 The semi-final of the Netball World Championships if it involves the senior Australian representative team selected by the All Australian Netball Association, except for a semi-final that is held as part of the 2011 World Netball Championships.
10.3 The final of the Netball World Championships if it involves the senior Australian representative team selected by the All Australian Netball Association, except for the final of the 2011 World Netball Championships.
Golf
11.1 Each round of the Australian Masters tournament, played as part of the Professional Golfers Association Tour of Australasia.
11.2 Each round of the Australian Open tournament, played as part of the Professional Golfers Association Tour of Australasia.
11.3 Each round of the United States Masters tournament, played as part of the Professional Golfers Association Tour.
Motor Sports
12.1 Each race in the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile Formula 1 World Championship (Grand Prix) held in Australia.
12.2 Each race in the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Moto GP held in Australia.
12.3 Each race in the V8 Supercars Championship Series, including the Bathurst 1000, except for:
(a) each race to be held in Darwin, Australia, as part of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship Series;
(b) the second race to be held in Townsville, Australia, as part of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship Series;
(c) each race to be held in Ipswich, Australia, as part of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship Series.