---
id: "gac-advice"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "GAC advice"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac-advice/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/asesoramiento-gac/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/gac-advice/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/avis-gac/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/parere-gac/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/aconselhamento-gac/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/rekomendatsii-gac/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/gac-jianyi/"
---

# GAC advice

Formal advice on public policy that governments give to the ICANN Board through the GAC. It is usually issued in a communiqué at the end of each GAC meeting. The Board must consider it and explain its reasons if it decides not to follow it.

## related terms

- [GAC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac/)
- [ICANN Board](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-board/)
- [Board resolution](https://tldlog.com/glossary/board-resolution/)
- [ICANN Bylaws](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-bylaws/)
- [ICANN meeting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-meeting/)