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Australian Communications and Media Authority
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2005[1] |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Australia |
| Employees | 445[2] |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | acma.gov.au |
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority.[4]
ACMA is responsible for collecting broadcasting, radiocommunication and telecommunication taxes, and regulating Australian media. It does this through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice. ACMA is a converged regulator, created to oversee the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications and the internet.
- ^ "CA 9024: an Communications and Media Authority, Central Office, Canberra". National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ APS Statistical Bulletin 2015–2016 (Report). Australian Public Service Commission. September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Authority members". The Australian Communications and Media Authority. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Australian Communications and Media Authority.; Australia. Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner. (2006), "About ACMA CHAPTER 1", Annual Report, Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) (2005/2006, PP no. 199 of 2006), Melbourne: Australian Communications and Media Authority, ISSN 1834-0776, nla.obj-1166929746, retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Trove
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