AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 When does an inquiry, investigation or hearing end?  
• 5 When is there a vacancy?  

PART 2--ACMA----ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND LIABILITIES

• 6 Establishment  
Division 2--Functions
• 7 ACMA's functions  
• 8 ACMA's telecommunications functions  
• 9 ACMA's spectrum management functions  
• 10 ACMA's broadcasting, content and datacasting functions  
• 11 ACMA's additional functions  
Division 3--Powers
• 12 ACMA's powers  
Division 4--Requirements relating to these functions and powers
• 14 Minister may give directions to ACMA  
• 15 ACMA not otherwise subject to direction  
• 16 Consistency with CER Trade in Services Protocol  
• 17 ACMA to consult ACCC in relation to management of electronic addressing  

PART 3--ACMA----MEMBERSHIP

• 19 Membership  
• 20 Appointment of members  
• 21 Period of appointment for members  
• 22 Acting Chair  
• 23 Acting appointments--members other than the Chair  
Subdivision B--Associate members
• 24 Appointment of associate members  
• 25 Period of appointment for associate members  
• 26 Acting appointments--associate members  
• 27 Associate members to be treated as members for certain purposes in other Acts  
Division 3--Terms and conditions for members and associate members
• 28 Remuneration  
• 29 Disclosure of interests  
• 31 Outside employment  
• 32 Leave of absence  
• 33 Resignation  
• 34 Termination of appointment  
• 35 Other terms and conditions  

PART 4--DECISION---MAKING AND DELEGATION BY ACMA

• 36 Times and places of meetings  
• 37 Notice of meetings  
• 38 Presiding at meetings  
• 39 Quorum  
• 40 Participation etc. by associate members at meetings  
• 41 Voting at meetings etc.  
• 42 Conduct of meetings  
• 43 Minutes  
Division 2--Decisions without meetings
• 44 Decisions without meetings  
• 45 Record of decisions  
Division 3--Divisions
• 46 Divisions  
• 47 Meetings of a Division  
• 48 Division can make decisions without meetings  
• 49 Minutes etc.  
Division 4--Delegations
• 50 Delegations by ACMA to a Division  
• 51 Delegations by ACMA to others  
• 52 Delegations by a Division  
• 53 Limit on powers delegable to persons other than Divisions  

PART 5--ACMA----STAFF ETC.

• 54 Staff  
• 55 Arrangements with authorities of the Commonwealth  

PART 6--CORPORATE--PLANNING AND REPORTING BY ACMA

• 56 Corporate plans  
• 57 Annual reports  

PART 7--ADVISORY--COMMITTEES AND THE CONSUMER CONSULTATIVE FORUM

• 58 Advisory committees  
• 59 Consumer Consultative Forum  

PART 7A--DISCLOSURE--OF INFORMATION

• 59A Disclosure to Ministers  
• 59B Disclosure to public servants for advising their Ministers  
• 59C Disclosure to Royal Commissions  
• 59D Disclosure to certain authorities  
• 59E Disclosure with consent  
• 59F Disclosure of publicly available information  
• 59G Disclosure of summaries and statistics  
• 59H Disclosure authorised by regulations  
• 59J This Part does not limit disclosure by ACMA official  
• 59K Relationship with Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997  
• 59KA Relationship with Part 7B of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001  
• 59L Delegation of Chair's powers under this Part  

PART 8--OTHER--MATTERS

• 60 Charges relating to ACMA's expenses  
• 61 Charges are payable to the Commonwealth  
• 62 ACMA's expenses include related Commonwealth expenses  
• 62A Proceedings in the name of the ACMA  
• 62B Decisions relating to the Commonwealth etc.  
• 63 Chair not subject to direction by ACMA on certain matters  
• 64 Definitions determination  
• 65 Determinations may define expressions by reference to other instruments  
• 66 Person not to use protected name or protected symbol  
• 67 ACMA to maintain Register of policy notifications and Ministerial directions  
• 67A Liability for damages--public warning notices  
• 68 Regulations